!GROUP BUY! ATLP 04-08 TL QUAD Exhaust, Combo w/ V2 J-pipe Inside! !GROUP BUY!
12-02-2010, 02:31 AM
#122
Lol, maybe driving down to socal would be faster than getting it shipped to you! They're just hanging out somewhere waiting to be shipped... just go and pick those bad boys up!
12-02-2010, 12:11 PM
#123
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The fact that they don't ship all at once is baffling, which makes me think it;'s really one guy taking the boxes and sending it to fedex, ups, etc. And that all the boxes just don't fit in his TL at once. Now I am making things up.
12-02-2010, 05:06 PM
#124
I actually have no idea how this whole thing is organized anymore. I always thought it's Heeltoe taking our orders, send info to ATLP, then ATLP sends to manufacturing, then manufacturing sends to ATLP, ATLP then ships.
The fact that they don't ship all at once is baffling, which makes me think it;'s really one guy taking the boxes and sending it to fedex, ups, etc. And that all the boxes just don't fit in his TL at once. Now I am making things up.
The fact that they don't ship all at once is baffling, which makes me think it;'s really one guy taking the boxes and sending it to fedex, ups, etc. And that all the boxes just don't fit in his TL at once. Now I am making things up.
The exhausts don't all ship at once most likely because they were not all done at once. These HOT OFF THE PRESSES. The tips came in and I can imagine they got the tipes welded on one at a time and they are shipping as parts are completed and packed. The amount of work involved in packing these is pretty intensive.
You are right. There is one guy handling logistics here: Mike from ATLP. And no he does not have a large truck to transport 10 huge boxes in. In my delivery van we can only fit 3 at best at once. There is one guy working for ATLP, and one guy working for the manufacturer of the exhausts...hell there are only two guys running HEELTOE! We are doing the best we can here guys. Small business, low production, low labor count...sometimes conspires into delays.
But things will get better for everyone soon, I promise.
12-02-2010, 08:19 PM
#126
ups just dropped off my present! i don't wanna open the box because i know i'm gonna have a hard time wrapping it up again... i'm just gonna leave it as is for now. i've got an appointment tomorrow to get them installed. WOO!
anyone else got theirs yet?
anyone else got theirs yet?
12-02-2010, 08:25 PM
#127
haha ENJOYYYYY! Post pictures when you install it!
12-03-2010, 04:09 PM
#131
12-03-2010, 04:21 PM
#132
12-03-2010, 04:31 PM
#133
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I emailed ATLP and he said he has left a message with the manufacturer for update. I guess since they only got 2 people, we can expect some delays.
I am sure they are trying to crank these out as fast as possible. I appreciate their efforts and all. But in the future before the group buy starts, it would be good to put in a disclaimer about long wait times. Ya waiting sucks. XMas is coming up and people got plans.
12-03-2010, 07:16 PM
#134
Well it didn't happen Wednesday or yesterday, which was the original message left to me by ATLP. So I am assuming it would start next week.. or hopefully by end of day today.
I emailed ATLP and he said he has left a message with the manufacturer for update. I guess since they only got 2 people, we can expect some delays.
I am sure they are trying to crank these out as fast as possible. I appreciate their efforts and all. But in the future before the group buy starts, it would be good to put in a disclaimer about long wait times. Ya waiting sucks. XMas is coming up and people got plans.
I emailed ATLP and he said he has left a message with the manufacturer for update. I guess since they only got 2 people, we can expect some delays.
I am sure they are trying to crank these out as fast as possible. I appreciate their efforts and all. But in the future before the group buy starts, it would be good to put in a disclaimer about long wait times. Ya waiting sucks. XMas is coming up and people got plans.
I do know Mike is the only guy at ATLP and I raise my hat to him for all his efforts, and also at HeelToe for the prompt responses and making my transaction smooth. Hopefullyyyy they'll be shipped soon and that's all I can hope for.
I might just take this weekend to take off the stock exhaust to get a head start on the installation haha
12-05-2010, 11:45 PM
#135
P1zzaman, I hear your message loud and clear. We'll try to get things in order much better in the future. With things like this it can be tough. It is also a reason why the systems are in such high demand. Anyway, we are always looking for ways to improve and I think this process can become MUCH better.
