I was worried about that myself but took the plunge and was happy I did. I would say the muffler is 10 maybe 15 degree's off of 90 degrees so not near as bad as some other exhausts. It also hangs remarkably level, maybe 5-10 degrees down...

I went the extra step of painting the rear can black so it wouldn't be so bling bling and it deffinately helps it with the stealthy looks.

 

I found that during installation that if you use one of the 3 hole hangers off the stock exhaust, it makes the exhaust hang in the center of the bumper hole. It also adds to the rigidity of the exhaust and it doesn't sway side to side as bad as using just the 2 hole.

 

Here is 1st and 2nd gear slow shifting just to hear it. For a 75mm exhaust its not loud at all