AWE Tuning: Touring Catback Exhaust 🎵- 2017-2021 Camaro ZL1 

No way I ever trust my life to just a jack. Never. Always have stands in place. No exceptions. Glad your stands saved you!

If you look closely that rubber mat was not all the way under the entire quick jack making it not evenly flat, it wasn’t the humidity or heat it was simply poor placement of the jacks it was just enough offset for any tug to rock the jack as it did

I think it's nice to have others who appreciate more of a "tuned" sounding exhaust that is deep and adds actual performance than an obnoxiously loud raspy exhaust that could be heard miles away. Good to hear the family is doing well, and glad to hear you didn't die this past week! Many Blessings.

Those lifts and jack stands should NOT be on rubber mats. They need a solid surface. Lay down a 3/4 inch or better sheet of plywood if you need to protect the floor.

You should add a mini split a/c to your garage. Only use it when you working in the garage. Just an idea 🤷🏻‍♂️

Your video did influence me to get the AWE touring version non resonated. I hooked it up this weekend and words do not do it justice. It was like night and day the sounds, the extra power, back to the sounds. The factory exhaust was so quiet, I couldn't hear the down shifts, the burbles, or much of anything. Now it is so much fun to drive and the head turning is so noticeable as others here me coming through. This one is in the sweet spot. Not crazy loud but, just right. I am happy and can't wait to drive it whenever I can!

So glad you’re ok we’re not quite done with you yet on this earth! This is a great reminder to use the jack stands

Glad you had those stands! Man that was scary!!

Just got an all stock super low mileage 2018 zL1. Im loving the content but not sure how much my wife appreciates the inspiration lol.

I have AWE track edition but for my 17 5.0 and honestly I always get complements on it and its just so loud it pops and crackles best exhaust you made the right choice

Glad u Bought the AWE Exhaust , Took my Advise , & Made in the USA , PA !!!!!!! LOVEEEEEEEE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I noticed you had a thick rubber mat under neath everything. Did that have any effect on the stability of the jacks? Close call for sure.

Besides the scare that you had I’m glad you made it out! The Camaro sounds so much better! And the exhaust looks amazing. This made me decide on going the same exhaust

I found that out the hard way, thankfully my dad was right there, i had a bruised chest/sternum area and alot of shortness of breath

FYI I'm here from a future video about this: Quick-jack... a previously super expensive scissor lift that could lift your 4,000lb vehicle but randomly decide not to is now $3000 rather than $15,000. I priced one out years ago, and thats what the price was to barely lift my 5,000lb truck, with a max of 6,000lb lol I've been around heavy trucks before, working with my dad on 3/4 and 1 ton trucks and heavy farm equpiment. Where if it can't lift 2.5 - 3 or 4 tons via a bottle/floor/ or jackstand, we don't buy it let alone have it under a truck. I've looked again in 2023, its only $3,000 for a 7000lb "full frame" lift. Funny because my Dakota has a 131" wheelbase and thats small compared to the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks we've owned curb weight at 7000 and run up to 11,000lbs with 142" WB.

That would’ve effed my head up for a while. I would have had to stop for the day.

I watched this video in its entirety and I'm still in shock at 7:40

Awesome sound man. I thought it sounded good stock but the after blew me away.

My car slipped off a jack itself while going up. I now have permanently mounted ZL1Addons pinch rail blocks and Quickjack 5000 with the extension bars.

I have a set of those quick Jacks. I have had zero issues with them and had them for the past five years. My Dad's 65 mustang he used to have sat on them for a good 2 or 3 months straight and never had anything be a concern. But anything can happen. Glad your safe and bad ass camaro!

Like the majority of comments, I'm just glad you are alive to talk about it after the fact.

12:53 ....... THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!

O shit! That would have ended badly for me with my luck! Glad your ok, and the exhaust, 🤌🏼 perfect

You should make wood blocks to put under the tires or frame. They are better than jack stands.

My buddy Devin was always a car guy.. he was almost finished with his C10 twin turbo LS swap truck.. He even had a 2 ton lift in his driveway and always took precautions. Last year on Easter Sunday, his family member came over for dinner. They had an issue with their suspension. His lift had a project on it already and his driveway was full so he grabbed his floor jack and jacked up the car to take a look real quick. Something happened and the jack slipped. Car fell on him and he ended up passing away while his family was all inside having a good time. They came outside and found him dead. He should've used a jack stand along with the floor jack. He was only 34 years old. *ALWAYS USE JACK STANDS AND TAKE PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS*

That was a scary shift. When and where did you place the jack stands? There are quite a few scenes of you guys going under where it appears that there no jack stands present. I didn't see any 6:22 to 6:24 nor 7:14 to 7:28 I see two in the distance down at 7:33 that are down and do not appear to be under the car and then right as the shift happens at 7:37 you can see two larger stands but it is hard to tell where they are located or if they are even under the car but they definitely are not touching the vehicle before the shift. I'm curious did the pinch weld bend over or did that contribute to issue? I have been using the QuickJack pinchweld blocks (on top of the medium blocks) for a few years and have never had an issue. But I am lifting a much lighter Miata.

