Finished Accufab pipes install!1 person, 3 hours, no decklid removal, no jack,no lift
I wanted to share with everyone who doesn't have a lift or a few people to help out with an exhaust install. You can do it with 1 person!
Truthfully, I didn't expect to be able to complete the job on my own and was surprised that I didn't need to call a few buddies to help me out.
Here are some tricks:
1) You really don't have to remove the decklid. If you think about it, the decklid is higher than the rear surround that it attaches to and the decklid is higher. I didn't remove the rear under engine cover either. I just removed the rearmost 8 bolts and this dropped it enough to get the clearance I needed.
2) You have to put some muscle into it. When you lift the stock muffler from the area, I took 1 side and lifted it on top of the area where the stock airbox resides. Then I went to the other side and did the same. Then laid a towel over the rear brace points and lifted each side onto that, and then put one foot on the rear tire and bear hugged the muffler and pulled it out. It really wasn't that bad. I wasn't sure I could lift it, but since it was starting from such a high point it made it easy.
3) I thought I was going to have to drop the tranny to get the muffler out because clearance was tight and this would have made it a 2 person job. However, 2 things gave me the clearance I was looking for. After removing the upper grill above the exhaust tips and pushing the tranny arm forward and down, it gave me a few more inches of clearance I was looking for.
4) Since the decklid was not removed, the installation of the new pipes was a cinch!
5) It took 3 hours and would probably take 2.5 now that I have done it and learned a few things.
Hope this helps!
I wanted to share with everyone who doesn't have a lift or a few people to help out with an exhaust install. You can do it with 1 person!
Truthfully, I didn't expect to be able to complete the job on my own and was surprised that I didn't need to call a few buddies to help me out.
Here are some tricks:
1) You really don't have to remove the decklid. If you think about it, the decklid is higher than the rear surround that it attaches to and the decklid is higher. I didn't remove the rear under engine cover either. I just removed the rearmost 8 bolts and this dropped it enough to get the clearance I needed.
2) You have to put some muscle into it. When you lift the stock muffler from the area, I took 1 side and lifted it on top of the area where the stock airbox resides. Then I went to the other side and did the same. Then laid a towel over the rear brace points and lifted each side onto that, and then put one foot on the rear tire and bear hugged the muffler and pulled it out. It really wasn't that bad. I wasn't sure I could lift it, but since it was starting from such a high point it made it easy.
3) I thought I was going to have to drop the tranny to get the muffler out because clearance was tight and this would have made it a 2 person job. However, 2 things gave me the clearance I was looking for. After removing the upper grill above the exhaust tips and pushing the tranny arm forward and down, it gave me a few more inches of clearance I was looking for.
4) Since the decklid was not removed, the installation of the new pipes was a cinch!
5) It took 3 hours and would probably take 2.5 now that I have done it and learned a few things.
Hope this helps!
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