First of all, I do not like OEM 4.6is tips. I understand that some do, but to me they look too much like all the other new cars today. Simple looking quad exhaust such as M5 were always my favorite and that's what I intended here.
About 2 years ago I had shop install the same tips in 3" size since they told me that 3.5" wouldn't fit. Also, they plainly suck as they welded mild steel to SS and use some cheap ass paint to cover it. 6 month later, rust came through along with exhaust leak.
Lesson learned. I did everything myself now. Tig welded everything. Welds look horrible since I'm a novice with very basic welder but they're not visible and everything is spray painted in high heat anti rust paint.
Also, it was very difficult fabrication since that's not my strong point. The fact that really needed second pair of hands of time to during spot welding, fitting and such... also played a big roll.
Overall, happy with the result. Picture don't quite show the fatness of the tips walls which I like a lot. Tips are not 100% straight but I might be able to adjust them little bit with shims on exhaust hangers. I'll drive it for a while first and see if it bothers me.
Old 3" tips and "professional" fabrication with rust and exhaust leak. What a joke:
