Exhaust install
 

Just ordered a new magnaflow catback. Should I have it professionally installed or can I do it myself. Should it be welded or can I use the clamps it comes with? Thanks for any advice!!!

RE: Exhaust install
 

you'll just have to cut the old one off. the new one will bolt right on in it's place. shouldn't be that hard for you.

RE: Exhaust install
 

Install it yourself to save the money. But the clamps may not hold the pipe very well. After you get it all in, go to a muffler shop and have them take off the clamps and weld the pipe. Probably cost $25. I had to do this with my flowmaster setup after about a week because the pipes were slipping out where they were clamped in.

RE: Exhaust install
 

Thanks for the advice! Last month everyone was talking big about Magnaflow, now all I hear is that it's really quiet. Anyone have an opinion?

RE: Exhaust install
 

Nanaki, what do you really have?

RE: Exhaust install
 

i have loudmouth 2s. magnaflows are quiet at idle and cruising around. not much louder than stock. they come alive when you get on the gas hard.

RE: Exhaust install
 

yeah definitely do it yourself. just know that the pipe that goes over the rear end can be a pain. and do not tighten everything down until everything is in place. if you bend your pipes with the clamps and then have to re-do it, youll be in a whole new world of frustration.

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Nanaki, I meant what what year do you have and mods. Anyway, thanks for the advice!!!

RE: Exhaust install
 

04 GT 5 speed. 3.73s, LM2 catback, magnaflow catted X, vortech v2 sq, 42lbs injectors, inline fuel pump, AFM powerpipe, steeda tri-ax, subframes, kumho 275s

RE: Exhaust install
 

Man...how the hell did you afford that vortech?