So i just got a borla cat back and i was woundering how hard they are to install. i read though everything and it doesnt seem like it would be to bad. but i was woundering if anyone could tell me how hard it would be for someone who hasnt done exaust work before but is pretty good working with there hands. and also how long do you guys think it should take. thanks for all the info.

 

Not bad at all. One thing to remember is to jack the car up by the frame, not the axle. Jacking it up on the frame will cause the rear axle to sag and give you a little more clearance, making your life a whole lot easier through the whole removal and install process.
Should take you no more than an hour even on your first exhaust, if you are good with tools.

 

thanks for the tip. i like easy. i was thinking it would take me about an hour so thats good. i got all the tools and a good lift so shouldnt be to bad i think.

 

its just a bunch of bolts, finding the right size sockets, and getting the pipe over ur axel. (pain in the ***) i ended up cutting mine.

 

If you have a lift, it should be a walk in the park. There aren't too many tools involved, but its always better to have more at your disposal. Good choice on the Borlas, by far the best sounding exhaust for a stang in my opinion.

 

yeah iv been researching alot when it comes to my stang. for every part i plan on gettin. and as far as rear exaust goes it seems like borla is the way to go. i looked at bunch loads of threads on what people thought and listens to tons of sounds clips also looked at tunes of stats and it all pointed to borla as the best so i waited till i could get them. think i might save for my super charger next but that will take a while lol. thanks again for alll the help im feeling really good about me and my friend being able to due it. i got a shift kit coming in the mail if anyone knows about there install that would help alot. i dont know if i can do that one or not. but ill post for that soon unless you all know something about that now

 

I had no idea how to do my exhaust and I'm not a tool-guru but me and a couple of buddies just grabbed some socket wrenches and went at it. Of course it was a little easier since I was actually swapping a MAC catback for a Magnapack catback so I didn't have to cut or anything.

Again I was a complete rook... had NO clue what I was doing and took me a couple of hours. It was sort of trial and error and just played as I went along.

I just installed my first midpipe today, was hard until I understood what I was doing and since there was a leak I had to take it all off and then put it all back on again and it work no problem. It's harder getting the midpipe off IMO.

Good luck! I was in your shoes!

 

I have only installed 1 shift kit on an old MOPAR, but it was very straight forward. Basically take the transmission pan off, undo the shifting linkage, remove the valve body (like 5 bolts) and replace the plate between the valve body and the rest of the trans. There are a few little ***** almost like bearings that some need to be removed and some left in place, but the kit should come with pretty good instructions. Don't be skerred, it shouldn't be that hard of an install, especially if you have a shop and lift.

 

[align=left]At my shop, swapping catback with a lift takes 30-45 minutes tops. So you shouldn't have any problem since its newer also.
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