Side Effects Installed!!!!!
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Side Effects Installed!!!!!
Well...after 2½ days of dirty solo work...the sidepipes are on. I couldn't wait for the clear coat on the covers to cure 48 hours for sanding. I HAD to put'm on TODAY! :lol:
An' let me tell ya....they sound Mean!!!! NICE low growl at idle, and very "throaty" during accelleration.
:D :D :D :D :D Alchemist LIKE!!! :D :D :D :D :D
Now all i gotta do is figure out how much the "empty" rear end is gonna bother me....and if it's gonna bother me enough to try and fill in the cutouts for the stock exhaust tips.
What do yall think? Should i fill them???
An' let me tell ya....they sound Mean!!!! NICE low growl at idle, and very "throaty" during accelleration.
:D :D :D :D :D Alchemist LIKE!!! :D :D :D :D :D
Now all i gotta do is figure out how much the "empty" rear end is gonna bother me....and if it's gonna bother me enough to try and fill in the cutouts for the stock exhaust tips.
What do yall think? Should i fill them???
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (MyC-4)
They really look sweet. I bet they sound even sweeter?
I think the stock exhaust cut outs would bother me too :D
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (Alchemist)
By the way...that's a bleached "flow" on the driveway that's reflecting on the rear corner of the car in the first pic...not bad bodywork.
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (Alchemist)
Looks good I know they must sound great. :cool:
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (WEGONE)
Pipes look great, listen to wifey, the nuetered rear looks fine just like it is. :yesnod: Detail the spare carrier tho, and have a beer, or several, you earned it! :D
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (Jimwood)
Leave the rear how it is! it looks awsome like that. I would go with two choices now A) remove the rear carrier and spare so you can see the full rear suspension B) Detail the rear carrier so it looks as good as your car. Go with A or B and you will be very happy. I really really really really would like to see what A would look like! By the way props on your work very clean. :cheers:
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (XtremeVette420)
Leave the rear how it is! it looks awsome like that. I would go with two choices now A) remove the rear carrier and spare so you can see the full rear suspension B) Detail the rear carrier so it looks as good as your car. Go with A or B and you will be very happy. I really really really really would like to see what A would look like! By the way props on your work very clean. :cheers:
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (91-Z07Coupe)
That looks very :cool: . I would fill the back just to give it a "finished, trick" look.
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (XtremeVette420)
Ya know....i'd never noticed how nasty that spare carrier got until now. Since i commute ~100 miles a day...don't know if i want to get rid of the spare tire...so....FOR THE TIME BEING....think i'll have that beer or 12 (like someone suggested :cheers: ) , detail the carrage a bit...and see if i can "live with" the cut-outs.
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Re: Side Effects Installed!!!!! (GARVETT)
Very nice, I personally would have used the chrome side exhaust things like they used on the mid-years, but it still looks good. Just watch the backs of your legs, 'cause you know they're gonna get burned eventually. Also, make sure the body doesn't get warped from the heat of the exhaust pipes. It is only fiberglass, ya know.
Definately 100% fill those spots in the rear. It's all those subtle details of a car that really set it off.
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Definately 100% fill those spots in the rear. It's all those subtle details of a car that really set it off.
[Modified by GDP, 1:15 AM 6/17/2002]