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Old May 29, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Hi everyone, I just got my magnaflow 16699 exhaust in the mail and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks for install? I heard to put anti seize on the bolts, but I dont know if there is anything else you could recommend? Thanks.
 

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Old May 29, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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heat them up with a tourch
 
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do you mean to take off the old one or puttin on the new one?
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Man, people need to start putting question marks at the end of the title. Every time i see titles like this I think,"Oooh! Something new to learn." But nope, just questions.
 
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Loosen factory clamps, wiggle tail pipe out of muffler and hangers. Remove said tail pipe.
Repeat for the muffler, remove muffler. If you have a front resonator between the muffelr and Y-pipe, remove front clamp and wiggle mid pipe from Y-pipe.
Install new kit per instructions.
I had no front resonator so I didn't change the mid pipe.
I removed my stock exhaust and installed my Magnaflow 16700 Kit in just over an hour.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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thanks LX, seems straightforward enogh, DITRI i was planning on putting pick step by step after I do it today to show anything I ran into.
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jumbonas
Hi everyone, I just got my magnaflow 16699 exhaust in the mail and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks for install? I heard to put anti seize on the bolts, but I dont know if there is anything else you could recommend? Thanks.
What bolts are you putting anti seize on, the exhaust clamps? I have found that when you are putting the tailpipes into the muffler that putting a little grease on the end of the pipe that goes into the muffler makes it much easier to get the pipes to seat all of the way into the muffler as well as making it easier to adjust the pipes once they are in the muffler.
 
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and if your ganna put anti seize on your bolts you can forget about that cuz its jus ganna burn off, you will prolly have a pain in the *** of a time removing them in the furture but what the heck, thats what sawzalls are for!!
 
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Originally Posted by sublimedude
and if your ganna put anti seize on your bolts you can forget about that cuz its jus ganna burn off, you will prolly have a pain in the *** of a time removing them in the furture but what the heck, thats what sawzalls are for!!
If the old exhaust is going in the trash, there is no better way to remove it IMO.
 
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