unless the shop can mandrel bend pipes, most local shops cant, the pypes system is the better value. i have their 3" kit with an X on a 2nd gen & it fits very nice, install labor fee was on a few hundred buck & was well worth it to get everything tucked up tight & the big 3" tails positioned right, i should have used 2.5" tails up over the rear but the 3" fit nicely.
the system & dual mufflers dont hang too low, clears all big curbs into parking lots or driveways, we have horribly roads here too in a winter climate, never an issue with the mufflers or system & my car is lowered quite a bit with a PTFB suspension kit... what is an issue is the big round port 2" hooker super comp headers, the collector/flange hang very low & i have scraped the passenger side on a few big parking lot entrances or big speed bumps... i know to avoid those in this car. im considering rasing the front a bit or more drastic would be to replace the headers, but the pypes kit itself was well worth the money.
the sound will depend on the muffler you use, their street pros are a chambered muffler like a flowmaster & will have that sound, i have the race pros which are actually quieter & flow better, they are basically a dynomax ultra flow muffler for a little cheaper.
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