m sprank Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Swearing, punching the wall, performing kung-fu moves on the darn things. Honestly a little dish soap works wonders and you just wash it off when your done. It still takes a little muscle and some twisting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted subaru Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thanks sprank. I'm going to order some today. I also would be curious to know any good techniques to get the poly bushings on, id guess just lube them up? haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWilly Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I installed my cxlighting mid and y this weekend with the stock cans. Fitment is a little off and it rubs the heatshield in a couple spots. Only complaint is the cans sit low as pictured above. I will probably try the rallitek hangars as well. BTW, I painted my system flat black, including the stock cans. Love the look! Wish I wouldve taken pics tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 phily ya gotta post pics of those painted cans! i wanna see. i wonder if the "buddah palm" technique will work with those bushings. sprank didnt u say the bushings was the hardest part of ur install experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 phily ya gotta post pics of those painted cans! i wanna see. i wonder if the "buddah palm" technique will work with those bushings. sprank didnt u say the bushings was the hardest part of ur install experience? Yes. The CX kit has a large end on the hanger. The OEM ones have more of a mushroom to help push through hangers. I had a hell of a time fighting the hangers. But, I also pulled them off the car and an exhaust before installing them, so I was worked and tired already, lol. Use a little soap, and "wiggle" them side to side while palming. That works best. Screwdrivers will NOT help. You will never pry the opening any bigger, it just takes patience and pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Crossposting for exposure - if I had known about this, I would have ordered here: Best price on GMS branded exhaust is in their own GB on nasioc... http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1910255 $299 shipped - that's better than cxlighting's price. Catch is they need 10+ people. And there aren't many legacy peeps on nasioc. I would have bought through them if I had known about this deal before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Yes. The CX kit has a large end on the hanger. The OEM ones have more of a mushroom to help push through hangers. I had a hell of a time fighting the hangers. But, I also pulled them off the car and an exhaust before installing them, so I was worked and tired already, lol. Use a little soap, and "wiggle" them side to side while palming. That works best. Screwdrivers will NOT help. You will never pry the opening any bigger, it just takes patience and pressure. i cant wait! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 me 2 im very curious to what they are going to look like with the poly, i was just going to take it to my exhaust shop and have them bend the hangers like they did for my TL-S but if the rallitek's make them sit right ill just go that route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 anybody got pics of their cbe hanging from the polys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 No befores, so the afters dont help much. But for reference, when I put them on my SPT exhaust, it lifted it so much the tip burnt the top of the cut out (it was touching). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 ill wait for MDKs pics then lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 dont wait on me ill be at least a week or two cause i gotta pay for tuning tommorow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 lol dont worry i gotta wait for good ol uncle sam to get my tax return to buy my CBE and im sure it wont be here in a week lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just ordered one from eBay for 310 shipped from CXlighting.Can't wait to install it http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/strizzy123/emoticons/2thumbup.gif My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just ordered one from eBay for 310 shipped from CXlighting. Can't wait to install it http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/strizzy123/emoticons/2thumbup.gif How'd you score a deal on shipping? Usually works out to $329.95... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Signed up for bing.com cashback and got 8% back My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPORTIMAGE Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Here are some pics of mine. I am much happier than the OP. Sorry the car is dirty (I guess my wife is a dirty girl, lol). But, it just came back from the desert (new years) and it looks like rain, so no wash today. You can see the slight misalignment of the tips in the cutouts, but the are the same on each side. I tried to show the length of the tips in comparison to the bumper too. I think it is great for the money, and the pics don't lie about fitment. -Mike looks nice. i might blow some of those things out. 1-941-257-9618 http://www.importimageracing.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Signed up for bing.com cashback and got 8% back Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churnee Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 If any one gets new exhaust hangers let me no how they work for you. I just installed my xo2 cbe today and the cans seem to sag a bit more then i would like, i would def love to snug them up alittle. what about the hose clamp method? get some hose clamps and wrap them around the stock rubber hangers. tighten them up and viola!! siffness of the poly bushings without the extra money!! maybe 6 bucks. correct me if i am wrong, but i think you only need them for the muffler hangers. but you might as well get them for all the hangers! thought i heard of someone doing that. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 not a bad idea. But it could stiffen up the system too much and possibly cause a crack or leak. Just my thot. I also think there might be some vibrations too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 The poly hangers are only $5 each. I replaced all 5 for $25. I always replace all of them. Its not just about the height. The poly hangers stop the exhaust system from swinging around under hard cornering. Ever drive behind someone and actually watch the exhaust? It moves a LOT. With the poly hangers it barely moves at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDKSDMF Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 good call sprank. i havent seen for myself but i definately dont like the idea of my exhaust moving around on those spongy stock bushings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Got mine today and will be installing it in a bit... I will update later after I install it. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 i got a place in joliet you could go to that will bend your hangers for cheap, if your interested lmk... gunna have any sound clips by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Install went really quick, about 30 minutes or so, and all went together nicely. I left all the bolts loose to tweak fitment as best as possible. I had everything looking absolutely perfect and was trying to figure out how people have been having fitments issues... Then I tightened everything up and now realized the issues with the fitment.I love the sound and already put about 100 miles on the exhaust. I will be taking it to an exhaust shop I go to quite a bit (in Joliet) and see what they can do about the fitment.After about 500 or so miles, I will take a few video/sound clips of how it sounds. And since it's dark, no pictures yet. Hopefully tomorrow though. My current stage2 setup also includes a catted Invidia dp, dyno tune by Matt from Benchmark Tuning (previously 555Motorsports), Cobb SF intake and GFB 50/50 BFV. No pops or any weird noises from my exhaust. Just a very clean deep sound. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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