Originally posted by Swazo:
If you see what comes out of the exhaust manifolds when you gut them, you won't want to do it "on-car"! I know I wouldn't dream of it, even though the rear bank is a nightmare to take off  Get some swivel joints and a good selection of extension lengths. Extra hands help out a lot, and an air ratchet will make it much easier IMO.
This is only my opinion, and is not based on any hard facts - but the work required to remove the manifolds is way more than the payoff you get from gutting them. Heck, I did mine in like 2 hours on the car and still feel it was wasted effort.
97 Contour SE MTX
K&N 3530, UR UDP, 19# Injectors, mystery mod, FMS wires, Fordchip.com chip, SVT: TB, Flywheel, clutch, exhaust
04 Grand Caravan SXT
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