Originally posted by Pre98:
First off let me say I have first hand experience installing this similar exhaust on my car. Let me ALSO state that I had this "fitment" issue. It's not a fitment issue, rest assured; take your time. They don't need expansion, you need to insert them directly in and Straight. Have a friend help hold them as you do so, in fact, twist them together and straighten after. I'm telling you this now before you pay someone to expand the pipes!



Thanks for the advice, but the pipes do need expanding, just a very little bit but they need it. A friend was over earlier helping me remove the old exhaust, and we tried everything. Filed the edges some more, checked all the ends of the pipes to make sure they were straight, sprayed them with wd-40. Tomorrow morning I will call Autozone to see if they will loan me an expander if not my local muffler shop will take care of it.

98 SVTour / 86 5.0 Capri