i got the pipes on today , the mount does bolt to the tranny, just gota do a little grinding to the bracket and use 2 , 2 inch spacers. so i let the Dog out of the cage and took her 4 a spin. i passed a guy on the HWY rideing a H.D. he met me a few min later at the store and said ( dam i could hear you comein up behind me ,sounds good an loud ) . i told him thanks its a BIG DOG , when you hear the BARK get ready for the BITE . thanks every one