I got my down pipe today!(pictures)

[alifeinexile]

it looks amazing. heres the thing. i was taking off my stock one and i had a problem. the nuts were very rusted.. so i bought some PB blaster and it worked perfect. i got all the nuts off but ONE! i tried taking it off for the last 5 hours. and please dont think im a liar. it really has been 5 hours. ive got cuts all over my hands back, and the nut is stiped now.. since my stock DP was broken anyways i just riped it off to make a little more room. and i still couldnt get the damn thing off. im going to buy a rounded bolt remover tommorow.
here are some pictures of it what im talking about.

this is why i had to change it in the first place. THE HUGE HOLE!!


this is looking at the manifold where the cat is supposed to be.
and as you can see the flange is still connected beacuse i riped the pipe off.

New ZZP pipe on left. riped off old on right

hopefully its not sitting here to much longer...

[Onyxd04Redline]

Very nice. Luckily i didn't have to install mine

[zrated89]

im glad i dont live up north it brutally f's your car up good luck w that nut man

[zrated89]

im glad i dont live up north it brutally f's your car up good luck w that nut man

[badassgixxer05]

thats terrible man.. i have a zzp shorty header and 3" dp in my garage im waiting to install, the new gaskets just came in the mail the other day.. im hoping i dont have this problem... i got a hole shit load of nice tools, and if none of them work i will just cut the bolt and buy a new one...

[alifeinexile]

yea i hope not too. i started working on it again today. so far i have 9 hours with this single screw. if you have a problem rusted bolts get some PB blaster. it works!. my next plan was to take the header off but i dont have the right tools.. hopefully you dont have that problem. beacuse my hands are cut up my body is sore and i feel like shit.. im buying a bolt spliter tommorw and hopfully that does the trick

Originally Posted by badassgixxer05

thats terrible man.. i have a zzp shorty header and 3" dp in my garage im waiting to install, the new gaskets just came in the mail the other day.. im hoping i dont have this problem... i got a hole shit load of nice tools, and if none of them work i will just cut the bolt and buy a new one...

[IMkenNY]

Get yourself a mapp gas torch (should be under $40) and it will come right off after heating for 2 minutes

[ESV0720]

curses! you beat me to the punch
yeah just heat and and let physics take over. then wrench it off

[ecojoey04]

just got mine looks nice

[alifeinexile]

well after 9 hours of pain and hell it's done. i got a set of bolt spliters and that didnt do the trick but then i also got some rounded nut removers and i got it off in a matter of seconds. they look like flowers but they work wonders. i got the new ZZP DP on now and the difference is awsome! it drives so much smoother and quieter not to mention the instant differance in power!