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NewbieDIYer · 07-27-2014, 11:11 AM

So I'm in my driveway right now installing the hfc with a buddy. We did the drivers side fairly easily, and now got to the passenger side. How the hell do you remove the passenger side cat? I can't get any tool squeezed in there enough to get at it. I could MAYBE get 1 bolt if I really contort, but the other there there's no chance. Any help here? I'll try to post a pic but I'm on my phone.

NewbieDIYer · 07-27-2014, 11:13 AM

This is from the top.

NewbieDIYer · 07-27-2014, 11:14 AM

Then if I slide my phone in there you can see it's blocked by that pipe.

Uhile3 · 07-27-2014, 12:34 PM

I ran into the same problem. It wasn't easy to do passenger side. I had to take it to a buddy's shop put it on a lift, remove tire and bend back heat shield. Even then I had to use some of his tools and advice to get it off. Honestly if you can't figure it out you should consider paying someone to get it done.

dmginc · 07-27-2014, 01:07 PM

removing the front tire and the wheel well liner should give you access to those bolts through the wheel well.

DSX_Camaro · 07-27-2014, 04:53 PM

I hate to say it but I actually got it off without removing anything... Had to get the bolts from the bottom though.

KaBoom1701 · 07-27-2014, 05:47 PM

Seems like a pain in the ass! lol

Well if you give up I'll buy the hfc for 50% off. lol j/k

NewbieDIYer · 07-27-2014, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the replies. Ended up getting then free after much contortion and from underneath. Didn't have to take the wheel off, just reached up and went 1/8 of a wrench turn at a time. Let me tell you it took forever! But got em on, and already lovin it! :thumbs:
For those future installers, using a 7mm wrench to turn the whole bolt out instead of fighting with the nut is much easier! Getting to the nut was difficult because of how close it was to the pipe and it's hard to get a wrench to fit. But the 7mm fit right to the end of the bolt and got it out perfectly.

KaBoom1701 · 07-27-2014, 09:08 PM

Congrats.

Post some sounds clips as I'd love to hear what they sound like.

intensifi · 07-27-2014, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by NewbieDIYer

Thanks for the replies. Ended up getting then free after much contortion and from underneath. Didn't have to take the wheel off, just reached up and went 1/8 of a wrench turn at a time. Let me tell you it took forever! But got em on, and already lovin it! :thumbs:
For those future installers, using a 7mm wrench to turn the whole bolt out instead of fighting with the nut is much easier! Getting to the nut was difficult because of how close it was to the pipe and it's hard to get a wrench to fit. But the 7mm fit right to the end of the bolt and got it out perfectly.

Please create a DIY write-up for this.

NewbieDIYer · 07-28-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by intensifi

Please create a DIY write-up for this.

I'm not sure I trust myself to write up a DIY for everyone to see, lol. Plus I didn't take many pictures of the process. But I followed these threads and they REALLY helped! Shout out to users "fsusmithc2" and "thahemp". Feel free to pm me though if you're planning on doing this and I'll gladly help!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289627 <-- write up for the lfx

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229346 <-- this is for the v8, but it still helped a lot with my v6 installation.

NewbieDIYer · 07-28-2014, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Congrats.

Post some sounds clips as I'd love to hear what they sound like.

This vid has all the same mods as me. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gjiMJmJYzHw http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hHDYPpJ1rlc
I didn't take a before video, and I don't have a YouTube account. But I'll see if I can figure out a different way to post a vid when I get home!

07-27-2014, 11:11 AM	#1
NewbieDIYer Drives: 2013 2LT RS Blue Ray Metallic Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 128	Passenger side SOLO HFC install So I'm in my driveway right now installing the hfc with a buddy. We did the drivers side fairly easily, and now got to the passenger side. How the hell do you remove the passenger side cat? I can't get any tool squeezed in there enough to get at it. I could MAYBE get 1 bolt if I really contort, but the other there there's no chance. Any help here? I'll try to post a pic but I'm on my phone.

07-27-2014, 11:13 AM	#2
NewbieDIYer Drives: 2013 2LT RS Blue Ray Metallic Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 128	This is from the top. Attached Images

07-27-2014, 11:14 AM	#3
NewbieDIYer Drives: 2013 2LT RS Blue Ray Metallic Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 128	Then if I slide my phone in there you can see it's blocked by that pipe. Attached Images

07-27-2014, 12:34 PM	#4
Uhile3 Drives: 2012 V6 Camaro and 2004 Gto Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 24	I ran into the same problem. It wasn't easy to do passenger side. I had to take it to a buddy's shop put it on a lift, remove tire and bend back heat shield. Even then I had to use some of his tools and advice to get it off. Honestly if you can't figure it out you should consider paying someone to get it done. __________________ Performance - Solo High Flow Cats, Mrt2.0 axle back, CAI intake, and Vmax ported Tb Everything Else - Flat black rally stripes, blacked out lights, black bow ties, black ss wheels, black caliper covers, black plastidipped exhaust tips, tinted windows, JL audio amp, 2 12" subs with custom box

07-27-2014, 01:07 PM	#5
dmginc Drives: In Circles Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,433 View My Garage	removing the front tire and the wheel well liner should give you access to those bolts through the wheel well. __________________ CAI Cold Air Intake, BMR Strut Tower Brace, BMR 1.2" Lowering Springs Gen5DIY Fog Lights, Big Worm Third Brake Light/Side Marker Tint (Charcoal) GTS Tail Light Covers, Purple Under Hood Lighting Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe w/ Muffler Delete Black Plasti Dipped Wheels, Z/28 Spoiler

07-27-2014, 04:53 PM	#6
DSX_Camaro Drives: 2013 SW 2LT/RS LFX/AY6 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,741	I hate to say it but I actually got it off without removing anything... Had to get the bolts from the bottom though. __________________ K&N CAI, 1LE Strut Tower Brace, Elite Engineering Catch Can and Clean Side Separator, Apex Scoop w/ Washer Relocation Kit, CTS Front Calipers and Rotors, JacFab Ported Intake Manifold, JacFab Intake Manifold Spacer, 80mm Overkill Throttle Body, SS Brake Lines, Ideal Garage Master Cylinder, Monster Twin Disc Clutch, NPP Retrofit w/ Magnaflow Resonated X, ARH Catless Downpipes, JRE Built 3.45 Diff, 1LE Axles, 1LE Hubs, Overkill Tuned, BMR Anti Wheel-hop Kit Stage I, ACS TL1 Hood Insert, ZL1 Spoiler

07-27-2014, 05:47 PM	#7
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Seems like a pain in the ass! lol Well if you give up I'll buy the hfc for 50% off. lol j/k __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

07-27-2014, 07:37 PM	#8
NewbieDIYer Drives: 2013 2LT RS Blue Ray Metallic Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 128	Thanks for the replies. Ended up getting then free after much contortion and from underneath. Didn't have to take the wheel off, just reached up and went 1/8 of a wrench turn at a time. Let me tell you it took forever! But got em on, and already lovin it! :thumbs: For those future installers, using a 7mm wrench to turn the whole bolt out instead of fighting with the nut is much easier! Getting to the nut was difficult because of how close it was to the pipe and it's hard to get a wrench to fit. But the 7mm fit right to the end of the bolt and got it out perfectly.

07-27-2014, 09:08 PM	#9
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Congrats. Post some sounds clips as I'd love to hear what they sound like. __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.