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Has anyone installed an axle-back B&B Fusion exhaust (Gen 2 or 3) on a C6 ZO6 with NPP, using jack stands? I know having a car lift is optimal but I don't have one. However, I do have a front wheel curb bolted in the concrete. Meaning I can safely raise the backend quite high and not worry about the car rolling forward. I don't want to cut or destroy the OEM NPP exhaust.
I'd appreciate any constructive ideas and thoughts on a DIY axle-back install using jack stands. Thanks.
I pulled a BB PRT exhaust off my car and installed an NPP exhaust and NPP in a box kit on jackstands. Get the rear up as high as you can to allow more room for maneuvering the old over axle pipe off and new one into place. It was tight but not that big of a deal. You could have an issue fitting the front of the over axle pipe to the mid pipe if the clamp from the original made the mid pipe go out of round. In this case you may have to take the mid pipe off and re-round it.
If you can get the height you have it. Hardest part will be getting your stock mufflers out since you have to take them almost vertical to swing them out. People that cut them are lazy.
If you can get the height you have it. Hardest part will be getting your stock mufflers out since you have to take them almost vertical to swing them out. People that cut them are lazy.
Yep, and keep in mind that the X pipe had to be disconnected all the way back up at the front, so you can lowered it down and move it forward to get the muffler pipes disconnected from it to begin with; before you can start swinging the OEM muffler in the first place.
My preferred safe way of lifting car. I used this method for oil changes, header install and head swap done last spring. I used 2X10's cut long enough to use tire chock on front and rear tires. Jack one jack point up and slide one 2X10 under tire at a time, working your way around the car 5 times. As car slowly gets lifted make adjustments as you go. 5 high make it very comfortable to get under car with plenty of room to work without being cramped. Best of all, I don't have to worry about jack failing while under car. I'm now about to install ZR1 front splitter and side shirts and my car has been lifted for a couple weeks while I prep the kit for painting and install. Oil change soon follow. This is as solid as it gets.
Note: if you want to take it a step further, use additional scrap wood pieces and make the tire chock form that built into your final top pieces. I may modify mine for future use.
My preferred safe way of lifting car. I used this method for oil changes, header install and head swap done last spring. I used 2X10's cut long enough to use tire chock on front and rear tires. Jack one jack point up and slide one 2X10 under tire at a time, working your way around the car 5 times. As car slowly gets lifted make adjustments as you go. 5 high make it very comfortable to get under car with plenty of room to work without being cramped. Best of all, I don't have to worry about jack failing while under car. I'm now about to install ZR1 front splitter and side shirts and my car has been lifted for a couple weeks while I prep the kit for painting and install. Oil change soon follow. This is as solid as it gets.
Note: if you want to take it a step further, use additional scrap wood pieces and make the tire chock form that built into your final top pieces. I may modify mine for future use.
Interesting inexpensive idea for the weekend warrior who isn't raising the car every day and not pulling wheels. Plus, by using the wheels to help raise the car, I can get it higher off the ground. In your opinion, do you think you could remove the rear axle-back portion of the exhaust (without damaging it) using 5 boards?
Interesting inexpensive idea for the weekend warrior who isn't raising the car every day and not pulling wheels. Plus, by using the wheels to help raise the car, I can get it higher off the ground. In your opinion, do you think you could remove the rear axle-back portion of the exhaust (without damaging it) using 5 boards?
Absolutely! You will have plenty of room to work with using 5 boards?
If you can get the height you have it. Hardest part will be getting your stock mufflers out since you have to take them almost vertical to swing them out. People that cut them are lazy.
I think I had mine up about 5 boards+, I used jack stands and ended up cutting my OE exhaust.
The comment by "sevinn" is absolutely correct "you have to take them almost vertical to swing them out" which was higher than I could/wanted to raise my car with my equipment. I had zero problems with getting the aftermarket exhaust in at my height. (Corsa in my case.)
My advice get a look under there and do some planning measuring before you start.
For B&B you have to get it pretty high up as you have to pretty much let the mufflers hang straight down to get the pipe over the back axle. I had to get mine on a lift.....I have the B&B PRTs
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Does anyone know if lowering the cradle helps and how hard is that? The reason I ask is because I had to cut my off road pipes (replaced them with cats) When I installed my exhaust.
I now want to take the cats back off and it was a bear the first time without a lift.
I've removed my full exhaust (manifolds back) on multiple occasions. This is a pretty straight forward removal with just some jack stands. I've never had an issue doing it. Just be patient when getting them over the rear end so you dont ding them up and I'm sure you'll be surprised with how easy this is.
Has anyone installed an axle-back B&B Fusion exhaust (Gen 2 or 3) on a C6 ZO6 with NPP, using jack stands? I know having a car lift is optimal but I don't have one. However, I do have a front wheel curb bolted in the concrete. Meaning I can safely raise the backend quite high and not worry about the car rolling forward. I don't want to cut or destroy the OEM NPP exhaust.
I'd appreciate any constructive ideas and thoughts on a DIY axle-back install using jack stands. Thanks.
yeah I was able to do corsa on Jack stands, it can be a battle but go slow...
take the time to do it right, it helps to have a friend on the other side of the axle as a spotter because you're going to hit the trunk floor pan, and it's fiberglass... easy to damage.
you may have to remove some heat shields but that's easy....
DIY Exhaust Installation using Jack Stands
