Tubi exhaust... self install?

[mikec]

I will be getting my Tubi from SOS in a few days. Is it easy enough to put on to be a do-it-yourself project, or am I better off taking it to my Acura dealer and letting them do it. I have an 01 NSX so I don't expect the bolts to be that rusted and hard to get off.

I have basic metric sockets and wrenches and know how to turn a screw, but I do not have access to a lift. Also, I have no specialized tools.

Are their any pitfalls to aviod? Any installation tips would be helpful. I don't want damage from the tips that i've seen in photos from other exhaust systems.

Thanks as always.

 

[ScienceofSpeed]

The install should be a DIY, here's somewhere to start: http://www.danoland.com/nsxgarage/exhaust/exhaust.htm

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-- Chris

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[D'Ecosse]

Make sure you have a six point socket - if your kit has only 12 points, then advise you buy a single for this application (what the heck, buy a whole set!)
Obviously wait till its cold before spraying the liquid wrench on the nuts - its going to drip so be sure to have an old shop towel or something below.
Get the car up high enough so you can drop the old unit onto your chest as you lay underneath - its deceivingly heavy, so be careful here!
Good Luck!

 

[ak]

You should get a torque wrench. My torque wrench with the long arm made it very easy to take that bolt off. Plus, you can use it to torque the bolts to proper spec

 

[Chuck]

Originally posted by ak:
You should get a torque wrench. My torque wrench with the long arm made it very easy to take that bolt off. Plus, you can use it to torque the bolts to proper spec

Yes you should own a torque wrench for tightening fasteners on the NSX to spec. It is not recommended that you use it as a breaker bar though. Use the proper tools for the job. You should get the car up on jack stands, and get a floor jack under the exhaust. Same for reinstall. Use the floor jack to position the new exhaust for install. Oh, BTW, carefull with the spraying of the nuts. People who have used WD-40 have ruined oxygen sensors. After all is said and done, it should take your dealer a half hour for install. At whatever is your dealers hourly shop rate, is it worth it for you to get involved?
FWIW, I have changed mine a couple of times but I also have years worth of tools.


[This message has been edited by Chuck (edited 11 November 2002).]

 

[prova4re]

If you do it your self take a small towel and tape it around your tail pipes on each side. When you lower one side of the muffler the other side will want to scrape up your paint the towels will prevent this.