I’m exhausted just watching this video. I just paid $150 to get my exhaust swapped. I could, and have done it myself, but I guess I’m just getting older (and richer).

This guy is so intelligent by saying he only put stands under the car for video prepose only so he doesn’t get ate up in the comments 😅 very smart thinking bud @4:25

Same thing happened to me with my crew cab gmc Sierra while rotating my tires. But I wasn’t under it. Crushed the jack stands and the jack. Harbor freight jack stands and aluminum jack. Upgraded to 6 ton jack stands and 3 ton steel jack now. 😂👍

Wow that was lucky! I have the same AWE exhaust and also LOVE, LOVE it! Mine sounds even better with a stage 4 cam! Looking forward to the new spoiler install.

Hearing them eagles scream is awesome. Perfect exhaust set up fits the car just right.

My father was a mechanic and he always stuck some tyres under the vehicle aside the jacks.

The best mod I did on my C7... AWE exhaust..... it sounds awesome!!

If you are near Austin let me know. Would like to hear it next to my GT3FIDDY

Glad you and the fam are feeling well. I really missed watching last week. Uh oh, I feel an 80's song coming on..........don't know what you got til its gone.....

Glad you were saved by the stands. I looked at a lot of options for my home shop to lift cars, including QuickJacks, and in the end went with a full-sized, ALI certified, lift.

Been using my Quickjacks for over three years. Never a problem and have done engine and transmission swaps. If only using the blocks provided.. I only lift from the frame. I prefer lifting from the pinch welds for more space. Quickjacks make specific pinch weld blocks. I’d highly recommend getting those. Lol

Thats so scary! I have the lift jack pads and I think it takes me much longer to just make sure the lift pads and the rubber blocks are centered when i lift my camaro on the quick jack! Definitely need to ensure that the lift pads under the car are centered on the rubber blocks from the quick jacks! Glad nothing major happened and you are ok!

I use a 2 post lift and always shake the car once it’s a few inches off the ground to make sure it’s on secure!! Glad you didn’t get hurt bud

This video is very wholesome. Car looks and sounds amazing. Great video!

There was an episode of Powerblock where they smashed headers on an engine why it was on the dyno. They actually picked up power (weird). I doubt that pancake section has any appreciable effect on the flow. That quick jack is pretty freaking cool though. Might have to look into one of those

Just added long tubes to my stock mufflers, and its pretty loud now. I thought about going to this AWE touring setup but after listening to how loud this is I'm not so sure that's a good idea.

holy shite... This video could help a lot of people

Always Saving my life motivational..... Going through hell everyday to get by . But thanks to your motivation to post everything. Drive my goals to step up my goals, views, uploading to my channel. I have loved busting my butt all my life and now almost going on 3 years starting to post my as well .....

Damn... that is crazy loud. Glad you're safe and not squished.

I had a classmate killed by the car falling on him. Glad your ok.

It sounds as good it looks.

For me as I'm older and a mustang guy, the s550 comes with resonators as well, which imo, cleans up the sound. Midas well have put on shitty sounding corsa extremes. Good on ya, big bux!

As always man we love the content. Keep it coming, keep up the mods 🤟🤙

Yeah, I’m super paranoid, when it comes to my car falling off , I tend to keep it on jack stands if I’m under it and will also put a tire as a last resort safety measure is the car falls on that and not me

I got a quick hydraulic lift and I normally use that to lift my car up, as a precaution I also put a concrete block under every tire

Thats just ridiculous and badass congrats on being alive and enjoying that badboy

It sounds amazing! Great job and choice of exhaust. Love the black tips too!

Glad you are ok.. God Bless... keep on keeping on

I can add to this.. i got AWE touring black tips for my 18 WRX and the exhaust quality is great and those diamond black double rolled tips are best quality you can get!! Now you need some reworked heads and a bigger cam!!😈

Always great videos Can't wait for the next one

Yo bro it happend to us with those lifts when we was lifting a 2020 gmc truck. Glad we added the jacks. But still it was hang on 1 jack, barely.

No way would I get under quick jacks without any supports. I need an alternative to floor jack and jack stands but nothing about the quick jacks give me the warm & fuzzies.

