(I know I smile everytime I look in the garage!) If you care, IMO there is no way your downpipes will perform as well as the expansions pipes, but they are probably a bit better then what you had before so, it's all good.
Congrats on getting it back!
Anthony
m a g l i t o SGP engine destroyed itself after 4k miles. New engine dropped in 11/05/2006. Details coming soon. sig photo by me effects by ZXRider(SoCal) The build up begins - progress - reassembly part one - part two