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exhaust installation today..help with mrt axleback - 2/27/2007 2:17:26 PM

yomofoitzjay

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hey guys i bought the mrt exhaust for my v6...it should be hear any min...any one know how long and how hard it is to install...i got work at 6 ...and it should be here around 3...so i got like 3 hours...to work...i heard its easy..any tips on how to install it..also are their bolts i gotta remove to get the old one out...thanks..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 2:54:21 PM

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Yeah, it's easy.

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 3:15:33 PM

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Its very easy................the stock muffler needs a little elbow grease to get off but after that.....no problem.....with the MRT theres more room to work with because of the shape. Took me like 20 minutes......to install my MRT

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 3:17:10 PM

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Should be pretty easy; I got my Magnaflow installed in about an hour.

Some things I would suggest if you don't have them already, or if they are not included with your muffler package:
* Locktite for the bolts
* A U-clamp is better than a circular clamp
* If the MRT doesn't have 3 hangars (the Magnaflow came with 2), you might need to buy some flexible metal and bolt it to the 3rd hangar assembly.

Sorry if I didn't get the terminology right :-p

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 3:39:51 PM

yomofoitzjay

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how many bolts and such do i gotta take off...and thanks for all the helpp

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 4:51:03 PM

yomofoitzjay

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hey guys i need some help real quick..i got 20 more mins to work on it...it wont come out..also are you suppost to take all the screws out around it..man i took many out..that didnt affect it..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 5:16:55 PM

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Loosen up your exhaust hangers by unbolting them.. it should give it a little more give so you'll have more room to maneauver it out. When installing the MRT one it's very easy to just slip it in.

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 5:26:49 PM

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i cant get the mrt to line up with the exisitng hangers..their close but i cant get it..please help

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 6:10:52 PM

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hey guys now im at work..took my dads navi..but i deff got to fix this when i get back from work..does anyone have advice why the exhaust is not fitting in the stock exhaust hangers..anyone else with mrt exhaust please help..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 8:02:32 PM

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put ur damn strength into it and push it on there...u gotta twist it on so that it is all the way on! Shine a flashlight and make sure that that slit in the muffler fitment is filled with the midpipe. Also, you only use two of the hangers...the one towards the mid-pipe and the one towards the rear of the car....they look pretty identical. Have fun.

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 8:34:20 PM

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ok thanks..ill give it a try when i go home..what can i spray on their to make it go in smoothely..shouldi put some wd40 on it...also im deff sure the hangers dont fit...is it safe to bend them to make it fit..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 9:41:30 PM

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I just did this last week...

1) I got under the car and located all three hangers and their bolts.
2) removed the bolts to all three hanger (6 bolts total if I remember right)
3) loosened the clamp on the end tube of the stock muffler.
4) rotated the stock muffler back and forth till it came off.. took a while cause it's big and there isn't much rotation room.
5) moved the stock muffler over and placed it next to the MRT and moved the two hangers over to the MRT.
6) got back under the car and inserted the end tube into the exhaust and roted back and forth till the MRT could go no further.
7) rotated the MRT slightly so the hangers lined with the bolt holes and bolted them in.
8) tightened the bolt on the connector clamp.

that was it... took like 20-25 minutes total.

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 10:15:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tenchi71

I just did this last week...

1) I got under the car and located all three hangers and their bolts.
2) removed the bolts to all three hanger (6 bolts total if I remember right)
3) loosened the clamp on the end tube of the stock muffler.
4) rotated the stock muffler back and forth till it came off.. took a while cause it's big and there isn't much rotation room.
5) moved the stock muffler over and placed it next to the MRT and moved the two hangers over to the MRT.
6) got back under the car and inserted the end tube into the exhaust and roted back and forth till the MRT could go no further.
7) rotated the MRT slightly so the hangers lined with the bolt holes and bolted them in.
8) tightened the bolt on the connector clamp.

that was it... took like 20-25 minutes total.

i cant get that part..do u have pics of urs...it would really help..thanks for the help though

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 10:44:01 PM

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Don't really see what the problem is, just loosen up the hangers so they're just barely on there, and put the muffler through both of the holes at once, push it back towards the bumper and it should slip right onto the exhaust pipe, then tighten everything

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:31:52 PM

yomofoitzjay

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ok thanks guys..i got it to work...sounds pretty good...and thanks ry05stang...

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:42:25 PM

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no problem, make sure u have someone else sit in the car and rev for u while youre outside, sounds great

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:46:14 PM

yomofoitzjay

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lol ok ill do that tommrmow..i had finish installing it at 11:30..so it kinda waked up the neighbors..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:48:17 PM

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so it kinda waked up the neighbors..

It'd be a pretty big disappointment if it didn't wake up the neighbors, wouldn't it?

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:52:37 PM

yomofoitzjay

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lol...that is true..but i wasnt expenting that loud outta one exhaust..

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RE: exhaust installation today.. - 2/27/2007 11:55:40 PM

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My old-aged neighbors always look out their window as I drive by in the morning with my single Flowmaster AT. And that's even at low RPMs. Loud exhausts are fun.

Just wait till you get out on some long stretches of road and lay into it a bit. Roll the windows down, buddy, make some noise.

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