Searched w/no luck..downpipe removal..

[Adrian87]

I tried GNTTYPE and here and didn't have any luck so if someone could give us a little advice here it would be appreciated..

We have the car jacked way up on the passenger side and still can't get the downpipe off..if I could get the test pipe off the downpipe it would be no problem, but it's way too stuck on there.

Anyone have any advice? We've wrestled with this thing for a while now, just the stock DP with the Hooker test pipe on it, same as comes with their Aerochamber dual 2.5" exhaust..

 

[scottyb]

I had the same problem when I went to remove the original cat 2 years ago. We had to jack it to the stratosphere to get the damn thing out. In the end, we still had to cut the converter pipe anyway.

 

[trbojo]

rent or borrow an acetelyne torch and heat the test pipe til it's cherry red, then twist it off. not with your hands though! use a big pair of channel locks.

 

[Adrian87]

incredible...we sprayed it with wd40, let it soak for a little while, wacked it with a hammer maybe 3 times and the test pipe flew right off!!

This 3" THDP is awesome, gets in boost with less throttle and sounds insane!!!

 

[trbojo]

glad to see that you got it off. i was going to reccomend nut buster, but i didn't know if you had that much patience. heat works alot faster! plus, it's fun sometimes. FIRE!FIRE!

 

[Raven]

When I took my cat off after I first bought the car, it took heat to persuade it. The other day, when I removed the test pipe/dump tube that had been on there since I removed the cat, it didn't want to come easily either!

So, after a 15 minute Kroil soaking and three whacks with a heavy hammer, it nearly fell off!

Kroil rocks as a penetrant!

 

[microELVIS]

For future reference, the easiest way to take it out when there is a cat or a test pipe is, jack it up on both ends fairly high. Then it will come out, been there done that before. What a pain those old downpipes can be.

 

[strikeeagle]

1. Take it to a muffler shop with a lift, torches, etc.
2. Pay da man.
3. Do not go to the Emergency Room...