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12-10-2007, 12:42 PM

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Mgt02

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RE: SSS exhaust

Im thinking of buying an SSS 304 exhaust for my 02 mustang.

could anyone give me some tips for it

12-10-2007, 12:52 PM

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kenv

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RE: SSS exhaust

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ORIGINAL: greatjedi

I have a SSS catback on my car, and I love it. They sound a LOT like Borla Stingers, but for half the price.

My only complaint is that it was a bit of a nightmare to install. Some of the piping on mine seemed a little too short once I got to the back of the car. I had to go back and loosen all of the band clamps 3 times to get everything to line up right.Even after all that, I can't get my tips to stick out quite as far as I'd like to without them falling off.

I'm going to get it welded in a couple of weeks because I could never quite get it tight enough with the clamps it came with, and it leaks just a little bit. I did get one of the very first kits when they came out last fall, so they may have fixed some things since then.

I'd definitely buy it again though. They sound great at idle, and just roar at WOT.And overall it's a great quality system at a great price.

+1^^^-- I have the system on my car also. It sounds great. There is no packing in the mufflers that I can see. It looks like all stainless steel to me. I ran into the same problem, where the pipes are not long enough. You would think someone would do some measuring before making a product. I wound up having to get my system welded on at a shop to keep it from falling apart

. Other than that its a great setup for what I payed. I got mine for $149.00 when they first came out. I was kind of bummed when I saw the "Made in China" stickers on the boxes when it arrived, but Oh well---- what isin`t made there these days

. Seems like good quality pipe though. Its been on there about a year, & still looks brand new.

PS: The SS clamps suck. It turns out that you can`t compress stainless steel enough with them to stop all the leaks. It only cost me around $20.00 to get the system welded at my friend`s shop.

12-10-2007, 01:09 PM

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Mgt02

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RE: SSS exhaust

hey kenv. which pipe on the sss cat back system is to short

12-10-2007, 01:20 PM

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kenv

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RE: SSS exhaust

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hey kenv. which pipe on the sss cat back system is to short

Well, If I rember correctly, its the one that goes over the axle. With that one there is not too much adjusting you can do as it will hit the axle tube if you try to push it into the pipe that goes to the muffler. Mine only fit into the mid? pipe by about 1/2 inch, so it had to be welded. Oh, I forgot. Another thing that sucks is the bolt that goes into the last pipe hanger. Its stainless also, & both of mine kept backing/falling out. I had to put Locktite on them. As I`ve said, I have one of the first systems, & I got it for only $149.00, so hopefully the kinks have been worked out in the later systems.

12-10-2007, 03:05 PM

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mf3156

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RE: SSS exhaust

If I recall, it was the passenger side - the last piece before the tip.

Had them for over a year now, still looks & sounds great!!! You know since I had them and hearing on occasion the other brands, these are by far the best I've heard.