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Old Apr 14, 2026 | 08:42 PM
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Hello. When I purchased my 2003 Anniversary Edition, I knew it had a Magnaflow exhaust. However, when I recently had the brakes bled, the tech allowed me into the bay to check out the "dirty side" of the car. Interestingly, it appears that the mid-pipes and crossover have been cut and re-welded. Any thoughts on why the previous owner would have done this?

Sidenote 1 - there is some drone to this exhaust at 1500-2000 RPM
Sidenote 2 - I highly recommend Springs Brake and Suspension in Vancouver who did the brake flush and allowed me under the car.


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Old Apr 14, 2026 | 09:23 PM
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Perhaps at one point he had an aftermarket x-pipe installed on the car.
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Old Apr 16, 2026 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary98642
Hello. When I purchased my 2003 Anniversary Edition, I knew it had a Magnaflow exhaust. However, when I recently had the brakes bled, the tech allowed me into the bay to check out the "dirty side" of the car. Interestingly, it appears that the mid-pipes and crossover have been cut and re-welded. Any thoughts on why the previous owner would have done this?

Sidenote 1 - there is some drone to this exhaust at 1500-2000 RPM
Sidenote 2 - I highly recommend Springs Brake and Suspension in Vancouver who did the brake flush and allowed me under the car.
Sure looks stock to me, but I can't see the mufflers. Maybe someone decided the aftermarket exhaust was too noisy, and replaced it with the (a) stock one? Why would it be cut in the middle, unless someone was trying to save a few bucks on shipping?
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Old Apr 16, 2026 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by eric22
unless someone was trying to save a few bucks on shipping?
Or got a take off set for cheap and just grafted them in.
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Looks like they shortened the pipes.
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Old Apr 21, 2026 | 11:47 AM
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The H-Pipe looks original to me. I could be someone replaced the cats at some point in time and chose that as a weld point.
Some people will remove the H-Pipe and cut out a baffle in the center of the "H" than reinstall to change the sound of the car.

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