I’ve got to do that soon too. My transverse muffler is rotting out. I pieced together the exhaust that is on there now and I remember it being difficult to get it to fit. There is no margin for error on a FGF vert. Nice to know it worked well. I’ve got a gardener exhaust on my GTO that fit perfectly
The price may have changed since I bought them in 2008. Raising a family set me back a few years. Then the total cost was 900 shipped to my door. It was expensive, but it fit awesome and each part was wrapped in plastic with foam wrapped around the ends of each pipe. Highly recommended.
The bottom of the transverse muffler is the lowest point and where all the exhaust water/moisture collects. The factory as well as aftermarket mufflers have what is called a weep hole drilled into the bottom end cap to help drain this out. Unfortunately this clogs with rust particles over time which ends up hollowing out the muffler of its baffles/internals eventually rotting through the case. Back in the day when I was a tech. the aftermarket transverse mufflers on daily drivers only lasted a year or two depending on how the car was driven. The only reason I mention this is I looked into Gardner about 2 years ago. They are an exhaust built to exacting original standards that high end show cars owners demand. After talking with the owner I found they the stopped putting in the weep hole because all the high end trailer car guys were complaining about the ugly stain that would form around it. When I mentioned that would cause all the moisture/water to collect and gut the insides he concurred but said that is what his customers want. I am not bashing and understand his position but for guys like us that want to use there cars I would highly recommend re adding the hole before installation if you want it to last. Again this was about 2 years ago and they may have changed there position but worth a look before installation.