Super stoked you had FOUR stands underneath. A lotta folks will only use two. But either way, now that you’re not dead by way of the Camaro, cam that thing out!!

I don’t understand. Ive seen MANY MANY MANY MANY people use Quickjacks and never have to use jackstands. What went wrong here? Did it just slide off a block you used or something?

My dream car

Great Video bro, appreciate it.. i’m legit debating between this and the Corsa Extereme

I think you stacked the rubber block at the pinch weld mine squish a lot and are about 1-2cm from the quick jack. I tried once the stack them as they say it's possible but was scarry. I use plywood to correct not leveled floor they say it in the manual

I had an AWE touring exhaust on my 19 WRX and loved it. Wish you alot of luck with it.

Honestly the stock exhaust doesn’t sound so bad

If this is the touring I can only imagine what the track exhaust sounds like

Glad your alive and unharmed. Stay safe brother 🤙🏼

Glad you're safe man. It's always scary being under a car but jack stands make the biggest difference. Quick Jacks are good but Jack Stands are better.

And i was thinking of getting some quick jacks not not no more lol

Yea for jack stands! Btw, you should name your car Eagle…for all the bald Eagle references lol

Exhaust by far the best👌👌

Glad you safe hawaiian

whats bothering me is that area where the OE muffler used to be just creating major drag. any truth to this? .

I have quick jacks and would say don't use rubber mats under your quick jacks

Salute , staying safe double up with the jack stands. I have two Chevy Avalanche trucks in the air on jack stands for a while now while swapping the transmission in them. Car sounds amazing, my biggest dream car there.

Sounds great! Love these videos.

Happen to me too with this same jack bro no trust it anymore

The exhaust... NICE. Also, glad you're ok :)

Glad you are ok! The exhaust sounds awesome! I’m sure your neighbors are hating you 😆

Sounds awesome music to my ears

Another great video my Braddah 🤙🏼🤙🏼

The quick jacks should have arms that lock in. I also have a set and have had the opposite problem where they shoot up and drop one side

Awesome choice 👏 Sounds amazing 💥💥💥💯

A Mini split/ductless system would be perfect for your garage it heats and cools and doesn't take alot of space

AWE FTW

It sounds awesome. I'm glad you and the family are feeling better. And Always use jack stands.

did you get a light with this set up? corsa is stating that you will need a tune with their catback system

Bro!! Sup from the Big Island!! LOVE that Sig Hurley hat 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Did you have to tune it after installing it? Did it throw any codes?

EDIT: Original Quickjack comment was about them failing. But it does appear as if the car actually slips of the quickjack itself. I had a friend who had a quickjack mechanical failure and was lucky that he had stands in place as well. I've seen a youtube video of a failure but in that scenario I believe it was user error.

That’s how my uncle died. The jack stand let go, and his 3rd Gen Iroc-Z crushed him

Indeed the good Lord was watching over you that day. Glad to see that you were unharmed and the car sounds awesome.

Do you have any other mods? Picking up my new ZL1 1LE this weekend and want it to whine like this after break in!

For a convertible ZL1 resonated is probably better right?

Glad you’re ok. Not smart though having your little guy in there when your car is up in the air.

Boom!

That's funny, I have the Awe touring exhaust with awe resonated downpipes on my audi s4

I had the same issue with my Quick Jack, with the identical car as yours a black 2017 ZL1 m6.My issue was almost the same as yours, there is a bit of slop between the ZL1 AddOns mag pucks and the pinch weld, I was pulling on the front strut to get it out of its mount & the car shifted on the front mags pucks, then because of the cap to the pinch weld the puck fell over a bit then slipped off the rubber QJ rubber block. The car did not fall all the way off, just enough for the jack to crush the rocker panel (much better then crushing me :)). My fix, always make sure the car is level on the QJ, I used 1/8 shims to take up the gap in the mag pucks to the pinch weld in the rear, switched to QJ slotted pinch weld blocks in the rear, plus drilled the flat portion of the mag pucks and tapped it to 1/4 inch , and put in 1/4 bolts that fit into the slots in the rubber blocks. In the front I switched to ZL1 AddOn's permanent pucks that are now fixed permantly to the pinch welds & will not move, I also threaded 1/4 inch bolts into the bottom of the permanent pucks & ground the other end to a point so they dig into the QJ block a bit. Last once I have the car on the QJ I very aggressively rock the car back & forth before going underneath, a "bi of over kill" but so far after almost 4 years no issues, & I use this jack a lot. Good luck & I really enjoy your enthusiasm.

It was cool seeing you at Cinemark yesterday unless I freaked out some random guy and I was wrong.

Awesome sound !