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05-09-07, 12:44 AM
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my new hangers for my revt2 system are coming tomorrow
and i want to do it myself. since its a bolt on app should i expect
any real diffculty doing it myself as opposed to paying 80 bucks for
some honda muffler shop guy to do it?
and i want to do it myself. since its a bolt on app should i expect
any real diffculty doing it myself as opposed to paying 80 bucks for
some honda muffler shop guy to do it?
05-09-07, 07:40 AM
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Assuming that your in situ exhaust comes off without drama, the RB catback(?) system bolts up pretty easily.
I hung my mufflers in place first (cause they're bloody heavy) and then installed the y-pipe, loosely bolting it all together as I went along.
A floor jack makes lifting the y-pipe into place and getting the hangers screwed in almost painless.
Not having a full hanger kit at hand I went to PepBoys and purchased a selection of (what looked like) suitable hangers and then mixed and matched till the exhaust hung correctly.
Save yourself- or whoever comes after you- future grief and use new hardware (stainless, preferably), liberally coated with anti-sieze.
After running the system for a week or so, go back and retighten all your connections- heat cycling may have loosened them a bit- and you're good to go.
All in all, I'd say I spent under two hours installing the catback, including jacking up the car and getting her on stands. Whether this is worth $80 to you is obviously your decision.
I'll note that my car still had good inner muffler hangers in place- they're the ones that are up high, kinda wedged next to the fuel tank. They seem like they could be a real PITA to replace/install- if your car needs them, factor that time into the job as well.
I hung my mufflers in place first (cause they're bloody heavy) and then installed the y-pipe, loosely bolting it all together as I went along.
A floor jack makes lifting the y-pipe into place and getting the hangers screwed in almost painless.
Not having a full hanger kit at hand I went to PepBoys and purchased a selection of (what looked like) suitable hangers and then mixed and matched till the exhaust hung correctly.
Save yourself- or whoever comes after you- future grief and use new hardware (stainless, preferably), liberally coated with anti-sieze.
After running the system for a week or so, go back and retighten all your connections- heat cycling may have loosened them a bit- and you're good to go.
All in all, I'd say I spent under two hours installing the catback, including jacking up the car and getting her on stands. Whether this is worth $80 to you is obviously your decision.
I'll note that my car still had good inner muffler hangers in place- they're the ones that are up high, kinda wedged next to the fuel tank. They seem like they could be a real PITA to replace/install- if your car needs them, factor that time into the job as well.
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