I stuck the MBRP 4" single pipe. Seems as though I lost the kitty in the ordeal too (might be hiding in the attic
) Can anyone tell me how long before all of the oil finally burns off? Its stinks and is getting annoying. I almost s#%@ a brick when I first fired it up but then realized all of the oil on the inside of the pipes was burning off. Thought it was the nut burning!
The job itself didn't seem like it was going to be hard after reading the instructions and as it turns out, it wasn't. Of all you guys on here, nobody bothered to mention how much of a pain in the butt getting the stock exhaust out of the hangars was going to be. Just in case anyone is wondering, that is the hardest part. I spent 40 minutes on the two on the back of the muffler. I cheated on the others and unbolted the whole thing from the frame and pulled them off later.
The instructions said, "loosen the bolts on the back of the cat and pull back of the exhaust in one piece." Well what it failed to include was, "in one piece if your truck is on a lift." So after wrestling with the pipe and not getting the result I wanted, I decided I would get the upper hand and cut the pipe off. I won. Then took everything else off. Started to put the down pipe on, dropped the nut as stated before, fit all of the rest of the system, crossed my fingers that I cut the extension pipe to the right length (I did), talked to the neighbor (he said I looked like I needed help and two hours earlier I did) and then tightened the whole thing up. Now I need somebody to drive it around the block so I can see what it sounds like. I don't think I would even trust anyone to do that but I might have to bite the bullet just for a minute.
So for anyone who reads this who is thinking of doing it yourself, I'm 25, work with electronics, never done metal work, have minimal tools and intimidated when it comes to stuff like this and, with the exception of the MIA nut, got-er-done. Its a good way to save some money and it feels like you accoplished something. Some friends will say, "Ooooo, you did that yourself...nuh-uh."
