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So I took a chance and ended up purchasing one of the TT exhaust kits I saw on ebay. I had been tracking the seller and the sales for quite some time now and I had my doubts on the quality. All of the exhaust the seller had sold had great reviews. Even the 3S exhaust where all good and no complaints about fitment issues.
So I took a gamble and purchased one. The seller usually has one or two for the 3S that he starts at $0.99 with $100.00 shipping. I watched a few and most sold at around $225-260 range without shipping. I then saw one go for $69.00 +shipping and though OK so the seller is for real and there are no gimmicks with his auction. one of the ones I was watching was down to the hour so I made my bid and I ended up winning. Needless to say I paid about $200.00 shipped out the door!
I was stoked about the price but still had my doubts. So a couple days go by and I had not gotten a tracking number or heard anything from the seller. I sent him a note asking for the tracking number and got a response back with 2 hours! He assured me that the item had shipped but due to issues with their computer not being able to connect with Fed-Ex he didn't have a tracking number to send me. I got a little worried at this point. Ebay said the item should be delivered between the Nov 11-16. it was being shipped from Cali and I leave in NC so I knew it would take some time.
Well I got home today and I have a huge ass box on my front porch and this thing is not light! I though to myself "Ohh Shit that got here fast!!!" 9 day shipping is fast for something that large coming from the other side of the country. I open it up and see something surprising:
I took it out and started to examine it closely. All the welds were really nice and clean Tig welds! The hangers were all Tig welded and constructed correctly! All the hardware was there including the gaskets!
This was really nice looking!
Now remember this is a full exhaust package! It includes the front pre-cat eliminator, Downpipe with 02-bungs and flex section, test pipe and full 3" cat-back split to 2.5 into canisters with 4.5" exhaust tips.
I looked over and over trying to find something wrong but nothing. I fitted the whole thing together and none of the flanges were warped!
Now here is the real kicker! The whole thing is T-304 Stainless Steel!!!
Magnet tested each piece and it is real SS. The only things not SS are the flanges, flex section connectors and the 02 bungs!
Granted I have yet to install this but I did take measurements and compared it to the old exhaust I had on the car and everything is within spec. So it should bolt right in. Even it I do have to make some slight adjustments it was still worth the price I paid and I am extremely happy at this point and still somewhat in shock!
Here is the link to the seller on Ebay: eBay My World - surewinproducts
I will try to get this installed this weekend and update the thread with what else I find during the install. below are some pics of the exhaust and the various pieces:
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