well this is my cheap exhaust mod on my escort (94 LX) what i did was cut it off when it bends out towards the passenger side, then welded on an adapter to a 2 1/2" pipe extending out the side. It sounds cool, and has that rally sound. Well if you have ever been to hornet racing, its pretty much like that. Backfires extremely loud and sounds pretty cool i might add. Just lettin ppls know!