Nope, but it sounds much better, has a cooler whine to it around 5-7k. Pulls a little better too! I chirped my tires (auto) pulling out onto the highway the one day... don't think I could do that before. Maybe it was just perfect conditions.

 

With this mod and my h/cb I could roast first and chirp 2nd in my auto.

 

h/cb?

 

Hey guys.....dont lean over the car and let a belt loop on your pants get wrapped around that sharp corner of the fender where the headlight lens fits in, cause when you stab your finger with a screwdriver accidentally, and jump back cause it hurts like a mother, you bend back the corner of the fender and make your new car look like a POS....haha oops. Wheres that insurance number???

what a freak accident that was....damn.

 

perfect time to get new fenders

 

do you have to remove this when installing an intake system? like aem or K&N?

 

aem yes k$n no because its a SRI not a CAI

 

Just finished with this about 5 minutes ago.

I just removed the whole front bumper all together because I couldn't get to the damn thing.

I honestly can't tell the noise difference just sitting in my garage and revving it.

I'll post tomorrow after I drive to and from school though.

 

You must be hard of hearing...

 

now that stock base to the silencer, did u remove that or no, cuz i just took the silencer out

 

i dont feel the need for new fenders on a car with 7,000 miles on it. Mine were perfectly fine till now...haha

 

well im bout to go take mine off rite now. wish me luck

 

lol gl. if it doesnt help with sound or power at least you get rid of a 1-2lb peice of useless crap

 

Alright i just finished and it was pretty easy i took my wheel well off tho and that helped out alot

 

it definitely does makes it much easier

 

o ya but puttin it back together sucked

 

How did it suck? It's easy.

 

now that stock base to the silencer, did u remove that or no, cuz i just took the silencer out


yes or no, do i keep the stock base to silencer look at his pics

 

Header cat-back

 

cuz when i was done it was dark out so i was tryin to put it back together wit a flash light

 

I did this a while ago and it only took me like 30 mins without removing the wheel.

 

I'm pretty sure you're referring to that little point of metal that sticks out over the headlights. The answer for this is to get a rawhide or rubber mallet, and some sort of cushion to put behind it. I used a folded pair of welding gloves.

Press against the inside with your cushion of choice. VERY GENTLY tap it back into place from the outside with the hammer while shaping it around your mushy anvil. Don't beat on it like it stole your lunch money or you will screw it up. Don't try to do it without that cushion to shape it, or you will make it even worse.

It's not a hard fix, but to get it right and make it look good will take a while. When I bent mine outward like you did, it took a good two hours of work before I was satisfied with the result. If it's really bad (metal is warped/twisted or folded very sharply) better to take it to a body shop.

 

it was bad enough that it creased the steel on the rolled edges, theres little points sticking out and the paint is cracked there.

 

I just did this. Doesnt feel or sound any different to me. Good thing I did it though, I found a whole can of corn in my airbox. There was pine needles and pieces of corn everywhere...


Anyways, was very simple. Didnt know the lower attachment on the silencer was one of those pushout pin things, so I ended up ripping it off with pliers. Also used a hose clamp and clamped a piece of metal screen over the intake on the airbox to avoid sucking up large pieces of debris. Just waiting on my B&M Shiftplus now

 

after doing this mod i cant get my headlight realigned any tips?