Do tell, how and what process?
I read what
@UNBROKEN had said about the install and how badly it sucked. Once again, he was right because it did suck. If I had someone that would do it for a relatively low price that wasn't swamped with work, I would have paid to have them done. I can use my Wife's Flex for a day or 2 but don't like leaving her with the kids and no ride and I really don't like driving that pig of a vehicle.
I used a set of Harbor Freight ½ drive wobble extension and a swivel with a bit of electrical tape on it so it doesn’t flop around and the socket on the swivel. I think a high-quality swivel socket would have made it easier but I left it at work. The wobble extensions gave a nice arc that made it to the nut to break them loose then I used the craftsman set to get them the rest of the way off. Going back in was just as simple.
The passenger side sucked, just like everyone said. I lowered the transmission at the crossmember and it helped some. I took several breaks during the passenger side out of frustration since I had problems seeing the outer nut and couldn’t get my arm up there to feel around for it… So, I recruited my wife and after a few minutes she managed to get her finger on the nut. She asked if she could do anything else and I suggested she can put the socket on it if she could. She did. She volunteered to help since she likes working on vehicles too. After that I finagled my wobble extension setup to the socket and that was that for removal. There are several little steps like O2 sensors and that stupid, and in my opinion, pointless bracket that the downpipes bolt to. Install is easier since the cats don’t seem to be as long or large. I had 2 issues that aren’t that big of a deal. The first was the non-threaded brackets on the SPD downpipes that I had to go find nuts and bolts to fit. The second issue was that the exhaust clamps (both sides) on the stock exhaust would not cinch down tight enough to secure the stock exhaust to the SPD downpipes. I tightened it down so much that the stock clamp bolts broke. Neither of these were issues since I have nuts and bolts everywhere in the garage and Advance auto stocks a decent selection of exhaust clamps.
I am running it with the stock exhaust but I think there is a difference. I can hear more of a whooshing sound at the rear and with the windows down there is more whistle. Drove it to work this morning and everything felt fine and didn’t sound much different. When in the throttle you can hear a difference. I am going to keep the stock exhaust since my last couple of vehicles had louder exhausts and v8s and I feel its time to have something quiet.