Racing Beat Catback... put it on myself or let the pros do it?
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I will be doing it Friday now, with the help of fellow forum member MaxDuo. We'll see how it goes.
On a side note, I can't believe how light the exhaust system is. The boxes are huge, but not at all heavy.
On a side note, I can't believe how light the exhaust system is. The boxes are huge, but not at all heavy.
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instead of four jackstands, and a floor jack, why not throw some old tired in a pile.....that way you don't have a floor jack in the way....four jackstands isn't a bad idea though....
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Racing Beat Catback... Update, I got it done
Alright! Mother Nature may have tried to stop me from putting it on, but dammit, I got it on anyway! We started everything at 10:00 AM, but didn't get done until 5:30 or so. This isn't because it took that long to get the work done, the work itself took maybe an hour and a half...
Anyway, it's on, and it works fine. The exhaust is quite foul, as my car runs super-rich right now. I noticed some holes in my old Y-pipe, I'm guessing some exhaust escaped through there, making it not quite as foul as what I'm smelling now. I can't detect any leaks in anything, so all is good.
One question I still have though-The drivers side muffler hangs quite a big lower than the passengers side. I left the original hangar donuts on there, but also tried some more that I bought and neither helped any, it was still hanging a little low. It's not loose at all, you can't push it very much in any direction. I seem to recall hearing someone else talk about this issue in one of the threads I was searching when I did my original research, but I don't recall there being any type of solution to the problem.
It's no big deal, but does anyone have a fix?
Anyway, it's on, and it works fine. The exhaust is quite foul, as my car runs super-rich right now. I noticed some holes in my old Y-pipe, I'm guessing some exhaust escaped through there, making it not quite as foul as what I'm smelling now. I can't detect any leaks in anything, so all is good.
One question I still have though-The drivers side muffler hangs quite a big lower than the passengers side. I left the original hangar donuts on there, but also tried some more that I bought and neither helped any, it was still hanging a little low. It's not loose at all, you can't push it very much in any direction. I seem to recall hearing someone else talk about this issue in one of the threads I was searching when I did my original research, but I don't recall there being any type of solution to the problem.
It's no big deal, but does anyone have a fix?
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Originally posted by Forcus
Well, not on the pinch welds.
I either put the jacks under the suspension pivot points or under the subframe/unibody frame rail.
But for what the original poster was talking about, it would catch the car in a fall... more important than having straight pinch welds
Well, not on the pinch welds.
I either put the jacks under the suspension pivot points or under the subframe/unibody frame rail.
But for what the original poster was talking about, it would catch the car in a fall... more important than having straight pinch welds
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To fix the problem of one can hanging lower that the other, remove the can and bend the metal hanger so it either hangs lower or higher (whichever you need). take a long screw driver and use it as a lever to pry it up. put some cloth over the can so dont scratch it. thats what i did with my HKS cat back that i also ordered from mazdatrix. good luck.
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