DIY Cat-Back Exhaust S.I. 06-08

07_FG_4Dr_S.i. · 05-13-2008, 07:21 PM

Exhaust installed is LSD Power 4

Tools needed
1/2 inch breaker bar for the 14mm nuts there on there tight !
ratchet
14MM socket
10mm socket
White grease Spray can
PB blaster

Behind the cat there are 3 14MM bolts spray PB blaster to loosen up rusted nuts let them soak for minimum 10 minutes

Once all 3 14mm nuts are removed spray white grease on all the hangers !!! this will make everything a breeze
there a 3 hangers you will need to soak in white grease

once the exhaust no longer hangin from the hangers you have to remove 2 10MM bolts Holding the axleback exhaust these can be easily reached by just spinnin the entire exhaust to the desired location where you can remove those 2 axleback nuts

Removal of the rear passenger wheel will be neccesary and make everything real easy

once axleback is removed everything just floats right off

ON NEW EXHAUST >>>spray white grease on ALL hanger locations put everything on LOOOOOSE once everything is on now you can tighten all bolts

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^^^^^remove rubber hanger and relocate onto new exhaust

hope this was some kind of help took me about Hour and a half since i was by myself and had to find extra wood in the backyard to stack up under the car just to insure my safety

ALWAYS USE STAndS for car i didnt have any so i used 2 jacks and 2 large stacks of wood lol goodluck

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^^ you can see the wood i used and how i stacked it up

galaxygrey13 · 05-13-2008, 07:22 PM

Rep for you. I was about to make this diy but you beat me to it.

07_FG_4Dr_S.i. · 05-13-2008, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galaxygrey13

Rep for you. I was about to make this diy but you beat me to it.

yea im actually suprised i havnt seen one on this site so i just snapped a few pix from my iphone just hope it can help some people out any extra info can be PMD to me and il add it goodluck to everyone

galaxygrey13 · 05-13-2008, 07:27 PM

I was just playing i wasnt gonna actually do one. Im too lazy for that. Good job though. I hope it does help people and save them some money.

Grizam303 · 05-13-2008, 07:57 PM

Nice DIY, nice pictures, and nice wood.

mike_si_29 · 05-13-2008, 10:11 PM

Awesome job...

06kronsi · 05-13-2008, 10:16 PM

great diy, i'm planning on installing my vibrant exhaust this weekend...is it necessary to take off the rear passenger side wheel as pictured?

07_FG_4Dr_S.i. · 05-13-2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06kronsi

great diy, i'm planning on installing my vibrant exhaust this weekend...is it necessary to take off the rear passenger side wheel as pictured?

I Would have to say yes because behind the the rotor there are 2 10mm bolts to remove axle-back I mean you could try without but I saw it as impossible so I just threw up the e brake and removed tire its a piece of cake better to take 3min to take wheel off then get mad and struggle with trying to remove those bolts

navigator_04 · 05-13-2008, 11:27 PM

is your exhaust pipe hitting the metal shield and making a rattling noise? i had to get under the car a second time to bend the shield back...Rattling is gone!

07_FG_4Dr_S.i. · 05-14-2008, 02:38 AM

nope no rattling had a perfect install I got lucky

07_FG_4Dr_S.i. · 05-14-2008, 03:18 PM

is there a MOD that can put this in the DIY section possibly a sticky ?

galaxygrey13 · 05-14-2008, 03:43 PM

how about some rep for the man.

ciprich211 · 06-18-2008, 12:41 AM

sooo no welding is necessary for a catback?

I<3JDMcivics · 06-18-2008, 12:15 PM

If you buy a bolt on system thats for your car, then no.

cereal83 · 07-24-2008, 11:07 PM

I will be using this guide tomorrow to install my cat back system so I will try to get some additional pics also. I already bought the white grease, PB blaster and breaker bar so hopefully the install goes smoothly

IndyMike · 07-25-2008, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizam303

Nice DIY, nice pictures, and nice wood.<<That sounds wrong on so many levels!

