Hey Group, Well today was a pretty good day for me, all things considered. Jim Reeve came 250 miles to help me reinstall my engine and transmission, make sure everything was adjusted properly, and to install DMCH's performance exhaust. At the urging of another DMLer, I swapped the Flowmaster muffler for a similar Magnaflow muffler, which alleviates the concerns many have expressed with a raspy sound and burbling on decel. I had the Magnaflow muffler Jet-Hot coated just like the rest of the system and with some minor modifications to the hangers, everything went together very easily (but quite tight!!). Here are my thoughts with this exhaust system. It is built well and looks really good with the Jet Hot coating. It fits really tight but that's OK because it does go together easily once you figure it out. I feel an increase in torque in 1st and 2nd gear accompanied by a MUCH more freely revving engine. There are a few burbles and hiccups on deceleration but they are very slight and are of no concern. The exhaust sounds deeper with a throatiness that must be heard to be believed. No raspy or rice-burner sounds. I actually WANT to rev it up and hear it! In fact I don't think I need a stereo anymore because I'd rather hear the exhaust!! The downside is that the deep roar of it is a little strong at some low RPM's and could get fatiguing, but I think it'll be fine for what I use the car for. I also noticed that the pass side of the exhaust system hangs slightly lower than the driver side. That is not an installation mistake, it is determined by the tubing and the way it all fits together. I am planning on bringing the car to an exhaust shop to see if they have any ideas for correcting this. It's very slight and is only an annoyance for an anal guy like me. Another problem with this system is that DMCH really needs to get on the ball and provide some good decent instructions for the system as well as tips and tricks for a successful install. Some issues I had include brackets being drilled incorrectly, a total lack of documentation that James Espy graciously sent to me via mail (but it was only Jet-Hot documentation and nothing pertaining to the install), missing gaskets for the cat-to-header connection (which I got at autozone, and I have talked to other owners who say that DMCH does not provide these - emails went unanswered), I also had to lengthen the wire for the Lambda probe (no documentation to warn about this), as well as the most curious instance of one of the included manifold studs being too long so that it interferes with one of the header pipes!! I had to put it in backwards so the header would clear it. Would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Also the gaskets that came for the headers were terrible and I had to get sandwiched plate gaskets from Volvo. BUT I am being kind of unfair because DMCH did modify one of the headers for me at no charge to accommodate a quirk with my engine caused by a dreaded PO. That made up for all the little annoyances. Overall I am glad I made this move! It was worth the cost (almost $1800 after 2nd muffler and little bits). The only thing I have a problem with is my front main seal. We started the car last night and it didn't leak. In the morning there were no signs of leakage. Then once we were done with the car we took it for a cruise and at our destination we saw a few drips of oil coming from the front seal. Turns out that it doesn't leak while running or sitting, but after you shut the engine off after a drive it leaks about 10 drips in a row and then stops. I just replaced the seal with Grady's double-lip seal and I sleeved the pulley too. Tonight when the engine cools down I am going to change the oil because what is coming from the pulley looks really watery and has a reddish tint to it (which is probably the gasket sealer spray I used when replacing the oil pan gasket). I wonder if the gasket spray, which oversprayed a little, has diluted into the oil and is acting as a transfer agent through the seal? Well that's why I am changing the oil (with Mobil Delvac Super 1300) so I can eliminate contamination. Any other ideas on this? Many thanks go out to Jim Reeve (whom I now owe a full day of help with his car!!), Jason Czarnecki, and Dave Swingle (for tons of advice and good tips!). Can't wait for Pheasant Run! Andy Lien Fargo, ND 1982 DeLorean DMC12 VIN 11596 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/