One of the cats went out and I've just passed inspection so to get rid of CEL (been only 15-20 miles with test pipes on, will update) and to spend as little as possible prior affording nice HFCs, I've put Megan resonated test pipes

. I could have gone $10 defouler route and I almost did, but tinkerer in me chaged my mind the very last minute. Maaaan...breaker bar and extensions (24" each) saved the day! Along with 1.5 ton aluminum low profile jack that I got on sale from Harbor Freight ($65 tax included woot wooot).
Now my Stallion M35 has dual personality: If you baby it - he sounds like a behaved but slightly throaty gentleman; as soon as you punch it - crazy Fuga Samurai lets out a battlecry and cuts off your....!
I have z tube, drop in K&N and Megan axle backs and once I subbed cats for resonated test pipes sound has definitely changed. It's like a fluttering metal flute was added in addition to increasing the pitch of the sound. Still getting used to changed sound, but I definitely like that while cruising it's very reasonable and almost no change from just axle backs. Of course there is smell, but for me it's not that bad because I grew up in an oil country and smelling some form of burned or unburned petrolium just smells like home.
...and oh yeah, I do notice a slight kick in acceleration that
sounds like I have helluva lot more
p.s. almost forgot, changed out trunk hydraulic lifts from "Lift Supports" and now it's like it should be - brand new feel
