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Cat Back Exhaust Install 03 Mach1

Feared

Crazy Mach Driver
Here is the write up I did on my Exhaust install.

Basic tools are needed..
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1) Take Your brand new exhaust out of Package, and make sure everything is there.
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2) Jack up your car, and use jackstands!
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3) Remove Wheels.
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4) Remove the bolts at the rear of the H pipe.
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5)Since i decided not to cut my exhaust, this install was a little harder than most. I had to disconnect the shock from the axle, the other suspension link you see in the picture, and i also needed to disconnect the upper control arm just to get clearance to manuever the old exhaust out. Also when you remove your old exhaust from the hangers, use a lubericant to get them off. I had trouble with mine, and i used WD-40.
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6) Install new exhaust, SLP provided easy instuctions to install. Just remember to install everything loose, so that you can come back and adjust if needed. AND you WILL need to adjust your pipes.
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7) Repeat for the other side.
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8) Install all of your suspension. Then tighten your exhaust clamps when you are happy with the fit.
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9) Install your wheels. Put your car on the ground, and look at the difference!

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The hardest part was removing the old exhaust, just make sure you life your car high enough, and you wont have any problems.

sound clip..
 

Foxman

Well-Known Member
Nice right up.... I wish i would had got the 4 inch tip for the mach to but thats long gone now.... Good job Dustin
 
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wickedstangs

Guest
very nice.. Now thats how you do it. thanks.. Lets get some sound clips now...:)
 

Foxman

Well-Known Member
Just for the future, 1 thing i learned at school is never lift a car with spot welded axle tubes by the pumpkin. you will bend the axle tubes because of were the weight is put... Just so everyone knows..... the pinch weld on the side of the car is soppuse to be the strongest point to lift..
 

Feared

Crazy Mach Driver
Thanks guys!

The only reason i lifted it there was because the axle was at an angle, and the only way i could get it to turn back was lifting it from there. Are you talking about lifting it from the sides of the dif housing?
 

Foxman

Well-Known Member
anywhere in the middle oF the differential... the axle tubes are only spot welded and when the wieght of the car is on the axle tubes not the ground they have a tendecy to bend, the diff center section is not a recommended lift point!
 
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