Hey qwerty
Yes, will be going the straight-through pipe, so no muffler. Seems to be the way to go, especially for 3.0L, based on opinions in this forum and others.
Mudski, are the extra studs and bolts for situations like :
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...s-on-dump-pipe
?
Will email you now Mudski, as might as well do the ECG blocking while I am in there too.
Cheers