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Don't they normally come with gaskets and/or hardware? I bought a set of new ones off ebay for 3 something and it shows a bag full of gaskets and hardware but we all know how pictures and ebay go. I'm really hoping it does, I just installed my Borla cat back 2 days ago and my bolts were totally fuct along with the gasket. Had to cut both sides and drill out the bolt :(
Well, bolts on the exhaust under the car are going to be pretty bad since they're exposed to all the road debris, salt, sand, and elements. I had to use a impact gun to break the nuts loose on mine (a cheap Chinese made electric impact was lying around did the trick...) even after soaking in PB blaster. The nuts on the exhaust flange shouldn't be this bad but if you drive through A LOT of snowy winters, the rock salt and crap DMV throws down could deteriorate the metal more than usual.

My job was 100% OK, no probs and I had 90k miles on the tib living in VA the entire time. Every winter we've had snow, and this past winter was just NUTZ. So to keep from rounding the nuts, use the right tool and see below...

I bought the same ones!!! Good Luck with the install. Dingleweeds DIY will help alot
Grab one of these, 12mm offset wrench.
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Using sockets and a rachet increases the chances of rounding the nuts when trying to bust them loose. A wrench is always better for this...

This offset wrench does a WAY better job in breaking them loose (after soaking in PB blaster too) w/o rounding the nuts.

Once you crack them loose with this offset, use a 12mm rachet wrench from craftsman to back them off the stud. It has the thinnest profile on the boxed, rachet end and fits in well, ESPECIALLY on the hidden nut on the AC compressor.

The offset wrench I had actually has a 12mm on one end and 14mm on the other both offset and closed, no swivel. It's long, thin and very low profile boxed end gets to most if not all the nuts on the exhaust flange. Use it as your "breaker" bar. ;)
 
That was funny LOL Is that really his pic? I know it was photshoped in their, but is that really him LOL

nice buy and hoping to order DC's since I have some ebay ones, but I think I am going to get rid of them and get DC's since better repitation.
 
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lol thats funny as hell i like the second one :). no thats not me FYI, where can i get one of those offset wrenches?
 
lol thats funny as hell i like the second one :). no thats not me FYI, where can i get one of those offset wrenches?
Well thats a relief as Unholy would have some explaining to do as to how he has a seductive semi naked pic of YOU.

My pops had one in his collection of tools so I would guess, Sears or Harbor Frieght (www.harborfrieght.com)
 
lol yea im pretty excited to get them on and hear what they sound like, hopefully i will have them on by sunday :)
like any header with ebay exhaust - a bit loud and annoying for long highway trips (unless you get a resonator replaced)
 
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i am getting new exhaust manifold gaskets from Hyundai tomorrow and i will go pick up one of those wrenchs from harbor freight as well, and i have a tsudo cat back with one of the mini resonators so i hope it wont be to raspy and +1 for holey for the funny photoshop :)
 
i am getting new exhaust manifold gaskets from Hyundai tomorrow and i will go pick up one of those wrenchs from harbor freight as well, and i have a tsudo cat back with one of the mini resonators so i hope it wont be to raspy and +1 for holey for the funny photoshop :)
Def pick up a 12mm rachet wrench as well as that 12mm offset if you don't already have one. 25 bucks for a whole rachet wrench set @ harbor frieght. 10mm 12mm 15mm 17mm 18mm I think.

Oh btw, make sure you do the "hidden" bolt on the compressor LAST (in reference to the 4 total holding the compressor on). This way when the rachet wrench is backing the bolt out, you're able to "release" the wrench off the bolt by pully the entire compressor off the block. Otherwise if you have other bolts to loosen for the compressor and you need that wrench, well, it's going to be stuck in that pocket with the bolt. haha.
 
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