My failed Invidia N1 install... Exhaust work ftmfl..
05-09-2008, 10:02 AM
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good to see youre getting it on 
i was so excited to put mine on too. on the lift i discovered the y pipe was welded on to the midpipe. well not literally but you all know what i mean
So i sawzalled the mid pipe off.
lol
i was so excited to put mine on too. on the lift i discovered the y pipe was welded on to the midpipe. well not literally but you all know what i mean
So i sawzalled the mid pipe off.
lol
05-10-2008, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by blasian
This reminds me of the time I disconnected my positive battery terminal to get a power wire terminal off of it and dropped the nut in the battery compartment....
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
Dropped a plenum bolt in the engine bay. Had to jack up the front and remove the underpanels to retrieve it.
05-10-2008, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
Mine does. My right side sits a tiny bit lower. Same thing with my stock exhaust as well.
Also I have a slight rattle @ idle in the midpipe area and in the left rear. Is there something I should be aware of?
05-10-2008, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by phreaktor
WTF is that???
Also I have a slight rattle @ idle in the midpipe area and in the left rear. Is there something I should be aware of?
Also I have a slight rattle @ idle in the midpipe area and in the left rear. Is there something I should be aware of?
In your case, 100 or so could have bought you a breaker bar, another jack, some boards, and set of jack stands.
Now it's time to almost reinstall your exhaust.
Back over 2 boards, one under each rear tire, use your jack with a piece of wood on the part that touches the car and jack the car up using the rear end, get the car high enough to put jack stands under each side of the suspension.
Once that's set, remove the jack from the rear end and jack up the sides of the car at the jack points behind the front wheels, you should have more then enough room with out needing to run the front up on boards or remove the front bumper cover.
Once the front is up place jack stands under the front cross member?
BTW harbor freight has jackstands for 12.99 or at least did 3 weeks ago...
Once it's up, get under the car, loosen the midpipe going from the Y pipe to the exhaust end/tips, it will have some room for adjustment, just move it around till it gets the max clearance, mine also rubbed with using the stock y pipe. Slight adjustment fixed the problem.
What's sad is once the car is jacked up on all 4 jack stands, if you have a breaker bar, and a single 14mm socket, the remove/install exhaust job is no longer then 30 minutes. I think I could remove my Invidia exhaust in a good 5 minutes max. I added 25 minutes to dropping the stock exhaust since you might get a bolt that's a *****, but a breaker bar will fix that problem easily. If it doesn't, just use force till the bolt snaps off. =) P.S Use Liquid Wrench on all the bolts before trying to remove the bolts, also WD40 on the rubber exhaust hangers does wonders.
Self installs FTW!
Cliff notes, exhaust has some adjustment, loosen it up slightly and adjust it so it doesn't rub.
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05-10-2008, 03:45 PM
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Nissan contracted out superman to install stock exhaust nuts on the Z.
It was a nightmare getting mine off to install my Hi-Tech. I've installed dozens of exhausts on other vehicles and the Z nuts are exponentially harder to get off than any other car. Major Suck.
It was a nightmare getting mine off to install my Hi-Tech. I've installed dozens of exhausts on other vehicles and the Z nuts are exponentially harder to get off than any other car. Major Suck.
05-11-2008, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DaytonaRoadster
lol..so much fail in this thread it should be two of them
but acutally i feel for phreak, everytime i work on the car, the simplest job turns into a 3 hour ordeal covered in fail. The only think i did that ever went right was putting my wheels on
but acutally i feel for phreak, everytime i work on the car, the simplest job turns into a 3 hour ordeal covered in fail. The only think i did that ever went right was putting my wheels on
05-11-2008, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by blasian
This reminds me of the time I disconnected my positive battery terminal to get a power wire terminal off of it and dropped the nut in the battery compartment....
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
05-11-2008, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by t-350z
anyone else getting that " rattle sound"?
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05-11-2008, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
Anyone else not notice my post?