JIBBBY

Drilling holes does not solve the problem and that allows outside elements to enter into the headlamp which could cause faster corrosion, rust, burnt bulb, etc... Your basically allowing O2 to enter into a sealed headlamp to evaporate the moisture... Unfortunately, the only way to truely correct the problem is to remove the headlamp from the car... Then place the headlamp in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or so to loosen the glue...What that does is loosen and make the lense glue soft so you can effectively remove the clear lense from the headlamp casing... You then can clean the lense with plexy glass cleaner and make it shine on both sides... This will make the head lamp look like new... Lastly go to the auto parts store near you and ask for the best adhesive gasket sealer they have (I used high temp silicon gasket sealer on my SC400 and ES300)...Both times the lamps came out as good as new and had no leaks.. I then of course had to do the other headlamps to match the newer looking ones... T What you can also do if you don't want down time is to log onto Ebay and buy a like new head lamp for a couple of hundred and replace it with your fogged lamp... Then on your own free time you can do as I stated above and restore your fogged headlamp and then reseal it on Ebay and reclaim your money... Hope that helps....

Wig (Smooth I am Central time here in Mississippi where I am visiting my older brother, but I live in California which is Pacific time) I would normally be asleep catching some more ZZZZ's....) -_-

Web Up early today on the forums Smooth are we not? I believe you are Pacific time?

Peter Parker.... (I really think the NFL has to correct that rule of calling a timeout right as the game ending field goal is kicked, I think it takes away the excitement) How 'bout dem Cowboys!!!!

Turnovers.. (Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys) Insane finish to Monday night football...

Congrats.... I am glad you got your car sounding right... I am happy for you.....

Redskins

Barf

Yes, I do.... The X evens out the exhaust tone and flow for sure... Definetely restore the cross section..

backward :chairshot:

Oh, I see what you did...making it a true dual exhaust is causing the noise and also probably making you lose power... The cross exhaust is what you need to get everything back in order.. DON'T GO DUAL EXHAUST ON THE 1UZ-FE MOTORS... That's a big no no...Got to keep the X intact at the center main cat... These motors are designed to have the X cross in the exhaust systems..It's a pulse thing that is hard to explain.. That's what is giving you that loud tractor sound... The crappy thing about turning your stock exhaust into high flow is that you will lose lowend power but get bigger gains at the topend... Unfortunately, the stall rate on the stock torque converter is set to accomidate old people holding coffee in their hands while driving at takeoffs... So what you will get by up exhaust mods is crappier take off power.. However, once the car eventually does gets moving your high rpm power will be noticeably increased... If your going for the full exhaust mods overall you almost have to consider a torque converter stall rate change as well...

Ultra sound....

In the paint.....

It still sounded like hell with your stock mufflers on? Wow, I would think it would still be very quiet even with all the deleted cats and resonators with the stock oval mufflers still intact ...Interesting... So the exhaust sound is nasty or the volume is too loud? I am not comprehending your last post... 2.25 mandrel piping is good call, if it's bent piping you should go with the 2.50" piping... So in India they don't allow you to remove or alter the exhaust a certain way...WOW, that sounds a bit communistic to me.. I hear India is a bit over populated but schooling and education is the main focus for most...Is that true?... I see alot of Doctors here in the States that are from India.. Am I right in my assessments?

Little boy blue (he needed the money):chairshot:

Catagory 5

Florida

Flammable

Gas

The Fat Boys (human beat box)

Gutting the cats will not flash the engine light, but you can kiss smog checks goodbye forever. The problem with gutting the cats is that for one you create a hollow area inside the cat and that creates the sound...Flow will increase some but is will not be a smooth flow such as piping...The hollow area you created in the cat will disrupt the natural flow some... Your reallly better off going to a smog shop and asking them to remove the cats and install piping in place for maybe $50... That will result in the best flow and gains... Just my two cents...

Positive

It's been a few years since I change a starter motor on one of these motors...Coming to think of it you are right...However you don't have to drop the engine out or anything of that nature..

Just learn Japanese, what's the big deal????? I think they got a weekend course on line... You'll be fluent in just a couple of days with hooked on phonics.. Sorry man, just having a little fun with this thread...No pun intended...

Deception