Originally Posted by Texas_Cali

Take it to a shop...usually they will do custom work for $150-250 bucks all depends on who you know and where you go. plus you get to choose the cat and resonator to go along with your one off exhaust modernperformance.com has cats and resonators and good prices. check it out

Originally Posted by okiecaliberguy

I thought the confederate flag comment was very stupid. i sincerely apologize. i was trippin'. that's why i changed it. i thought it was changed before anyone saw it. although, it was geared more towards redneck than racist, and rednecks come in all colors. i did, however, like the super swamper tires bit. I have a mexican friend in L.A. (no swamps) that has super swamper tires on a Jeep CJ-7 we restored together. He uses it to ride sand dunes. Plus a lot of the Texans here (in Oklahoma) believe bigger is better. so, i went with it.

in any case i think you're missing the spirit of "budget tuning" which is primarily how the Honda scene exploded in California. People didn't have enough money to buy a high performance vehicle. everybody had 4-bangers with good gas milage. since everyone was pretty much on the same level, very small changes could give one driver an advantage over another.

if i had enough money i would have bought a car with more power. I personally like the WRX Sti. I have a family so the four doors would be great. plus it has 300hp and 300 lb/ft torque. alas I switched jobs to be able to go back to school. i didn't have a company vehicle anymore. i needed a car fast, and didn't have any money for a down payment. one of my old highschool classmates manages a Dodge dealership, and hooked me up. i had never seen a caliber until the day i bought one.

i love my Caliber, and I love to drive. so, i would like my car to perform better. right now i can't afford to have a one off header back exhaust designed for my car. also, i can't afford to pay $600 for a Mopar exhaust. if an aftermarket muffler will give me 2 more hp I'll take it. I am not "tuning" my car so other people will think I can do 12 second 1/4 mile runs. i am "customizing" my car to reflect a little more of my personality. If someone likes switchblade doors, air ride suspension, or flames coming out of their tailpipes that's their prerogative.

Now back to the thread. these are pics of the Koenigsegg CCX door setup.