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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Stock Muffler removal?

Can't seem to find a DIY for removing the stock exhaust. Seems pretty straight forward by looking at it, but just want to make sure i'm not missing anything or could use some pointers to remove it without doing damage.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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make sure you have a friend or something, don't let that thing drop on you when you're taking it out... it's pretty simple, you just unbolt it basically... but you're gonna have to use A LOT of force to get them off... and use WD40 to spray on the bolts if it's hard to come off... it should come out into 3 pieces...

are you taking the cats out as well? what exhaust are you replacing it with?
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Just the Tanabe setup going in. So I just need the rear section out. That is three pieces? Looks like one?
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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WD-40 will be ur new best friend, spray all the bolts. it will make them easier to unbolt them
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nogoodname007
WD-40 will be ur new best friend, spray all the bolts. it will make them easier to unbolt them
What about the rubber hangers? any way of getting the hooks out easier?
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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spray wd40 onto the exhaust hangers because you're gonna have to pull them out... and sometimes it's a pain... hold on let me take pics of the stock exhaust...
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Graham Crackers
What about the rubber hangers? any way of getting the hooks out easier?
not really, just spray some more WD-40 and pull it out.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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hm reformatted my comp, can't get the pics uploaded lol but yeah there's 2 rubber hangers you have to remove from the stock muffler and unbolt 2 bolts on each side of the mid section of the exhaust that connects to the muffler
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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just the bolts on the upper part of the pic is what is needed to be removed.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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thanks, i'll go drop the muffler on my face in a couple hours maybe.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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It's gonna be real tight and hard to do it with no ramps.

you will not fit under the G37 and be able to remove the muffler unless if u'r paper thin....lol
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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just the bolts on the upper part of the pic is what is needed to be removed.
Damn, someone got the HKS cannons. Nice!
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