lol, that's my kind of thinking

 

if you take the stock gasket off and it crumbles in your hand, then you need to get another one. if not, then its fine. if you have to replace it, its just a universal gasket. just take you old one( or whats left of it) to autozone, napa, etc. and get another one. i had to do this with one of the other exhaust gaskets that went bad.

 

I agree here it's kinda like an o-ring that goes between the cat and the downpipe. The bolts are probably superheated together and need are probably going to need impacted off or cut.

 

I've heard of a lot of people unbolting the stock pipes themselves... and without doing anything special??

 

it all depends on the rust. if you don't have any rust, then the bolts will come off fine.

 

they've got some rust... but, I dont know how much.... i wasn't outside staring for too long, it got dark.... I'm gonna try to get her on saturday.

 

You should be able to unbolt it yourself. I wouldn't be worrying about the rust so much as the heating and cooling having welded the bolt to the nut. Either way you can still cut the bolt with a hacksaw.

 

Alright guys. I'll probably be working on getting it installed tomorrow (Saturday the 31st). I'll be taking picures during the whole thing, so I'll come back and post the results that day, or some time during the New Years holiday.

Hope every has a great New Years! And thank you for the help. It was greatly appreciated.

 

Hey, you ordered your Evo II catback online, right? Where did you order it from, and how much did you pay? Thanks!

-brandoN^-

 

I purchased it from OptionImports.com ... mine was a little under $500 and shipping cost about $45. Took 2 weeks to get here, but of course it was the holiday season.