Well as some of you may know i bought the V6 side exhaust kit for my stang. priced at 1400, i was expecting a bad ass kit, fairly easy install, and a very agressive looking car. to keep it short and simple, the side skirts and rear valence look trashy as hell. after racking my brains on the install, and being on and off the phone with cervinis, since....it came with no instructions....they first told me it had to be welded from the x-pipe to the stock cats, than it changed to i could do it myself. than came connecting the mufflers, again first they said they should slide into eachother, than they said i need to buy a $30 exhaust coupler from ford. after all was said and done, i fired it up. dont get me wrong it sounded nice, but upon driving, my car all of a sudden got a TERRIBLE vibration. 3k and up the car shakes like mad. and worst of all, somewhere along all the clamps and fitting, their is a leak because my idle is around 1800.....o and best of all, it scraps when you hit any dip or drop in the road....my car is stock height, i can only imagine for those who are lowered. bottom line im going to call them tommrrow, but i would NOT reccomend getting this, its not worth the money, or the headaches im going to be having trying to fix all my problems.......
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Roush has always used side exhausts on their Mustangs as a sort of recognizable trademark, but they skipped that on the S-197 based models they've done. I think that indicates something. I always thought it was weird that several companies have stated that side exhausts on this platform weren't practical for clearance reasons, but Cervini's just jumped in anyway.
Sorry to hear about your headaches, hopefully they'll be willing to work out an agreeable solution with you.
< Message edited by Torch_Vert -- 11/26/2007 6:35:14 AM >
What a pisser. Don't take NO for an answer when you call them. This is why I'm hesitant to do a body kit. I like the looks of the SSE kit, but I just don't want any fitment issues or headaches. Maybe I'll just have a good body shop do it, and it's screwed up, as least I can blame them.
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take it to a muff shop and have them try to save your exhaust. dont rely on clamps and fittings. needs to at least be tack welded. go luck man. still give you respect for trying out the kit. you definately took one for the team.
they said they can only give me a refund on my un touched body panels, im gonna call again later and talk to the service advisor, they said you cant return their product one the car and been turned on.....BS since they mention nothing about clearance or the horrible feel and sound they have. ill keep u posted..........
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You may also want to try Band Clamps instead of the standard U-bolt clamps that probably came with the kit. They're more expensive but will keep exhaust leaks to a minimum on non-flarred fittings.
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the biggest problem is the clearance
All I can suggest is keep at them, send emails/letters to Cervinis management and make it polite but clear that you participate in online Mustang forums, and will be quite vocal in reveaing your customer service experience with them, good or bad (taking a simple return from a very unsatisfied customer is going to cost them a lot less overall than a heap of visible online complaints).
I had a problem with another exhaust vendor, and had to go as high as the company president to get actual assistance...
< Message edited by Torch_Vert -- 11/26/2007 3:06:59 PM >
thanks torch, i will be e-mailing them tonight, and calling again tommrrow. im gonna go take pictures now so everyone can see, be back in 15!
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well how is the sound? if your pleased with look and sound, then i would take it to a muff shop, as i stated earlier, and have them weld it strong and fabricate some solid brackets. the clearance issue should have been a foreseen one and something you will just have to deal with, assuming you keep the setup. i'm sure your clearance issues are no different than those with lowered cars and chin spoilers galore. good luck man.
clearance is BAD, its in the middle of the car and it hovers MAYBE 3 inchs above the ground
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You already used the parts, how can you demand anything? It is unfair when people buy something, use it, scratch it up, then demand their money back. You bought the product, and even though it may not be what you expected, thats part of the problem with buying things online.
cervinis is only online, and beside that they have no specs on their site about sound, look, or how low, AND i have the 3rd kit in the nation.......talk about test dummy....
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