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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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I'm about to install a B&B Bullet cat back system on my 05 C6 and was wondering if it could be done in your driveway with a jack and on your back.. The reason I ask is .. back in my C5 days I attempted the same and found out that I couldn't get the car up high enough for the stock exhaust to clear without cutting it... Does the C6 need to be up as hight as the C5 does??


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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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I put the rear of my car on ramps, and it was high enough to get the stock mufflers both out in one piece.

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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I did mine on jackstands in my garage.
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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I've done both the C5 and C6. the C5 had to be a lot higher off the ground to get the pipes out w/o cutting. The C6 is an easy job on ramps
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Originally Posted by zare191
I've done both the C5 and C6. the C5 had to be a lot higher off the ground to get the pipes out w/o cutting. The C6 is an easy job on ramps


I've also put Bullets on both C5 & C6s. I agree. Start to finish (including getting out and putting away tools) I can do a C6 by myself on jackstands in under 90 minutes without breaking a sweat.
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I've put Billy Boat exhaust on both a C5 & C6 as well and the C6 was far easier. I seem to remember 37" as the minimum hgt required on the C5, but not near so much on the C6. You can do it.
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