I ordered at full RB exhaust about 2 weeks ago. That is the down pipe, pre-silencer, and cat-back. It will probably be here in a week. The shop I ordered it from is going to charge me $150 to install it.

Does anyone know how hard or easy it is to install. Me and my friend know an average amout about cars but not a lot, do you think we will be able to do it in a few hours or should i just fork out the $150 for professional installiation?

-Tim

 

do it yourself, its easy.

 

bumpity.

Getting to the downpipe bolts may be a bit of a challenge, but the rest of the exhaust is easy. You just need jackstands and some new rubber holders that connect the exhaust to the frame.

 

pay somebody else. they **** it up they're responsable and have to fix it.

 

Isn't the car a N/A?

$150 is way to much for this install, even if it was a Turbo.

The DP is not hard to install once to understand how to move the metal tabs holding the nuts down.

If you have a N/A.. do it yourself.. its 4 bolts holding the manifold on. too easy...

 

it's pretty easy to do yourself, just as long as you have a few jack stands where you can get the car at a good height and have a good bit of free arm and hand movement to remove the stock bolts. I'm telling you right now, those bolts are going to be a biotch to get off, but with enough effort they'll budge Good luck to you.

Marshall

 

I guess I will do it myself then because it is an n/a. Thanks guys.

 

its quite easy after you do it 3 times in a row, stupid emmisions testing

 

Another RX-7 owner realizing to do stuff right and cheap you gotta do it yourself...have fun man..oh yeah one thought its gonna be a bitch the first time you take everything off but it gets far more easier the next time you'll have to do it

 

Get a can of PB Blaster (I think thats the name) spray the bolts with it, let it soak overnight. Have a nice breaker bar with extension. You'll be all set. Oh, a pair of gloves to cut down on the knuckle bustin fun. Do it yourself.

 

do it yourself, really easy, but use easy off of whatever to lube the bolts around the downpipe

 

Man there is only one thing to use when it comes to getting off exhaust bolts, Pb catalyst spray, that **** will get them off in a matter of seconds. Saved my *** many a times when working on a 1980 firsts gen.

 

After actually going and looking at the can, its PB Blaster power catalyst something or other They have it at autozone and probably a lot of other places.

 

Really? why not use a grinder, takes longer but is alot more fun with sparks flying. Plus it looks really cool.

 

Heh I did that on my 90 GTU to get a damn presilencer bolt off, NO GOGGLES EITHER Real men only need one eye anyways right?

 

and in turn they look like that guy in your avatar

 

hahaha

 

ok, thans guys.

 

Good luck, its going to take you a while as those exhaust bolts get awful comfy where they are and don't like to come off. I ended up cutting the nuts off of my mufflers when I did my install with a hack saw as I did not have a grinder since I am at school. That took me about 6 hours of laying on my back and cursing a lot.

Ben

 

**** that do it yourself, it will take around 3-4 hours if your car has all that **** on top of the turbo, the dp bolts will be the hardest part

 

...lmao...
(sorry that it blew though)

 

yeah it was funny when I was done, but not while I was doing it

 

if you have access to a air compressor and a impact wrench it make removing exhausts A LOT easier.

 

oh yea cuz we all got those lying around the garage! haha

- James

 

That why I said if you have access But it sure is nice to have one