Sunday, March 9, 2014
How to Install an Exhaust System
The purpose of installing an exhaust system on your vehicle is to reduce the amount of toxic emissions from your engine and to help reduce the noise level generated by your engine. Having a good exhaust system can also increase your engines performance. This can increase horsepower and the gas mileage of your car or truck. This project if fairly easy and can be done at home in your drive or garage with a simple set of tools.
Instructions
- 1
Take a pad of steel wool and caully clean the mounting surface that attaches the exhaust system to the engine headers of the vehicle.
2Put the exhaust gasket on the mounting surface of the header. Align the mounting holes of the exhaust system with the holes on the engine header. Insert the mounting bolts and use your hands to loosely tighten them in place.
3Connect the exhaust system to your cars exhaust hangers. These hangers have a rubber loop at the bottom. Take the metal hook from the exhaust system and attach it to the loop.
4Use a socket wrench to finish tightening the bolts that are connecting the exhaust system to the headers on the engine.
5Remove the jack stands and use the jack to lower the car back down to the ground.
