New exhaust install

[paulbrapp]

Purchased a new exhaust from atlantic british yesterday and should be receiving it tomorrow. Anyone have any tips or special techniques I should know when I put it on. I have the rave cd and printed all the pages concerning the swap out. I did not have to get new cats it is only from them back.

Any help greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Paul

97 D1

 

[Two Cold Soakers]

The union bolts (behind the 'Y') up under the transfer case region may be rusty. Start now with penetrant.

Have a sawzall, hand grinder, and drill handy.

I seem to remember cutting the old pipe off just behind the junction allowed much better access to the stubborn union bolts.

Have safety goggles on. I also like earplugs.

The rubber isolator/hanger come off much easier if you give the holes a squirt of oil. Likewise, they go on the stud much easier when lubricated.

 

[antichrist]

If you're replacing the whole thing, and the union nuts aren't flakey rusty, in other words still a snug socket fit, I wouldn't worry about penatrant. The studs will just snap if they are too rusted.
I would use it on the pipe to manifold nuts though.

 

[flyfisher11]

You know that union is a bugger and always seems to leak a little. Has anyone just chopped it out and put a sleeve over both ends?

Cheers,

Mike

 

[JWilliams]

I agree... I put a borla cat back on a couple years ago. Everytime I loose a manifold stud and have to readjust them, that union leaks a little and it takes me at least 30 min. to get it sealed back up to where I am happy with it. I never really thought about cutting both ends off and using a sleeve... that makes sense if there is room. It would eliminate the hassle of trying to adjust it all the time.

 

[flyfisher11]

I agree... I put a borla cat back on a couple years ago. Everytime I loose a manifold stud and have to readjust them, that union leaks a little and it takes me at least 30 min. to get it sealed back up to where I am happy with it. I never really thought about cutting both ends off and using a sleeve... that makes sense if there is room. It would eliminate the hassle of trying to adjust it all the time.

Yep mine's a Borla too, and although the Borla cat back is the cat's ass, it has always given me trouble there. I may just do it soon. I'll let you know how it goes.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[ptschram]

Removing the flange is a bad idea if you ever expect to need to get into anything that requires dropping either the exhaust or the Y-pipe.

Mrs. PT took her LWB to a toothless exhaust guy... He cut the flanges off and welded the pipes together. Of course, the truck now needs a transfer case and then, probably an exhaust!

 

[flyfisher11]

Removing the flange is a bad idea if you ever expect to need to get into anything that requires dropping either the exhaust or the Y-pipe.

Mrs. PT took her LWB to a toothless exhaust guy... He cut the flanges off and welded the pipes together. Of course, the truck now needs a transfer case and then, probably an exhaust!

What about a sleeve with clamps?

 

[ptschram]

What about a sleeve with clamps?

Have you ever tried to disassemble on after it's been there awhile? And then, reassemble it again?

It ain't easy.

 

[paulbrapp]

Alright guys thanks.