I was going to post this in the 5th gen forum but it's kinda universal. Today I was spraying WD40 on all the bolts I could get to to prepare for the full install tomorrow. I decided to see if I could break torque on them as well. The cat bolts I got loose (amazingly enough)..BUT....On the downpipe of the stock header inbetween the flange where the downpipe/primaries connect and the cat there's this metal piece that extends upward. In this piece there are 2 bolts. Here are mine
See the one that's loosened? The WHOLE thing turns when I loosen it. Bolt AND nut....but as you can see it's all coming out. Has anyone else experienced this? I tightened it back down for now.
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F*ck I just thought of something.....that upward flange/brace wraps around the stock downpipe/collector and bolts itself to it. I could un-do those bolts and just bend back the flange on the aftermarket header and then attach that same brace.
Crap....what would you do? I think I might just un-do that brace, any suggestions?
(I kinda answered my own question there so how's this.......Has anyone used that stock brace?) Some of the brace is pictured below
