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Old 08-25-2010, 06:45 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by jaykay
Does anyone have a good set of instructions for installing the fabspeeds as well as taking the muffler in and out (mods afoot!)?

I am hoping I dont need a torch to heat up crusty bolts....and wondering if I need to leave the muffler in..

Thanks
jaykay:

If your Boxster has been exposed to a few winters with road salt, etc. (Toronto?), then there is a more than 50/50 chance that you will have some difficulty with at least a few of the twelve bolts that collectively hold the exhaust manifolds in place.

PB Blaster, WD-40, etc. help, but are not a solution in some cases, even if you apply it religiously every couple of days for a few weeks (as I did).

Applying heat with a torch, or, preferably an inductive heat electric tool gives you the best odds of not snapping off any of the bolts.

Take a look at this thread for details on what it took on a '97 Boxster with 22K miles on it a few months ago, without the car having been driven in New York winters when there was snow on the ground:
http://www.ppbb.com/phorum/read.php?19,1552140,1552140#msg-1552140

Good luck, and keep us posted with your results.

Regards, Maurice.
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