Everything seems to fit o.k. There is less than a 1/4 inch between the exhaust and the floor board. Right now I don't need a heater, but this summer's gonna be a pregnant dog. I probably will build a heat shield for it soon. It would be nice to find tubing that is oval like they use on nascar's systems. Before the drivetrain lift there was a lot of noise due to the collector contacting the frame and the solid motor mounts. Now that it has rubber mounts it is nice and quiet. In double low it has a pleasant gear whirring sound that is a lot quieter than some of the 203/205 doublers I've rode in. Seems like most of the noise comes from the adapter between the 700r4 and the front case.