I was wondering if it is very hard to install a y-pipe. i am wondering if i should just take it someplace but i dont know anyplace that will do a good job. i live in Arizona so if anyone knows of a good place please let me know.

 

THe install itself isnt hard at all. THe hardest thing that you will run into (or atleast that I ran into) was getting the bolts off of the Cat. I ended up having to torch them off. Other than that everything is pretty easy, if you have an extension bar and a pivot socket for the other 6 bolts. You should be able to do it yourself. Good Luck, Take Care

 

Its real easy, but get a buddy to help you. Youll be fine

DPW

 

Oh yeah I forgot that part.lol Get a buddy to help you and the it should be easy. Thanks TintDaMax.
Take Care

 

You wusses... j/k. I did it by myself, it wasn't that hard. Torch off the bolts? Were they made of rust or something? You need 10-12-14mm ratchets, extensions with a total length of about 2ft, an extension bar (very important). I didn't have anything good, so I just used the top half of the lever for my neighbor's floor jack, oh yeah, a jack, jack stands (must have), something to angle the ratchet extensions (there was enough bending between the long and short extensions that it worked for me), replacement gaskets are good, you need two crush rings and a ypipe/cat gasket, and instructions from www.maximadriver.com. You're set! Please do it yourself, nissan lists 1.8 hours of labor for y-pipe, at 60 dollars an hour, that's 108 dollars you save! If want to go the cheap route and have a ratchet set, use the jack from your car (or borrow someone's floor jack), and go buy some 20-25 dollar a pr. for jack stands. 108 vs. 25, i don't know, you do the math.

 

And be ready when you bring that stock Ypipe down. I wasnt and it fell on me which wasnt bad but it weighs way more than I thought it would. The aftermarket ones are much lighter.

SuDZ

 

Been there, done that. Y-pipe + forehead = not good...