Just bought my N1 exhaust. How easy is the install?
 

Hey guys just bought my invidia n1 exhaust. I am pretty noob when it comes to installling stuff on cars.
what tools will i need for this type of job?

would anyone be able to explain the installation process?

thank you

PB Blaster. Couple ratchets, couple sockets.

No tools required.

Just let down the back of the back seat, place exhaust inside, drive up to your local auto shop and have them install it.

Have a cup of coffee and read a car magazine. They will have it installed before you finish your cup of coffee. Pay them about $35, then drive around and be amazed as to how much faster your car is (or at least sounds).

No tools, no laying on a cold , hard concrete floor, no skinned knuckles …..:popcorn:


humfrz

i'll be the first helpful poster (depending on how many people post while i'm typing)

if you ever want to swap back, there's an amazing tool to help remove exhaust hangers.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/317ZI6RmQgL.jpg

these pliers are totally worth the cost.

basic hand tools needed otherwise.

buy the tools, and be the exhaust-install-guru on your block, charge $35 each time, and pay off your new pliers on install 1. (check amazon for the plier)

look up exhaust hanger pliers

would you be able to briefly explain the install process?

thanks

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24139

I used that diy. Should be all the info you need.

unbolt stock exhaust, bolt on new exhaust. start car, check for leaks. done

I'm a noob at mods and I installed the N1 all by myself.

I used WD40, ratchet and spanner.

I put the car up on self made wooden/brick ramps. The most difficult bit is getting the OEM exhaust off the rubber brackets that hold it. That's where you need WD40 and to push the brackets/mounts side to side to losen them up.

Everything else is pretty easy to figure out. I installed the N1 in sections, losely connecting them to the hangers and each other before aligning them and torquing them up. You have to re-use the OEM gasket and bolts/springs that connect to the cat (the very front of the section you'll be working on).

I would advise having a 2nd person to help you, but it isnt necessary.

Make sure you're using the silicon spray version of WD-40 and not regular WD-40. That will cause the hangers to crack over time.

I just do it by hand and no tool is needed if you use a lubricant on the hangers.

Everybody else has basically covered everything. Most importantly take your time and don't rush as to make sure you do everything properly. If it takes you a little longer don't freak out. Everybody had to start and learn at some point so we've all been there. Good luck, have fun!

Good point.

Back in the day, some of us learned when our cars were parked in the barn, on a dirt floor, with nothing for light but a kerosene lantern, below 0 degrees F, with snow blowing under the door, rats attacking our toes, using old, rusty monkey wrenches ...... :popcorn:

Someone just shoot me ...... :bonk:


humfrz

You might appreciate this: The best jack stands I have ever used were my grandfather's. He made them out of a couple of Model A axles. He machined the shafts and pins on his own lathe and welded the pieces together. He used to raise up his cars on those things on the dirt in the back yard without any worry at all because the bases were so wide that they were stable on practically any level surface.

My dad has all kinds of tools like that that you can't buy anywhere because my grandfather just made what he needed. My dad and brother just recently restored the lathe and have been making some of their own tools just for fun.

psssh...forget tools for hangers...I installed my trd exhaust over the weekend with my buddy and his dad and we used wd40, muscles, and sweat to get those suckers off! :P (........buuuuuuut those would've been useful)

thats badass. i've always used just a long flathead and lots of elbow grease and even more cussing. this tool wouldve made it so much quicker lol