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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Has anyone installed the Alta catback exhaust system for the s
 
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 08:57 AM
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In case you haven't seen it, here's a review from Randy.

http://www.webbmotorsports.com/forum...topic.php?t=79

BTW, you can get the Borla race for substantially cheaper by signing up for the ongoing group buy
 
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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>>Has anyone installed the Alta catback exhaust system for the s

The Alta sport exhaust of the MCS is good but it did have some problems when first tested- you might check with Webbmotorsports.com and see what the current product is like.
Rough price was $699 and although Webbmotorsports doesn't list it-the Alta exhaust is available so just call.
http://www.webbmotorsports.com/exhaust-mcs.php

Known problems with early units-
-Didn't hang evenly at the tailpipe-looked like one side of the twin pipes was sagging-this was fixed by Randy Webb by his cutting of the pipe as it came out of the muffler and changing the angle and then rewelding. Alta claims that there are slight differences in each MCS that will cause a hanging problem (common in single sided exhaust systems) but that their product should hang OK and not require cutting.
- One of the two tail pipes (the further one) got more of the heat flow and got discolored a brown bronze while the other tail pipe remained untarnished. This supposedly was addressed by Alta-they flame both tips to discolor them slightly so it is harder to tell the difference once the exhaust is in use.

If anyone else knows of additional issues please post them.
 
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