12-06-2010, 11:58 AM
#136
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Im wondering if these are shipping out one by one. I know some have gotten theirs, i wonder if more were shipped out last week but just mine havent shipped. Wpuld like to know if they are. Eing shipped out in batches or not
12-06-2010, 12:51 PM
#137
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Sorry for the typos, I was on my iPhone. My question was wondering if more quads were shipped out last week, just that mine have no been shipped out yet. Are they being shipped out in batches or one by one?
12-09-2010, 03:19 PM
#142
12-09-2010, 03:48 PM
#143
Yay! Rob finally got his! Btw... Can you check to see if the tips are straight once you've got them installed? I noticed that the shorter tip on the driver side muffler is kinda saggy looking compared to the passenger side.
12-10-2010, 02:41 PM
#145
There is adjustment in the flanges! Make sure you guys are tightening the whole system only hand tight before using a wrench, and move from the front to the back. The whole system needs to be adjusted before using a tool and must be tightened evenly.
12-11-2010, 02:01 AM
#146
Idk if this makes me look dumb... But I couldn't figure out what that little metal bracket thing was for. The one that had a little peg sticking out of a flat piece with a hole in it. Anyone?
12-11-2010, 01:38 PM
#148
Btw I figured out what that metal bracket is for. It's a hanger for the jpipe, but I didn't use it. Was I supposed to? Lol... Everything hooked up nicely without it. Even the mechanics said they couldn't find where it was supposed to go.
12-13-2010, 07:07 PM
#150
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I think i can still hear "WRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr....." in my ear drums as I type this, and I last drove 3 hours ago!
12-13-2010, 09:18 PM
#151
wait wait wait... you've already installed the resonator?! psh! you should hear the drone i get in my car! it would probably make your ears bleed hahaha.
12-14-2010, 10:09 PM
#153
hahaha that made me laugh
I just installed it this morning at a local shop. I was going to install it myself, but after two unsuccessful tries, I gave up.
The fitment is perfect. We actually started from the back to the middle of the car and saw no sagging at all.
However, there was no gasket for where the exhaust meets the 3rd cat. But that'll be taken care of as the RV6 V3 J-pipe I purchased had come with one.
The mechanic didn't feel comfortable installing the V3 J-pipe because it removed the 3rd cat. I'll just have to get it done at my friends shop that's about 45 mins away...
As for the exhaust, oh man oh man do I love the exhaust note. The drone wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (drove it locally and on the highway for about an hour). I actually enjoy the sound. But I guess I'll see how I feel about that when I install the J-pipe.
What made me really smile was, as I drove into the parking garage of my work, the exhaust note just echoed all throughout the garage. Something the stock exhaust didn't produce.
So far so gooooood!
I just installed it this morning at a local shop. I was going to install it myself, but after two unsuccessful tries, I gave up.
The fitment is perfect. We actually started from the back to the middle of the car and saw no sagging at all.
However, there was no gasket for where the exhaust meets the 3rd cat. But that'll be taken care of as the RV6 V3 J-pipe I purchased had come with one.
The mechanic didn't feel comfortable installing the V3 J-pipe because it removed the 3rd cat. I'll just have to get it done at my friends shop that's about 45 mins away...
As for the exhaust, oh man oh man do I love the exhaust note. The drone wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (drove it locally and on the highway for about an hour). I actually enjoy the sound. But I guess I'll see how I feel about that when I install the J-pipe.
What made me really smile was, as I drove into the parking garage of my work, the exhaust note just echoed all throughout the garage. Something the stock exhaust didn't produce.
So far so gooooood!
12-15-2010, 11:51 AM
#155
P1zzaguy, the j-pipe is not likely the culprit here. The difference between one person saying the tone is nice and the drone is not bad with no resonator, and another saying that even with a resonator they can hear it 3 hrs later in their head and their ears bleed is a a matter of subjective opinion.
Incidently, the Magnaflow one I am sure helped a little but might not have been sided or designed right for this application. Resonators, to be most effective, usually have a slightly smaller core diameter than the rest of the piping. This increases the pressure within the resonator making the packing material more effective, while not reducing flow.
Incidently, the Magnaflow one I am sure helped a little but might not have been sided or designed right for this application. Resonators, to be most effective, usually have a slightly smaller core diameter than the rest of the piping. This increases the pressure within the resonator making the packing material more effective, while not reducing flow.
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