If you have a basic set of SAE and Metric wrenchs and sockets you will be alright,you also need a long extension or connected up two for the nuts on the header flange.a Oxygen Sensor socket( $ 8-9 ) from the local auto part store will come in handy so is the WD 40 and Anti-seize.
This could be done by one person but will be easier if you have a extra pair of hands to moved things around. Give yourself a 1/2 day for the first time .
Jack up the car as high as possible,spray WD 40 on all the header flange nut etc . There is no need to removed the muffler/tail pipe etc,but the bolts and nuts could be loosing to aid in the whole process. Removed the header flange bolts from both sides and the transmission cross member,now is the time to replace the factory rubber parts with the aftermarker mount and bushings.disconnect the Oxyen Sensor wires now will be a good time,you could remove the Sensor later. You could eyeball the whole thing under the car and the whole H-pipe will drop as a unit. Be careful it is heavy,around 40-50 lbs and it will hurt if you are not careful when it did. Some wiggle around with the pipe is alway a given. I alway let the H-pipe down slowly and take the weight on my chest and then slid it or myself out from under the car.
That is the hard part,now it is just a matter of R/R the Oxygen Sensor making sure you coated the thread with the Anti-seize compund. The Off road pipe weight only like 15 lbs so it is far easier to move it around under the car. Take your time and the bolt location should be the same as stock.
H-Pipes? Them? I hope you only bought one.
Make sure you have some breaker bars if you don't have air tools. When I was 17 the header bolts on my friends Hpipe were super tight. My big biceps got them loose, but I had a headache after from the straining. Right after that I found a shop that put mine on for 40 bucks cash no reciept. WELL WORTH IT!!!
Here’s some help for removing the air tube from the H pipe...
Try removing the bolts from the upper mounting bracket at the rear of the engine, and then loosen the clamp on the air tube by the cats. Then get a BIG pair of ViseGrip pliers (you really didn't hear me say that), clamp down hard on the tube about 1 1/2" from the clamp and pound away on the ViseGrips. It will come off if you keep at it.
In really stubborn cases, drill a 1/8" hole all the way thru the air tube 1 1/2" from the clamp, put a nail, pin punch or whatever in the hole, seat the ViseGrips up against the nail or pin punch and pound away on the ViseGrips. This is a better method, as you can do the same thing in reverse to put the old tube back on, with some clever means to cover or fill the hole (weld, braze, sheet metal screws, hose clamps and hi temp hose, etc.).
If you are doing this without air tools, don't forget band aids for when the header bolts break loose and you smash your knuckles.
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