Installed in less then 15min, even without a vehicle lift. Everything went together perfectly fine. Followed the install video put out by Carven Exhaust. Sounds absolutely amazing. Even noticed a slight horsepower bump.
I was very pleased with the sound of the exhaust. You'll hear it on start up. Once you're driving, it's quite subtle at normal cruising or very gradual throttle. Once you give it gas and it is over 2/2.5k rpms, then especially 3/4k+, it's very present. My Tacoma is stick, and the little gurgle it makes shifting from 1st to 2nd makes me smile every time. If you are cruising on the highway and come up on a steeper incline, you'll hear it. When you want to hear it, it rips, as expected by the lack of baffles. If you want this, like I did, then it's great :)
Warning: while the exhaust flow may improve fuel economy, the effect on driving habits is likely to decrease fuel economy!
It took a couple of hours to install the Carven exhaust, and that included removing the old one from the truck. Great exhaust!! Our grandson couldn’t be happier.
I purchased the exhaust after doing a tons of research. An finally decided to go with carven! An couldn’t be any happier with it! I love the sound and the look of the exhaust. It is very high quality and well made! The welds are outstanding. The price for this is unbeatable! The customer service team is amazing an will help you in anyway they can! A very solid company! Highly recommend them to everyone! Only thing I wish they did was send out a sticker with the exhaust just to put on the truck! 100/10
Their customer service is unmatched. They worked with me to return a piece and send a new one. The exhaust looks very nice under the truck. I opted for the over axle dump option and it is very clean. Sounds very refined and doesn't drone. Still growls and pops and burbles on downshifts but isn't annoying at all. Very happy with the exhaust.