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Originally Posted by Russell James

The trick to the O2 sensors is getting the exhaust hot before cracking them loose.

Cold pipes will have a death grip on the threads.

Take the car out for a drive. Then get it up real high on 4 stands. Have 4 decent size stands available. Then once up and nice and secure on stands... run the engine again for a bit. Shut it off, and right away crack the O2s loose and run them out.

Then start the rest of the install.

Dipstick reinstall can be a bit fun too. Use a flashlight to find the path to the hole, and maybe a helper down below.

Use a small amount of anti seize on the spark plugs and header bolts. And be careful, don't force or over tighten either. It's just aluminum threads in the heads. Make sure they are turning in easy by hand before putting a wrench on it.

Real tall jack stands are your friend for this job. I think mine have been set around 24".

Hey Matt, I have a couple questions, where did you get your headers from, and did you get them coated? Also how much did your tune cost? I am thinking about whether I want to get a tune or get it dyno tuned.

Originally Posted by MattSS

LoL, mine is a 5 1/2 year old car that just crossed over 30k miles. It's my DD and I live in Illinois, so I expect 'like butter' will not be a phrase I'll use after I get done. 'Holy rusted metal, Batman!' is much more likely.

Originally Posted by Homeless Man

No don't run your car before the install then he'll have to wait a long time for it to cool unless he want to burn himself. He said his friend has a torch. And your not supposed to put anti seize on the spark plugs but put some on the header bolts.

Originally Posted by JCunningham

Thats my set up. Its not much louder then stock until you step on it then its perfect. I dont want to be annoying people with a loud exhaust and I want to hear my music and talk on the hands free. Id say this is perfect for the adult touring Camaro owners. No offense to the nascar loud people on here. The cam did not affect it much at all.

Originally Posted by MattSS

fell off the face of the earth for a couple days there and just saw all the new replies. Thanks everyone! I'll come back here after I've got it done and tell you what I think of it. Currently I feel like the Solo cat back makes it a little quieter than stock, but with a much better tone. I'm hoping things don't get too loud. I just moved out of my house into an apartment and don't need to piss off all the neighbors. Also a little worried about the speed mountains they've erected. If I don't creep over them I bottom out with stock suspension.

Originally Posted by dentnshell

After breaking both of my front O2 sensors, using PB Blaster and a torch... I will say you will need something more powerful than WD40 overnight. My 2014 had 14k miles on it... Still broke the front Sensors. I would get a better penetrating oil.
Also have a backup plan for "If" the sensors break. I found Amazon to be the cheapest, but since it was the weekend it was more than two days out..

I don't know what kind of roads you have been on, but I was appreciative that my engine compartment was very clean. Especially when you think about what might fall into the dipstick hole while you are trying to work that thing back in.

Before you remove the oil dipstick tube, get under the car and take note of where it goes. I watched from below while my wife removed it from above. It will help when it is time to put it back in. It is easy to pull from the top, but an understanding of where you are trying to get it back into will be helpful.

Originally Posted by christianchevell

new headers always smoke you should see painted ones....lol. Hopefully the tune takes into account delayed response from the front O2 sensors being further down stream as this code can pop up even with the rear disabled in a tune. Happy Motoring! And do not forget to go back and retorque the bolts!