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Just did the same exhaust mod documented in this very forum. Thanks for all the help/hints/answers/pics !
I bought Silverline tips from Anza (baffled), had my mechanic take out the rear mufflers and weld in a union between the tips and the main pipe on each side. The sound is fantastic and I even get a slight boiling / gargling sound on deceleration. Brackets look really clean and the round tips look nice poking out of the rear spoiler, at least compared to the "smaller" oval ones from the factory. No rattling, and no driveability side effects, other than a slightly higher idle when cold, but this could be just due to the decibel difference (more perception than reality)
I paid ~$100 for the tips and ~$500 for the labor. I have heard a Tubi Maser, and it is nice, but it is not 4X as nice....

We will see if the smog police notice or care...(cats are in place, so it is only the California visual inspection that matters).
I bought Silverline tips from Anza (baffled), had my mechanic take out the rear mufflers and weld in a union between the tips and the main pipe on each side. The sound is fantastic and I even get a slight boiling / gargling sound on deceleration. Brackets look really clean and the round tips look nice poking out of the rear spoiler, at least compared to the "smaller" oval ones from the factory. No rattling, and no driveability side effects, other than a slightly higher idle when cold, but this could be just due to the decibel difference (more perception than reality)
I paid ~$100 for the tips and ~$500 for the labor. I have heard a Tubi Maser, and it is nice, but it is not 4X as nice....
We will see if the smog police notice or care...(cats are in place, so it is only the California visual inspection that matters).