Exhaust ripoff and help?

simple install do it yourself.

knightflores said:

so i ordered the pypes dual exhaust kit for my v6 mustang and took it to an auto repair shop(maidas)

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Well, there's your problem. I'm not so crazy about Pypes, either, but taking your car to Midas? Midas is where you take cars you don't care about.

What I would suggest, is either do it yourself (granted, installing parts on a car can be intimidating the first time you do it) or get in with these guys Southeastern Virginia Mustang Club: News. Belonging to a local mustang club is a great way to get started and find good, reputable shops. You might also want to go ask in the Stangnet regional boards for Virginia area mustang shops.

Good luck.

Should be a pretty simple install just like the Ford Racing dual exhaust kit.

• Disconnect O2 sensor wiring harness from the sensors
• Take the bolts off the muffler hangers
•*Unbolt the cat back section
• Take down the cat back system
• Unbolt the Y pipe from the manifolds
• Bolt on the Pypes mid pipe
• Bolt on cat back system

I had my SLP avle-backs installed at a local muffler shop fpr $75.

If you have the tools and (access to a lift would be ideal) but a jack and some jack stands will work just fine (Depending on where you placed the jack stands, front or rear, be sure to chalk the tires and have the car in park with the E-brake on) I would do it yourself, no greater satisfaction than knowing you did it yourself and knowing it's done RIGHT!

I've never done a V6 exhaust before, but have done my 92 5.0 and my 06 GT's exhaust myself (by myself and on the ground with just jack stands) and its a piece of cake, getting to the manifold bolts can be tight squeeze (a drop light, a ratchet with a long extension and a deep dish socket will be your best friends for getting to them) a can of spray lubricant to spray the studs on the manifolds will pay dividends as well, other than that it should be a really easy install.

If you do it yourself just be sure to start the car and crawl back under the car to check for exhaust leaks before taking the car off the jack stands and going for a ride.

Take your time and if you can get a buddy to help out you should be able to do it in under 2-3 hours If you have any wrench turning experience it might even be possible to do it in like an hour and a half.

Best of luck

One question, when changing out to a dual exhaust setup on a V6, will the car need to be tuned??

Never got to Midas, they speacialize in exhaust for women in mini-vans
with an unlimited budget and no idea of whats up.
Find a good local shop to do it for around $100. or so.
Sure some people say its easy...... if.....

a. You can stand up and work with the car on a lift.
B. You have all the right tools.
c. None of the bolts are frozen, stripped, or broken.
d. Someone to assist.

The shop I go to would have 3 guys come out and knock it out in 15 minutes.
And they wont rip me off.

I think the problem with the midas shop besides the fact that they are mostly parts replacers and not mechanics is that the Pypes true dual system requires that the existing pipes need to be cut about 8 inches behind the existing cats. The rest is a fit and clamp process. They held the pipes up, not knowing they needed to cut the existing pipe, and it appeared they came up short. Like the rest of the posts here said it is an easy DIY job. If you don't have the instructions you can download and print them from the Pypes web site. Hacksaw(old way) or sawsall and cut and clamp away.