TMO, you're like our own personal MacGyver.
I can't remember who's build thread I saw with a side exit but I really like it, and may have to something like it myself,
The best part is you can't see the crushed area unless you get under the car. when you kneel down it just looks like a BAMF side exit.
I didn't think about the adapter until it was time to do the mod and I wanted to get it done with the $2.24 I spent on the clamp lol.
Also I plan on checking the foil wrap tonight and if it wasn't any good I'll go get some actual thermal wrap (and probably the pipe adapter) from the parts store tonight.
Muffler delete and intake mod video
This is not the side exit but it is with a muffler delete.
The Tail pipe from the Hatch won't be long enough to get an actual side exit, Hell the Sedans didn't come nearly as far as I had hoped it would so you might want to get a tip with the adapter and clamps.
Video is up in the OP
Original Post....
rofl... see what happens when i read the whole post once, then just start going to last page only after that
It's all about the budget man, If I could get my hands on the boom tubes (what I really wanted to do) I would gut out even more of the OEM stuff but I can't get them now that race season has started.