Cat-Back Magnaflow Exhaust Installation - This system is designed to release the maximum horsepower and torque from your motor.
- This system can better your gas mileage by lowering your motors resistance. This means the systems can pay for themselves over time.
- Prepare to turn heads. The sound of these systems is extremely clean and deep.
- Systems installation is direct bolt on. All systems and pipes are custom made to fit your make and model.
- These systems are great for show. All systems are full T304 stainless steel.
- You can drive on any roads. These systems are extremely durable.
- Feel confident with your purchase, they come with a 3 year warranty.
- You can adjust the sound with a silencer gasket that is included.
Installation: 1. Disconnect the negative terminal of the battery. Jack up the rear of the car. Put it either up on ramps or on jack stands. I prefer ramps, there's more elbow room over jack stands. 2. Get under the car and spray everything exhaust related from the catalytic convertors back with a penetrating lubricant. I recommend 'Blaster' brand. This includes nuts, bolts, rubber hangers, the bolts holding the rubber hangers, everything. 3. Remove the nuts on the muffler hanger (4 x 17 mm) using the impact wrench (1.). Swing the muffler back off the pre-silencer and bracket studs. 4. Use a pry bar to pop the muffler off of it's rubber hangers. Do the front one first and let the muffler hang down a bit to help pop the hangers out of the rear mounts (Orange Dots in 2. and 3. are on the pry bar for placement). 5. Remove the muffler from under the car and perform the same procedure on the other side. 6. Remove the safety bracket from under the front of the pre-silencer section of the exhaust (4 x 12 mm). Using the impact wrench, the extension, the U-joint and sockets in whatever combination works best, remove the nuts and bolts from the catalytic convertors holding the pre-silencer in place (4.). The U-joint will help the most with the nuts on the top part (5.). Slip the rear hangers off the pre-silencer, then remove it from the car. For BandB systems with the dual 4.5" oval tips, remove the rear tow hooks (4 x 14 mm), the tips won't fit in there with the hooks in the way. For 3" systems skip to step 8. 7. Hang the new metal gaskets on the studs of the catalytic convertors. Put anti-seize compound on the studs and bolts. Figure out which end is up for the X/H pipe, it's difficult to flip it over once it's under the car (6.). Stab the X/H pipe onto the catalytic convertor studs. The gaskets will be hanging down, that's OK for now. Run the rear hanger studs through the rear flange on the X/H pipe to hang then entire piece in place. Use a finger to swing the metal gaskets up into place. Skip to step 11. 8. With the larger O.D. on the 3", things get really tight around the studs. 'Cap' nuts are definitely needed. These are really thin walled nuts. The 17 mm OEMs have a lot of metal involved. The cap nuts will be 14mm, but still have the same I.D. A set of bolts with the same threads will be needed as well with 14mm heads. The 17 mms WILL NOT FIT. Before really getting into this, I suggest crawling under the rear of the car and popping off one of the nuts holding the muffler to the pre-silencer for a thread reference. Then got to Pep-Boys or the local import speed shop and get the right hardware. The kit would consist of: 6 nuts and 6 bolts total. 2 nuts and 2 bolts for the X/H pipe to catalytic convertor. 4 nuts and 4 bolts for the muffler to X/H-pipe. The most trick method would be having hex headed bolts, this solves a lot of the headache of the 3" system. I did this with mine when mating up 3" test pipes to the 3" X pipe on my BandB, SO much easier. 9.Put a small bead of Copper Seal on the catalytic convertor flange. Put anti-seize compound on the studs and bolts. Figure out which end is up for the X/H pipe, it's difficult to flip it over once it's under the car (6.). Stab the X/H pipe onto the catalytic convertor studs. Start the lower bolts first to hold the X/H pipe up, then start the nuts. Don't tighten them just yet. Once again, the 3" causes some clearance problems. The hangers that provide the connection between the muffler section and the X/H-pipe won't fit. Remove the hangers (2 x 12mm) to get them out of the way. Magnaflow Exhaust
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