Quote Originally Posted by confusedkorean
awesome! i am going to copy you on your motor swap process... taking out each bolt and putting the same bolts that go to that part in a ziplock bag and labeling the bag... that way i dont lose any bolts, lol.
Yes, that will save you headaches down the road

Thanks for all the props once again


Well, I think the headache is finally over. While down in Savannah (yesterday / 1 day) I stopped by a muffler shop who had just what I needed





Plenty of clearance for the 3" piping:



I'm going to clean her up nicely:



Shop also gave me the donut gasket. It's not quite wide enough to fit over the DTR flange. I'm going to see if Summit has one that will clear the flange. If not, I'll dremel this one out to make it work:



Without the donut gasket:



Ahhhhhhh, that looks nice:



Hand tightened, YES!!! The 2 spring bolts I have on hand will work



Got to get new nuts though:



This is with the flange pushed all the way to bottom. Once centered the gap is gone:



These are the springs / bolts I used. Not sure if they are from a D or B series. But, they should do the job:



Now I've got to find a day when I can get this installed, then stop for an alignment, emissions...... then I'll be ready to take on the S/C TSX

Thanks for looking & up we go