$229.04 to install my exhaust system....
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IMO most PITA part is the rubber hangers. i use some WD40 and some plumber pliers... put the one side of pliers onto the metal tip and the other side on the rubber hanger and squize the hanger off that way... once the rubber hanger is over the end alittle its easy to remove.
otherwise those dam hangers are a huge PITA!
otherwise those dam hangers are a huge PITA!
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those 3 header bolts doesnt matter how they go in to much... just turn them in as much as you can by hand and then put the nuts on them and tighten em down.
just remember to retorque your bolts after you drive a bit. it may not be needed. i still have to check mine. im to lazy and i dont drive it much.
just remember to retorque your bolts after you drive a bit. it may not be needed. i still have to check mine. im to lazy and i dont drive it much.
header on!! i drove it around the block with just the header, and i set off some one car alarm that was on the side of the road. then i went and tighten the header bolts agin, two were lose. im going to keep checking them, beucase i dont want to snap the studs THAT WOULD MAKE ME CRY!!! rest of it will go on tomorrow.
I didnt use RTV on the block, like you said. only on the down pipe.
I didnt use RTV on the block, like you said. only on the down pipe.
thanks GUY'S.. I MAY START TO Do MY OWN oil change to, now that i have these ramps, it shouldn't be that hard, drain,fill,check dip stick? what special oil filter tool do i need? . they charge me $55 to change the trans fluid with the fluid i bought.
my oil changes cost $45. i think i can change it myself twice for that price. Whats a good oil filter?
my oil changes cost $45. i think i can change it myself twice for that price. Whats a good oil filter?
Last edited by enigma34; May 21, 2009 at 06:28 PM.
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header on!! i drove it around the block with just the header, and i set off some one car alarm that was on the side of the road. then i went and tighten the header bolts agin, two were lose. im going to keep checking them, beucase i dont want to snap the studs THAT WOULD MAKE ME CRY!!! rest of it will go on tomorrow.
I didnt use RTV on the block, like you said. only on the down pipe.
I didnt use RTV on the block, like you said. only on the down pipe.
make sure to check the midway flange bolts too. that's what caused my repeatedly blowing gasket... i didn't check them and it came loose and blew the gasket... over and over again.
P.S. it's the head not the block
for oil filters I use a K&N... like $10 but it's got a 1" nut welded on the end which makes removal so much easier. Don't get fram, they make crappy filter elements. Mobil1 filters are identical to K&N, except they don't have the welded-on nut and they have different labeling on them. Purolator Gold filters are like $4 and they are GREAT. Highly recommended. Only reason I use K&N over the Purolator is because the welded-on nut makes it that much more convenient, because I am always losing my oil filter wrench... and it's a tight area to work with anyway.
Last edited by trustdestruction; May 21, 2009 at 07:42 PM.
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+1 for k&n. Good trust worthy name and they were smart enough to put the nut on top. Yea that area down there is very tight so any help you can get is big. Oil changes are easy, hardest part is keeping it from spilling on ur drive way.