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Old May 7, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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Default FLP install complete...some observations

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Header install relatively painless, its the exhaust pipe/cats alignment thats a beatch. The cats are too wide to install horizontal side by side so they had to be rotated slightly.

I spent a lot of time getting the flanges and clamping straps aligned. and was able to get 3 out of 4 exact due to the x-pipe tubes being a little closer together than the outlet of the cats..really hard to spread pipe for a DIYer

I connected to the stock mufflers and the tailpipes are a little crooked. I'm going to leave things a little loose for a while for adjusment.

But they are :cool: :cool: :cool:

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Old May 7, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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Default Re: FLP install complete...some observations (jawski)

Where did you get your FLP system? Since they had a recall I can't find anyone who has any in stock. I have been told by several dealers that it will be around June before they come in.
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Default Re: FLP install complete...some observations (jawski)

Did you use a lift?
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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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bought them in the fall before recall

no lift, jackstands.
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Default Re: FLP install complete...some observations (jawski)

"The cats are too wide to install horizontal side by side so they had to be rotated slightly."

What cats?
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Congrats! You'll love them more day by day. :cheers:
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"The cats are too wide to install horizontal side by side so they had to be rotated slightly."

What cats?
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