aevans692 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hi , all .. not sure if this is posted in the right place .. Was just wondering how difficult is it to swap out the exhaust on the 350z , the front couple of sections ( cat , y peace ) are looking very old with signs of corrosion, and the bottom heat shield has corroded through , I haven't had a chance to get the car up on stands and asses the difficulty , but it looks like the bolt from the cat to the manifold are well hidden ... The car has just recently passed a mot , it was done when I bought it last week , so the exhaust isn't blowing .. ( yet) any thoughts on how to tackle this, I don't have access to any lifts , can this be done off of jacks and stands ? one last thing , as my car is JDM import is it tested to the same standard on emissions and the uk version , ? can I swap out the cats for de-cats ? or is HFC a much more of a sensible option .. Thanks guys . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 just from experience when changing my clutch, i removed from the cats back with ease, and that was only on axel stands! not sure on how easy the cats are to remove but definitely accessible on stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsybriggs1 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The cars are a pain in the back side I sent my car to have de cars fitted . As it looked a hard job . And even the professional exhausted Builder was pi**ed as he under quoted his labor as they were really awkward to get off. It only cost £80 and saves you a load of work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aevans692 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 If I went to de-cats , I would need to do the work myself as I would have to refit the cats bk on for mot , as I doubt that it will pass without them ... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 decats wont pass mot so would have to swap them every year, to be honest its just initially unseizing them, once you have them undone once they will come on and off afterwards easier. I would take it to a garage and bung them a tenner or so and get them to crack all the nuts for you (they will probably use blow torch aswell and as from past experience its better to do that on a ramp ) Then pop home and change the rest yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aevans692 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 sounds like a good plan .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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