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About to install a Hooker exaust. Any tips or things to watch out for?

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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 12:54 AM
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About to install a Hooker exaust. Any tips or things to watch out for?

Thanks for the help
Old Feb 7, 2003 | 08:18 AM
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Have a muffler shop heat the Y-Pipe to I-Pipe connection after you released the clamps pressure. Next up, you can either cut the old exhaust in two (easier to remvoe this way) or lift the rear of the vehicle and disconnect and lower the differential to remove the OEM exhaust (you'll be able to sell it for more money this way). Be sure the cross over pipe doesn't contact the frame, twist the I-Pipe to help prevent this. Other than making sure the tips and pipe are lined up right, that should be it. Wise choice!
Old Feb 7, 2003 | 09:04 AM
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I assume your doing this yourself.

Anyway its a piece of cake, no need to pay anyone to do it.
Here are my recommendations.
1st put your car on a set of rhino ramps, you can use jack stands, but there is more safety in Rhino ramps.
Next take off your panhard rod and the metal piece above it.
Unbolt the entire exhaust let it hang over your axel.
Spray some WD-40 where the Y hooks up to the I, now yank your exhaust off.
With the I and the rest of the exhaust hanging over your axel, now with a sawzall cut through the pipe, shouldn't take anymore than 1 minute to cut through.
Then just put the new one on.

Off the top of my head thats all I can think off, I am sure I skipped some minor stuff, but that should help you out.
Old Feb 7, 2003 | 12:19 PM
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Got the stock exaust off. Pretty easy if I had a sawzall but I had to use a hand saw. Other than that going well so far. Taking a lunch break
Old Feb 7, 2003 | 03:18 PM
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Install was pretty easy. Sounds great and at $250 it's not a bad deal. The only thing I didn't like was the clamps don't hold at all. Tomorrow I'll have to take off the back pipes+tips and get them welded in.
Old Feb 7, 2003 | 09:27 PM
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250 for what???
Old Feb 8, 2003 | 12:45 AM
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$250 for the whole exaust not including shipping. Shipping was around $30. The welding will probably be about $10.
Old Feb 8, 2003 | 10:05 AM
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There's not really much to it, if you follow the steps above you won't have any problems.
Old Feb 8, 2003 | 10:49 AM
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