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Jul 21, 2006 | 07:23 PM

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Gutting the cats tomorrow

I'm going to gut my cats tomorrow because one of them has gotten pretty bad. I went today and got a socket extension to reach up to some of those bolts and some PB Blaster lubricant ****. Any tips or advice?

Jul 21, 2006 | 07:35 PM

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Jul 21, 2006 | 08:14 PM

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Once I get the front end up on jackstands, I run the engine at idle for about 5 minutes to
get the studs nice and hot. Then I soak the stud/nut assy's with the PB blaster and let it work in for about 10-15 minutes then I loosen them. It shouldn't take too much force using this method. I have yet to break a stud off taking the nuts off of the studs (knock on wood).

Jul 21, 2006 | 10:36 PM

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Alright cool. Thanks Z. If I could get a y pipe right now i would Strini.

Jul 22, 2006 | 02:50 AM

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Heard Mike at Icon Autosports makes some badass y-pipes FWIW!

Jul 22, 2006 | 04:13 AM

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stans makes pretty good ones as well...he fabbed mine up for about 130, and FWIW i really dont think gutting the cats is worth it

Jul 22, 2006 | 07:12 AM

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Jul 24, 2006 | 04:57 PM

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Mission accomplished. A tip for people planning on doing this: Soak the hell out of the rusted bolts overnight, and once again in the morning. This made it 10 times easier to get them off.

I'm suprised how much better the car sounds now, plus its holding rpms a lot better at the top now.