OK, I have an MBRP CAT Back on the way to my door. I have read many posts on installing this set-up and most say you have the cut the rear exhasut pipe to get it out...unless taken to a shop with a lift.

Is this really necessary..I'd like to do the install myself at home and not pay the $$....oh yeah, while also staying away from cutting the stock one out.

Has anyone taken the stock exhaust out in the driveway at home w/o cutting? I read somewhere they recommend you remove the spare tire..and/or remove shock. Will this provide enough clearance to get the old one out in one piece?

I have an 04 F250 6.0 PSD..

Thanks

 

if you cut near the muffler on a straight section of pipe it can easily be put back in and welded. i gave a friend a hand and he didn't want to cut the stock exaust either but after about 1 hour of fighting out came the sawsall.

 

i didnt notice that you said cat back. just cut it once behind the muffler and it will save you the trouble.

 

Thanks for the response so far.

I guess I'm looking for anyone who has pulled the stock system out w/o any cutting. Anyone out there??

 

your'e gonna sell the stock one on ebay aren't you? sneaky.....sneaky just list it as cut once for easy install. it'll still sell quickly

 

No....just might have to put it back on if needing warranty work. Don't want to worry about denial of claim.

 

so cut it out. put in a cat delete pipe. keep you cat. leave the mbrp muffler in (dont run straight pipe) and in the event you do have problems take 20 minutes and bolt the cat back in if you have to. if you do this there is nothing they can deny. you are not even changing your down pipe so dont worry about it. if the dealer hassles you about this i recomend you take your buisness elsewhere

 

As you know, I had to cut mine...
Just so you know what I tried before I cut it (I didn't want to cut mine either):
I had a Sears 3 ton hydraulic jack, with (2) 4X4's stacked on each other.
The jack was under the frame- right under the passenger back seat- which was the lowest point that I could find... I had the jack ALL the way up, and i still wrestled with it for about an hour (backwards, forwards, twisting the tailpipe, etc) before I gave up and cut it.
You WILL have to add things to get the truck high enough to get the stock one out w/ out cutting it, and that will be a VERY dangerous situation..
You will NOT have any warranty issues with a cat back exhaust... Don't worry about switching it out every time you take it to the dealer.

 

CHIXDIGIT - Yeah, I read your write-up. That is what got me to wondering if there was a way around the ultimate solution.

Guess I'll just hack mine first thing and get it over it..Thx.

 

Let's put it this way... lots of people replied that their install was not that bad, but NOBODY said that it was done by just jacking up the truck. Those peeps all said "just cut the tailpipe", so I took that to mean that it really does have to be cut- unless you have a shop lift..

Good luck buddy!

Reply back and let us know what you think about your new MBRP cat-back!