Install time on UPR O/R X

[Saleen311]

gonna do it tomorrow

 

[94GTStang]

Pimptastic.

Betta post a vid of how it sounds

 

[BlackenedSVT]

Shouldn't take more than an hour. Its a REALLY quick install. 4 bolts in the front and 4 in the rear.

 

[TrueBlue03]

most shops charge an hours worth of labor

 

[Mike97gt]

depends on how bad the bolts are rusted.. I had to heat the nuts on the manifold flanges to get those off and I had to cut the rear bolts holding the cat back on. If you live in a rust belt state you have a good chance of snapping a manifold stud if you don't heat it.

 

[BurningRubber]

If your doing it on jackstands in your driveway like I did, and its your first time... plan on a few hours. Its not hard, just annoying and difficult working under a car thats not too high off the ground.


If you access to a lift and all the tools, an hour, maybe.


Thats if everything isnt rusted on of course, like svttech mentioned.


And for the UPR (not sure about others) you put it together in two peices. The drivers side tubing that mates up with the manifold is seperate from the rest of the pipe. You wont get it up in one peice, unless your magic or something.

Also, my manifold flange gasket blew, so when I started it back up it sounded like ass and had a huge leak... so if you have a chance grab a flange gasket just in case, they are 5 bucks or so.

 

[Mike97gt]

Thats if everything isnt rusted on of course, like svttech mentioned.

Rust sucks... Your from the south right? I bet yours was not too bad. Mine was a Ohio car that was driven in Ohio and then Massachusetts winters. A while back I worked on a 92 GT from South carolina that thing had less rust under it than most 02's up here...

 

[BurningRubber]

Rust sucks... Your from the south right? I bet yours was not too bad. Mine was a Ohio car that was driven in Ohio and then Massachusetts winters.

Yup, South Carolina. Im not sure where the car was from origionally, but there is zero rust on it. 3 of the 4 manifold bolts came off nearly effortlessly, only one required a little "help" from a very small breaker bar, but it wasnt a problem at all. The bolts holding the catback on came off without a flinch aswell.

Were pretty lucky with the cars down here. There are plenty of dealers selling local owned Mustangs all the way back to the old Fox's that are spotless.

 

[Mike97gt]

Yup, South Carolina. Im not sure where the car was from origionally, but there is zero rust on it. 3 of the 4 manifold bolts came off nearly effortlessly, only one required a little "help" from a very small breaker bar, but it wasnt a problem at all. The bolts holding the catback on came off without a flinch aswell.

Were pretty lucky with the cars down here. There are plenty of dealers selling local owned Mustangs all the way back to the old Fox's that are spotless.

I may have to head down there next spring.. I want to pick up a fox body project car and all the ones up here are rotting into the ground or are show cars. Well anyways I thread jecked the hell out of this I will stop now...

 

[Saleen311]

Its an 04 Mach 1. I dont think theres much rust. I did the catback about a month ago.

 

[Saleen311]

If your doing it on jackstands in your driveway like I did, and its your first time... plan on a few hours. Its not hard, just annoying and difficult working under a car thats not too high off the ground.


If you access to a lift and all the tools, an hour, maybe.


Thats if everything isnt rusted on of course, like svttech mentioned.


And for the UPR (not sure about others) you put it together in two peices. The drivers side tubing that mates up with the manifold is seperate from the rest of the pipe. You wont get it up in one peice, unless your magic or something.

Also, my manifold flange gasket blew, so when I started it back up it sounded like ass and had a huge leak... so if you have a chance grab a flange gasket just in case, they are 5 bucks or so.

HMMMM. Maybe thats what I did. It feels like I have it on tight but I can hear the leak and I can move the gasket around a little bit. Ill look at it again when I get a chance.