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RonBennett · 10-20-2010, 01:04 PM

Expecting it to come in any day now, are there any gotchas during the install or is it pretty straight forward and easy? No access to a lift so I will have to perform the crawl method :(

Shift · 10-20-2010, 01:16 PM

Its pretty straight forward and easy. But get help from a 2nd person.

Before starting the job make sure all the nuts and bolts are ok, I got to my last clamp and ended up having to take a tap and die to it.

ChriSS84 · 10-20-2010, 01:54 PM

Very easy, but 2 people makes it much easier....

TornadoSS · 10-20-2010, 02:10 PM

Would be easier with 2 jacks or a tranny jack. That stock system is heavy. Spray some wd40 on the rubber muffler hangers to help get them off.

Shift · 10-20-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Would be easier with 2 jacks or a tranny jack. That stock system is heavy. Spray some wd40 on the rubber muffler hangers to help get them off.

I found the stock pretty easy to get off the rubber hangers, the bitch was getting the new back on.

Soundwave · 10-20-2010, 06:12 PM

I did it alone so it's possible, but a second person getting the stock system off would have helped. getting the new system on was cake! It's self explanatory really.

RonBennett · 10-20-2010, 08:03 PM

Thank you all VERY much for the input, I am so glad I found this site, this place is a wealth of knowledge and full of helpful people.

RonBennett · 10-21-2010, 08:41 PM

Got it today and had it installed in 30 minutes by myself, no gotchas, thanks again guys. I took the recip saw to the stock one, I have no use for it, so I didn't care.

mikeSS · 10-21-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RonBennett

Got it today and had it installed in 30 minutes by myself, no gotchas, thanks again guys. I took the recip saw to the stock one, I have no use for it, so I didn't care.

30 mins by yourself with a cat back is pretty good

CaniacFan · 10-21-2010, 08:59 PM

Pictures?? Or it didn't happen.

RonBennett · 10-22-2010, 06:40 AM

I will take pics today, what would you like to see?

PhantomVXR · 10-22-2010, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RonBennett

I will take pics today, what would you like to see?

Oh well guess you have to take it off again and start taking pictures as you put it back on....

bi11ymc · 10-22-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RonBennett

Got it today and had it installed in 30 minutes by myself, no gotchas, thanks again guys. I took the recip saw to the stock one, I have no use for it, so I didn't care.

You need to start over and video tape the whole 30 minute procedure and sell the video to speed shops. Some of them want 5 hours labor for installation of a cat-back

RonBennett · 10-22-2010, 11:48 AM

5 Hours! That's crazy, if I didn't have to jack the whole car up I could have knocked a good minute or two off. Don't forget, I took the recip saw to the old exhaust, it came off in minutes, taking it off nicely would have taken more time. I didn't have to remove the brace and fight the mounts like you would have if you took it off the proper way.

2010 SSRS · 10-22-2010, 11:54 AM

30 minutes, wow that's fast, any sound clips?

10-20-2010, 01:04 PM	#1
RonBennett Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Loudoun County, VA. Posts: 76	Borla Atak Cat Back Install Expecting it to come in any day now, are there any gotchas during the install or is it pretty straight forward and easy? No access to a lift so I will have to perform the crawl method :(

10-20-2010, 02:10 PM	#4
TornadoSS WICKDSS Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IOM LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 706 View My Garage	Would be easier with 2 jacks or a tranny jack. That stock system is heavy. Spray some wd40 on the rubber muffler hangers to help get them off. __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS, M6. Look up our all generation Camaro club website at Heartland Camaros Gforce Engineering Drivetrain 12.38 @ 113 mph 1.80 60', DA 3017' - Cam and the usual mods, M&H DR's and skinnies on 17" Welds. Driver mod needed......LOL

10-20-2010, 06:12 PM	#6
Soundwave Drives: Camaro SS(2)/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 448 View My Garage	I did it alone so it's possible, but a second person getting the stock system off would have helped. getting the new system on was cake! It's self explanatory really. __________________

10-22-2010, 11:54 AM	#15
2010 SSRS R.I.P. jesserayjames Drives: 2010 IOM 2SSRS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 112,150 View My Garage	30 minutes, wow that's fast, any sound clips? __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

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10-20-2010, 01:16 PM	#2
Shift Drives: Me 2001 F150, The wife '11 2SS RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 530	Its pretty straight forward and easy. But get help from a 2nd person. Before starting the job make sure all the nuts and bolts are ok, I got to my last clamp and ended up having to take a tap and die to it.

10-20-2010, 01:54 PM	#3
ChriSS84 Account Suspended Drives: 2SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 861	Very easy, but 2 people makes it much easier....

10-20-2010, 08:03 PM	#7
RonBennett Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Loudoun County, VA. Posts: 76	Thank you all VERY much for the input, I am so glad I found this site, this place is a wealth of knowledge and full of helpful people.

10-21-2010, 08:41 PM	#8
RonBennett Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Loudoun County, VA. Posts: 76	Got it today and had it installed in 30 minutes by myself, no gotchas, thanks again guys. I took the recip saw to the stock one, I have no use for it, so I didn't care.

10-21-2010, 08:59 PM	#10
CaniacFan Drives: '10 2SS/RS CGM #75,288 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,962	Pictures?? Or it didn't happen.

10-22-2010, 06:40 AM	#11
RonBennett Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Loudoun County, VA. Posts: 76	I will take pics today, what would you like to see?

10-22-2010, 11:48 AM	#14
RonBennett Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Loudoun County, VA. Posts: 76	5 Hours! That's crazy, if I didn't have to jack the whole car up I could have knocked a good minute or two off. Don't forget, I took the recip saw to the old exhaust, it came off in minutes, taking it off nicely would have taken more time. I didn't have to remove the brace and fight the mounts like you would have if you took it off the proper way.