2005 Ford Escape Exhaust Systems

The end that bolts onto the manifold is cut out with a hand held plasma cutter with very loose tolerances for bolt holes. Should really use washers so nuts do not potentially pull through the holes. The oversized bolt holes allowed for side shift so that it passed a bracket bolt. OEM had a cutout for this bolt clearance. Bracket welded on too close to flange so that you have to use a wrench to tighten the nut. Okay on install, but will be a problem when you have to replace it again and cannot get a breaker bar/socket on the nut. Overall poor quality in terms of tolerances and design. Does the job, but don't expect OEM quality.