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trailblazr81

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Well I was ordering some other stuff from Jegs so went ahead and got my O/R H pipe and MIL Eliminators there too since its $8.95 to get it all to my door in 2 days. Went through half a can of PB Blaster and got the od cat H pipe out. The passenger front O2 sensor wuz a pain to unplug. Well I had to grind some weol out of the O2 sensor hole on the new H pipe, and noticed the front O2 sensors are mounted on the other side of the pipes on my O/R H pipe. Got it all bolted in and I swear the new H pipe is an inch or two shorter, so it was a bit of a challenge getting my cat back bolted up. Went to plug in front O2 sensors and the wires dont reach. Called Jegs and they tell me I need to order the BBK extensions with their O/R pipe. How come nobody told me when I ordered this stuff? crapola Well I didnt want to screw anything up and wasnt sure if it used special high heat wires so I ordered the extensions. Waited a couple days... and am good. No leaks. Just have a smelly cloud of smoke from all the PB Blaster cooking off. I thought this was an easy job that could be done in a couple hours or less??
Sounds great, didnt know it would be THAT LOUD!!! Its awesome with Flows Super 40's!! Now I just need to get that IAC mod to drop the RPM's faster. Sorry for the ranting and raving....
 

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It should be a very easy installation. Sounds like they are selling a sub-par quality part with fitment issues or you got the wrong one.
 

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Looking at the product it was "cheaper." Had to clean out ALOT of metal filings/shavings. I paid less, and had to do more work. It does the job but I would recomend staying away from it, just go Mac or BBk etc. amnit:
 

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trailblazr81 said:
Looking at the product it was "cheaper." Had to clean out ALOT of metal filings/shavings. I paid less, and had to do more work. It does the job but I would recomend staying away from it, just go Mac or BBk etc. amnit:
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Proves the adage, "you get what you pay for".
 

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Ya I know. And I usually do pay a li'l more for a quality product... But it works, and when I fired 'er up n drove around town I was stoked.
 

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Getting that lower passenger side nut off is usually the hardest part of the job. I had zero problems with the o2 sensors, getting them out, or putting them in. I am still confused when I see people talking about buying special wrenches for that.

I don't know if you posted here before asking for opinions, or tried searching, but every person who comes on here asking about H or X pipes usually gets the warning about needing extensions.
 

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I thought the extensions were only needed on '04s.
 

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I got a Jegs Off-Road H-Pipe and it was a easy install. Didnt take 30 min. I had no problems. It has been doing good for 15,000 miles now. Maybe they sent you the wrong one
 

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Well whatever the reason for my problems with the Jegs O/R H pipe its on and working fine now. Tomorow I'll be doing a bit more driving in it. Probably 45 mnutes to an hour straight for work. Hopefully I wont go def from my new LOUD exhaust.

Cant wait to do the IAC fix now. Hopefully it will be done this weekend.
 
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