Fabspeed 986 S by-pass install

[jaykay]

Thanks Maurice!

No salt on this car so at least that will help. Hopefully no special tools are needed. I intend on having the muffler in place first (putting in a new one) and then fitting the pipes.....I am using ramps so I am bit ify on being able to all the access I need. Does one need to remove the rear bumper cover to get the muffler in and out?

[Lobo1186]

why are you in need of taking the muffler out? this shouldn't be necesary for the bypass install.

[brian325is]

If you are removing the muffler the rear bumper needs to come off. If you are just doing bypass pipes the muffler and rear bumper can stay. I replaced the muffler and the bolts came off easily. I used liquid wrench on them the day before.

The pipes however were a little more difficult to get apart. Lots of twisting and pulling to get apart. Would have been easier with heat.

If you need directions on removing the rear bumper ( easy ), just ask

[brian325is]

one more thing

buy new clamps, because you will probaly need them

[schoir]

Originally Posted by jaykay

Thanks Maurice!

No salt on this car so at least that will help. Hopefully no special tools are needed. I intend on having the muffler in place first (putting in a new one) and then fitting the pipes.....I am using ramps so I am bit ify on being able to all the access I need. Does one need to remove the rear bumper cover to get the muffler in and out?

New clamps definitely make the reassembly easier and helps insure easier disassembly next time.

I used all stainless nuts,bolts and washers at the joints between the headers and cats and muffler. Marylandmetrics.com carries all metric hardware you could ever wish for.

As long as your ramps are high enough to let you move your elbows freely across your chest and you can turn on your side, you should be able to do the job comfortably.

Regards, Maurice.

[jaykay]

I am changing the muffler out for one I have modified along with the pipes......and was worried about the proper sequence for ensuring that every thing lines up. I will post a picture when I get it done.

I hoping not to take the rear cover off.............is this a pain??

[jaykay]

Hey I am in the middle of this job and I have come across a welded nut on the header collector flange......How do you all handle it? Reuse the top nut and bolt and hope or somehow get a grinder in there????

What a pain!

j

[Lucky]

I put on the secondary bypass pipe last spring. Had the same issue with the welded on nuts on the header outlets. Do you have an air compressor and air tools? For me, an air powered cutoff wheel did quick work of the mild steel nut.

[Lucky]

Forgot to answer your fitment question. You shouldn't have any issues. Just reassemble everything, but leave the fasteners loose. Tighten the muffler mount bolts, then the bolts/nuts on the header flanges. Finally tighten the two sets of clamps once you are happy with muffler tip alignment and clearance between the bypass pipes and the underbody tray.

[jaykay]

Thanks Lucky......no I dont have the cut off tool and air compressor! Looks like I need tools!

Another hang up right now is the large clamp from the muffler to the secondary cat. I can only move it a few centimetres. Any good tricks to spreading it besides a torch?

I suppose removing the bumper will allow me to swing at it but I am try to avoid that