I just bought my EVO IX MR last Sunday. I'm so stoked cuz I've been dreaming about this car forever.

K, enough with the mushy stuff.

I'm looking to buy a Concept G Blue exhaust system and want to install in myself. I've never done an exhaust system before and I've searched the forum for a walkthrough but couldn't find one. I'm guessing that it's so easy that a walkthrough isn't required but I like to cover all my bases before I get myself into trouble.

What does it entail to install an exhaust? Is there a walkthrough somewhere I haven't found?

I hear there's quite a bit of "paneling" to go through to install the downpipe? What does this include?

What is the difficulty level? I've done simple stuff like change the oil out of the old car but this is new for me.

Any and all help is appreciated.

 

Should be something lsmilar like this... but its just missing the underbody paneling which is held in by grommets that pop out hop this helps

http://www.jonesland.com/evo/Buschur_Install.htm

 

Also when installing the new exhaust do I have to do anything special with the O2 sensors? I read that there are two. One sits in the end of the exhaust system. Where is the other?

With the Concept G Blue will I have to do any modifications to the system itself to reinstall the O2 sensors or are there already places drilled for their reinstallation?

 

Taken directly from the website:

Just a simple google search will be your friend . Make sure you have wd-40, liquid wrench, or another rust penetrant (if you cant find liquid wrench). Make sure you drench the bolts and nuts and let them sit for a while. I would soak them over night to be safe.

 

It involves getting the car up on jacks/ramps and getting under it. The bolts on the underside can take some work getting loose so soak them with pb blaster or something the night before to try to loosen them up. Otherwise its pretty straightforward. Remove the support bars, loosen all the pieces and take apart starting from the back towards the front. Id recommend just unbolting the rubber hangars from the car rather than removing the exhaust pieces from the rubber hangars. For the VIII at least the downpipe was accessible without any removal of the undertray, but everything is more visible if you do take it off. Id just suggest having a friend help you with it as its kinda difficult to hold up the pieces, align them and then bolt them together with only one pair of hands, but you can use a jack to hold stuff up if you are creative. Good luck with the install, Id never done any car work myself till I got the evo and it took me and a buddy half a day to figure everything out and get it all installed, but that was mostly the two of us being too weak and without enough room for leverage to get those damn bolts loosened.