So i orderd, received and installed a TRZ Rear MM, a TurboSmart BPV and an HKS CBE (actually paid a guy at Midas some after hours $$ since i was not able to cut out the OEM exaust - took him and 2 other guys all of 15 minutes to cut out the old and bolt up the new - Shazam!!!)
There is some added vibration from the mount at about 1500 RPM but otherwise very tolerable. AC does add to it though. Shifts catch and hold nicely and the engine is not pitching around like it used to. Gear selection comes easier under acceleration. Everything feels smoothed out and with the new BPV on power delivery is constant and acceleration is steady - had some slight hesitation before.
HKS CBE adds some tone to the exaust note that is nice and the angled tip looks sharp. The guys that put it on for me were staring at this pretty big muffler can as it was sitting there in the box with my car on the rack and i know they were thinking this thing isn't going to fit (looks like a 55 gallon drum - anyone run without this?) but it bolted right up. Looks tight.
Overall it was money well spent -Can't really tell if it pulls much harder than before - maybe a bit - but it is 1000% smoother, shifting no longer makes me cringe under acceleration and it sounds better doing it - gets a nice growl at WOT.
** My buddy helped me pull off the MM and all he could keep doing when we pulled it off was pushing the rubber bolt holder piece around with his thumb and asking how that thing kept the engine in one place - the rubber insert also looked like it was peeling from the mount edges - POS!
