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YOUR RESEARCHFabspeed...Exhaust
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Use anti-sieze on the threads of all bolts when installing new mufflers, this will ensure that the day you need to remove the exhaust, it will go smoothly.
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Use anti-sieze on the threads of all bolts when installing new mufflers, this will ensure that the day you need to remove the exhaust, it will go smoothly.
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Just ordered my exhaust for my '00 C4 Cab. I'm pretty handy around the garage, but was wondering if there's anything I should look out for when I install.
Any "hints" would be a great help...
Thanks...Phattey...
I did the complete Fabspeed installation in about 2 hours and that included removing the stock exhaust. Hardest part is lining up the tips correctly when the mufflers are installed.
Fabspeeds are great! Everyone is correct. Whether you keep the factory tips or Joe's, it's a PITA to get them aligned...almost takes a spotter so everything looks correct when the straps are tightened.
BTW, how do Joe's tips look? It was my Cab that Joe used to initially measure for them. Got a free installation of the mufflers for that.
I'll certainly have someone there with me on the install. My son.
He needs to understand and embrace(hehe) the obsessive nature of men and cars...that of which his mom dosen't get..
He's 20 and in college with a sa-weet beater 240 Volvo wagon...we can't seem to kill it. It goes and goes and goes...
I just picked up a one owner '89 Corolla as my daily driver...
Phattey...
A friend of mine and I installed mine over pizza and beer. Its not hard, having a lift and a torch at our diposal was very helpful. Though not always necessary, heating the bolts, especially the rusty ones can help keep from shearing one. Use anti-sieze on the threads of all bolts when installing new mufflers, this will ensure that the day you need to remove the exhaust, it will go smoothly.
Have fun and good luck with the tips!
Do the fabspeed mufflers come with installation instructions? I sent them email requesting a copy but they never replied.
Anyone knows where we can get an electronic version?
