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Methodical4u 08-19-2011 12:21 PM

ART pipes arrived today!
 
No pics yet, put i'll post some later and if there is no how to, i'll do one of those unless it's been done? Someone let me know.

cheshirecat 08-19-2011 01:37 PM

There's a couple of how-to's.
Hi-Flow Cat Install 350Z 370Z G37 - YouTube

Also there's one in the DIY section.

Enjoy those demon bolts :P

b1adesofcha0s 08-19-2011 03:28 PM

Awesome! Can't wait to see/hear the results!

Methodical4u 08-19-2011 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 1270247)
There's a couple of how-to's.
Hi-Flow Cat Install 350Z 370Z G37 - YouTube

Also there's one in the DIY section.

Enjoy those demon bolts :P

Yeah, I know i'm likely going to have a hard time with them... i'm going to start putting some PB blaster on all the bolts now and let it sit. I am trying to get the interior finished on this car I am detailing... man what a mess it is.

Methodical4u 08-19-2011 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1270412)
Awesome! Can't wait to see/hear the results!

yeah... my Fiancee's camera takes good videos and I think/hope the sound is pretty good on it... it takes the vids in HD so they should be good right? lol I'll post it up later or tomorrow.

b1adesofcha0s 08-19-2011 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Methodical4u (Post 1270489)
yeah... my Fiancee's camera takes good videos and I think/hope the sound is pretty good on it... it takes the vids in HD so they should be good right? lol I'll post it up later or tomorrow.

Cool. Hoping to hear them in person too :tup:

Motordyne 08-19-2011 04:35 PM

I recently had a tough time with the demon bolt too. After soaking both sides of the bolt with PB blaster on a slightly hot flange, I then put a blunt tip on a air chisle and hammered the back of the bolt to shatter the rust that bonds the bolt into place.

After shocking it with the air chisle for ~15 seconds it was ready to come free.

Matthew 08-19-2011 05:13 PM

This was one mod I let some one do for me. I did not want to deal with that bolt!!! The only charged me 65 bucks so well worth it IMO

Motordyne 08-19-2011 06:22 PM

^LOL After doing yours they are probably doubling the price.

christian370z 08-19-2011 07:15 PM

This video helped me out a lot more than the DIY threads, it was a tricky install but I was able to do it without any real problems on the garage floor and have fairly little mechanical experience.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH9irOK9sdo

Methodical4u 08-19-2011 11:47 PM

well my roomate and I worked on the car tonight for quite a few hours... that one bolt is a demon huh? Just so hard to get any leverage on, i'm going to pick up a few extensions tomorrow and get everything finished... the other 2 bolts weren't to bad.

Motordyne 08-20-2011 08:54 AM

Use a 1/2" extension 3 foot long with a 3/8" reducer at the end.

Methodical4u 08-20-2011 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motordyne (Post 1271116)
Use a 1/2" extension 3 foot long with a 3/8" reducer at the end.

yeah, i'm going to do that I think... also I have been debating on whether to pick up a universal or swivel I guess some people call it... even if I didn't use it now, at some point I might have to.

Methodical4u 08-20-2011 02:33 PM

Ok guys... of course the right tools get the job done so here is what I did. I went to lowes and I got the following...

1 15 or 20" extension (1/2 inch)... i'm not sure which it was... pretty sure it was 20" it was total about 16.00
1 10" extension (1/2 inch) 9.97 I believe
1 14 mm socket 6 point ... NO 12' star

All of the following tools obviously are 1/2 drive which is important IMO since it can handle the amount of torque you have to put on the demon bolt.

Last night I resoaked all bolts with PB blaster and I cannot stress enough how important this is. I actually think that soaking them overnight is best, if you can do it for 2 days then even better.

No universal is needed, though I bought one just in case.

Ok now... the people who have said that it's a straight shot are correct... if you go straight in with the socket and extensions, it should touch the top of the air box... it's a perfectly straight path... I had my roomate use a fairly long ratchet twist it since I have a bad shoulder and I pushed with a little extra effort... both bolts came loose in literally 2 minutes combined. I wish I would have had this damn set-up last night.

Anyway, I just thought that might help someone out. Keep in mind my car only has a little over 2,000 miles on it, so it hasn't rusted nearly as much as some others who are trying to do this... but if I had more miles on the car and knew what I was going to do, I would spray all of the bolts as soon as I ordered the part, dirve the car normally, but hit it with PB blaster twice a day... with 3-5 days of that, it should be more than enough.


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