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J53113
02-15-2007, 10:45 AM
hey guys... my friend is tryin to put on his new megan exhaust, but we cant get the cat bolts/nuts off... what do you guys suggest?... i would cut right through it, but thats cuz i'm a honda guy... hahaha... but also like a honda guy, i do my research b/4 i start a project so i know what i am getting into... i looked at the mitsu manual in the exhsut section & the cat seems to be held on w/ 2 bolts that are round on the head...

do you guys think that it is possible to cut the bolts right after the nut & then bang it out w/ a hammer? also what size bolts do you think we would need?
Danger DANJ
02-15-2007, 11:49 AM
If I remember correctly, I think the bolts are a permanent part of the cat. I know I had a bitch of a time getting the nuts off when I put my cat-back on. Then, when I installed my headers, I couldn't get them off and ended up cutting them off. I can't remember for sure though if the bolts were permanent or not. Maybe mine just seemed that way because they were so rusted. :lol: Does the manual show the bolts as being seperate?
pinoyesv6
02-15-2007, 02:14 PM
the front cat is seperate. the rear cat is incorporated with the front pipe.
J53113
02-16-2007, 01:49 PM
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rl1634
02-16-2007, 05:09 PM
it cant be hammered out you got to heat it up and twist it out with vise grips or drill it out. we had to do one of each on my g
J53113
02-18-2007, 11:39 AM
ok well as of now we are trying to drill these bitches out... thats really all we got... my freind and i are taking turns drillin cuz it sucks under the car..... any tips u guys can give us?
rl1634
02-18-2007, 02:53 PM
use sharp bits, start small and work your way up, you can skip like everyother bit but i wouldnt jump up to much more than that because it takes forever to get through
J53113
02-19-2007, 12:00 AM
thanks for all who have helped us... its finally in & sounds great... mybe get some pics up later
xcman1206
02-21-2007, 09:44 PM
sup all, the exhaust in my 8g (that j53113 mentioned) is in, and hopefully next week, we'll get some pics and maybe a video to show the look, power and sound of the exhaust