Doug Thorley post-cat exhaust installed

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by mendo

I sprayed mine down with windex, real good, let it soak for about 30 seconds then they pulled right out.

I resprayed the new rods with windex and crammed them in.

the windex evaporates faster than WD-40, the WD-40 is more slippery.

Thanks. I'm having a hard time telling, should I be pulling them out from the inside (towards the exhaust) or from the outside (towards the tires), if they have a "cap".

[Thrilla from Manila]

Originally Posted by SunDiego

Thanks. I'm having a hard time telling, should I be pulling them out from the inside (towards the exhaust) or from the outside (towards the tires), if they have a "cap".

Toward the tires. my problem is having to remove the 2 bolts. how much force is needed to get these bolts off?

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by Thrilla from Manila

Toward the tires. my problem is having to remove the 2 bolts. how much force is needed to get these bolts off?

Finally - after using 3 different lubricants LOL I got them off.


I posted a reply in the other thread about the two bolts.

[Thrilla from Manila]

Originally Posted by SunDiego

Finally - after using 3 different lubricants LOL I got them off.


I posted a reply in the other thread about the two bolts.

Thanks I'm trying again tomorrow

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by Thrilla from Manila

Thanks I'm trying again tomorrow

No problem. Now I just gotta realign the dang gasket... that sucker is hard to get back in place!

[mendo]

Originally Posted by SunDiego

No problem. Now I just gotta realign the dang gasket... that sucker is hard to get back in place!

I understand, I went slow and even with the total time of flipping the wrench back and forth to get the bolts out was about an hour.

I really wasn't in a hurry, I feel I could do it in 45 minutes now.

Kinda like Yoda, be patient, it will get done.

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by mendo

I understand, I went slow and even with the total time of flipping the wrench back and forth to get the bolts out was about an hour.

I really wasn't in a hurry, I feel I could do it in 45 minutes now.

Kinda like Yoda, be patient, it will get done.

Exactly... I didn't want to rush things. I'm taking my time so it gets done right.

[FWOIII]

I have had my DTH pipes for 2 weeks and I love them. I am a very symmetrical kind of guy and my pipes are a half an inch off center to the left. Which means I had to cut off a little more lower bumper on the left to make everything look better. I know, it's being pickey, but just wondered if anyone else had the same issue.

[mvaldes]

Originally Posted by SunDiego

Anyone have any tips on removing the right and left "rods" on the stock exhaust (not sure what they're called) that are in the rubber pieces? I'm having trouble getting those out...

I used another poster's idea when I installed mine. Spray with WD-40 then use channel locks. If you put one jaw on the button of the post outside the hanger and the other jaw inside the hanger, all you have to do is squeeze the pliers and the rod comes right out of the hanger.

[SylenThunder]

Finished my install, when I get the pics uploaded to flicr I'll post a link, too many for a thread. The only real hard part was getting the heat sheild screws off. Finally just grabbed a pair of adjustable pliers and gripped the head to crank it out until I could use my fingers. The DTH side-exit sounds awesome, just as loud as I was hoping for, and no drone when cruisin'. I will have to find somewhere to make the audio files I recorded with my hd recorder of before an after, in and out.

Only dislike is that there was a pinhole air leak on the weld where the pipe from the car connects to the muffler. Not real worried about it though.

BTW... stock weighed 20lbs and DTH weighed 6lbs. Have photo comparison too, but still need to upload those pics.

Pics have been uploaded, you can see them here.