Originally posted by Pete D:
so is it possible to take the y-pipe off with a set of ramps? or would I need a lift?

I wonder how long the bulb for the CEL is supposed to last. I have had the car for a tad over 3 years and the CEL has been on pretty much the entire time. Maybe I will be lucky and it will burn out.




Do yourself a favor..take it thru the car wash prior and get an underbody wash. Drive home. Put car up on ramps or lifts. Spray the 7 bolts/nuts with a good break free (2 on each pre-cat...2 on the cat-back...and 1 hidden between the primary tubes connecting to the underbody). Wait till the next day. The front 2 on mine came right off. The rear 2...I snapped 1, removed the stud on the other (damn MI winters), and the other 3 came right off. Its a tight fit on the front primary with a heat shield next to the lower pulley (?), but some wiggling and such..it'll come right off. Don't forget the lower O2 sensor too.