Installed my FRPP exhaust today.
Working in the driveway leaves much to be desired.
My intention was to get the rear end high enough on jackstands that I could use a creeper but that only worked for working behind the axle. The front was pretty tight as far as clearance goes, but not a problem.
The entire install probably took an hour and a half.
Found that the Frpp exhaust has one more hanger than the stock system, but what was strange is the the car has the hanger... It just wasn't used on the 2016 cars apparently.
The bracket under the car was difficult in that access was limited by panels under the car that I didn't see in any of the guides on you tube or cjpony parts videos. So I drilled small access holes... Had I used a lift, I might have just pulled the panels, but that would have been too much work on my back.
Did all the work myself and found it pretty easy..
I may consider getting a hanger, but fit is fine. Though I did have one point where the rear most clamp was bumping against the heat shielding, but was able to bend the shielding back...
The car sounds nice. I'm curious how the wife will find it, but I'm not gonna tell her that I did anything. The car is now a little louder than her mini, and much more so when putting the foot into it.
BUT, and this is a big but, power feels down. I'm not sure why, and I have not really had much time behind the wheel yet, but the car felt significantly subdued. No maniacal torque steer like I usually get, but like I said, it was a short drive with only a couple of pulls.
I did some other work to the car since I had the time,... I installed the steeda symposer delete as well as the breedt short shift arm. So it Could possibly be something I did, but doubtful.
I will say that I had a tough time getting the larger of the two air inlet tubes back into place - the front side of the air box. In fact, it is still not quite right... But I fibrous it hard to believe that would cause any issue. I just could not get it right. May try again tomorrow..
Breedt shift arm... Nice. Will take some getting used to. The throws is 40% reduction, so sometimes it feels like I'm not completely in gear... Again, will just take some getting used to.
Symposer delete went well. But I left the valve in place (so the electrical connector is still connected). I pulled the hoses and obviously the small box that was bolted to the manifold, this is where the plate goes...
Looking forward to diving some more... And will update accordingly...
Working in the driveway leaves much to be desired.
My intention was to get the rear end high enough on jackstands that I could use a creeper but that only worked for working behind the axle. The front was pretty tight as far as clearance goes, but not a problem.
The entire install probably took an hour and a half.
Found that the Frpp exhaust has one more hanger than the stock system, but what was strange is the the car has the hanger... It just wasn't used on the 2016 cars apparently.
The bracket under the car was difficult in that access was limited by panels under the car that I didn't see in any of the guides on you tube or cjpony parts videos. So I drilled small access holes... Had I used a lift, I might have just pulled the panels, but that would have been too much work on my back.
Did all the work myself and found it pretty easy..
I may consider getting a hanger, but fit is fine. Though I did have one point where the rear most clamp was bumping against the heat shielding, but was able to bend the shielding back...
The car sounds nice. I'm curious how the wife will find it, but I'm not gonna tell her that I did anything. The car is now a little louder than her mini, and much more so when putting the foot into it.
BUT, and this is a big but, power feels down. I'm not sure why, and I have not really had much time behind the wheel yet, but the car felt significantly subdued. No maniacal torque steer like I usually get, but like I said, it was a short drive with only a couple of pulls.
I did some other work to the car since I had the time,... I installed the steeda symposer delete as well as the breedt short shift arm. So it Could possibly be something I did, but doubtful.
I will say that I had a tough time getting the larger of the two air inlet tubes back into place - the front side of the air box. In fact, it is still not quite right... But I fibrous it hard to believe that would cause any issue. I just could not get it right. May try again tomorrow..
Breedt shift arm... Nice. Will take some getting used to. The throws is 40% reduction, so sometimes it feels like I'm not completely in gear... Again, will just take some getting used to.
Symposer delete went well. But I left the valve in place (so the electrical connector is still connected). I pulled the hoses and obviously the small box that was bolted to the manifold, this is where the plate goes...
Looking forward to diving some more... And will update accordingly...
