Cheezebandit
I'm Awesome
I definitely don't hate the exhaust, just louder than expected really. I love spintech mufflers I've had them on just about every car or truck I've owned in the last 20 years. These were just the most aggressive ones I've used.You've probably heard me say it before,"If you're gonna Rock-n-Roll you've got to play the music loud"
Wish you luck with thicker gaskets but in my experience thicker is not always better.
It looks like your clamp wasn't all the way up on the hose. Uneven loading of the clamp may have caused it to fail.
I've had good luck with these gaskets in the past.
Clamp was all the way down definitely not ideal. But the clamp was just a junk piece I had laying around. I expected it to last more than 9 miles lol it definitely made for a fun few turns to get home with all the coolant pouring out