Great DIY BTW I will also be referencing this once I get my Vibrant Catback after getting a high flow cat.

cereal83 · 07-25-2008, 10:52 AM

Ok I couldn't do it. 1 Bolt on the pipe attached to the cat is stripped and I have no way of taking it off. Thank god I live across the road from an exhaust place and they said they will do it for $25

05-13-2008, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
07_FG_4Dr_S.i. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NuEvA YoRk Posts: 436 Jason iTrader: 2 / 100%	DIY Cat-Back Exhaust S.I. 06-08 Exhaust installed is LSD Power 4 Tools needed 1/2 inch breaker bar for the 14mm nuts there on there tight ! ratchet 14MM socket 10mm socket White grease Spray can PB blaster Behind the cat there are 3 14MM bolts spray PB blaster to loosen up rusted nuts let them soak for minimum 10 minutes Once all 3 14mm nuts are removed spray white grease on all the hangers !!! this will make everything a breeze there a 3 hangers you will need to soak in white grease once the exhaust no longer hangin from the hangers you have to remove 2 10MM bolts Holding the axleback exhaust these can be easily reached by just spinnin the entire exhaust to the desired location where you can remove those 2 axleback nuts Removal of the rear passenger wheel will be neccesary and make everything real easy once axleback is removed everything just floats right off ON NEW EXHAUST >>>spray white grease on ALL hanger locations put everything on LOOOOOSE once everything is on now you can tighten all bolts ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^remove rubber hanger and relocate onto new exhaust hope this was some kind of help took me about Hour and a half since i was by myself and had to find extra wood in the backyard to stack up under the car just to insure my safety ALWAYS USE STAndS for car i didnt have any so i used 2 jacks and 2 large stacks of wood lol goodluck ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ you can see the wood i used and how i stacked it up Last edited by 07_FG_4Dr_S.i.; 05-13-2008 at 07:34 PM.

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05-13-2008, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
galaxygrey13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,467 Ignacio iTrader: 0 / 0%	Rep for you. I was about to make this diy but you beat me to it.

05-13-2008, 07:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
galaxygrey13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,467 Ignacio iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was just playing i wasnt gonna actually do one. Im too lazy for that. Good job though. I hope it does help people and save them some money.

05-13-2008, 07:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grizam303 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 529 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Nice DIY, nice pictures, and nice wood.

05-13-2008, 10:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
mike_si_29 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 350 Mike iTrader: 4 / 100%	Awesome job...

05-13-2008, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
06kronsi Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 82 James iTrader: 1 / 100%	great diy, i'm planning on installing my vibrant exhaust this weekend...is it necessary to take off the rear passenger side wheel as pictured?

05-13-2008, 11:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
navigator_04 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 126 iTrader: 1 / 100%	is your exhaust pipe hitting the metal shield and making a rattling noise? i had to get under the car a second time to bend the shield back...Rattling is gone!

05-14-2008, 02:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
07_FG_4Dr_S.i. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NuEvA YoRk Posts: 436 Jason iTrader: 2 / 100%	nope no rattling had a perfect install I got lucky

05-14-2008, 03:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
07_FG_4Dr_S.i. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NuEvA YoRk Posts: 436 Jason iTrader: 2 / 100%	is there a MOD that can put this in the DIY section possibly a sticky ?

05-14-2008, 03:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
galaxygrey13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,467 Ignacio iTrader: 0 / 0%	how about some rep for the man.

06-18-2008, 12:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
ciprich211 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warren, Pennsylvania Age: 25 Posts: 130 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	sooo no welding is necessary for a catback?

06-18-2008, 12:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
I<3JDMcivics Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Clayton Posts: 29 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you buy a bolt on system thats for your car, then no.

07-24-2008, 11:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
cereal83 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 341 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I will be using this guide tomorrow to install my cat back system so I will try to get some additional pics also. I already bought the white grease, PB blaster and breaker bar so hopefully the install goes smoothly

07-25-2008, 10:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
cereal83 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 341 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ok I couldn't do it. 1 Bolt on the pipe attached to the cat is stripped and I have no way of taking it off. Thank god I live across the road from an exhaust place and they said they will do it for $25