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has anyone installed headers and catback?


00tegra
04-21-2004, 01:48 PM
i was wondering if anyone has installed headers and catback exhasuts. if so, about how long does it take? and is there anything that i should know before doing it?

kicker1_solo
04-21-2004, 01:52 PM
couple hours if you've never done it before. It's not too bad of a job, the worst thing you could run into is bolts and nuts that don't want to come off. Get yourself a can of WD-40 or something along those lines. Good luck with everything.

00tegra
04-21-2004, 01:54 PM
i got an air ratchet and a good set of tools. i go prepared!

thanks for the quick reply!

kicker1_solo
04-21-2004, 02:46 PM
good deal, tear it up. :)

chris26969
04-21-2004, 03:00 PM
how did you guys do it , jw . Did you put the two front tires on ramps then take them down adn do the back two tires. How do you guys around here do your cars in your driveways or rig it up with a jack and hope for the best..lol.

kicker1_solo
04-21-2004, 03:03 PM
I jack the front end of my car up, do the front, then switch to the back.

IntegraB16
04-21-2004, 07:16 PM
What kind of jacks are you guys using? I have a nice low hydro floor jack. I just slide it under the car and up it goes. I have ramps for the front and then I can jack up the back and put some jack stands under there. Is anyone still using the stock jack that came with their car?

KoRnboy
04-21-2004, 09:09 PM
I used the stock jack a couple times till I got a 2 and half ton jack :bigthumb: it was a bitch.

integralover
04-21-2004, 09:13 PM
hell, i went to the store that i bought it from and went behind there shop put the stock jack under my back passenger side, jacked it up and was done in an hour. but do watch out for the stubborn bolts. and that was the exhaust. the header just lift up the front. and that one could be tough. good luck with everything.:bigthumb:

98-ls
04-21-2004, 09:48 PM
i did it on jack stands, but i couldnt get the bolts to losen the first time because i couldnt get enough leverage, so i took it to an shop they told me 150 bucks to put on a bolt on catback, i couldnt belive it so i gave them 10 dollars to lossen the bolts and i went home and did it myself

integralover
04-21-2004, 10:56 PM
:iamwithst
i did the same with my cat. and the header. damn bolts felt like they were welded on

94tegRS
04-21-2004, 11:45 PM
use the stock jack everytime, no other jack fits under my cars, and I cant drive them up the ramps to get em high enough to use a regular jack.

TheNotoriousMogg
04-22-2004, 01:46 AM
I jack the front end of my car up, do the front, then switch to the back.

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