Just thought I'd update this thread with my latest progress. I ditched the old 3" exhaust and went with a new 2.5". Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJG7KTGeaQM

Fancy oval tip. Not perfectly centered, but pretty close. Had to make some concessions b/c of how the muffler was angled in the underbody cavity.


I wanted to have the muffler before the rear suspension.


The benefit is no weight hanging off the rear of the car. Just a void where most mufflers go. You can see the band clamp used here over a slip fit joint. It was a tight fit, but it works with 2.5" pipe.


Again, a band clamp used on a slip fit joint. These are great for flow & ground clearance.


Check out that ground clearance. Way better than with my old 3" exhaust.


Again, big thanks to Charles @ Mainstream Performance for TIG welding it all up just the way I wanted it. It wasn't easy to make the bigass muffler work in that location, but he got it done.