PaceSetter Cat-Back installation

**MetalMX6** · 7-2-08, 22:07

Hi all, just ordered the Monza catback system. I know I know some of you hate it.

But, that's not my point here.

Is there something I should know before starting the installation process (besides normal safety conditions)? Any showstoppers?

Thank you

**Elmer_Fudd** · 7-3-08, 19:04

installation is easy. Depending on how long since your exhaust was removed the bolts might be welded on making them fun to remove. oh and the hangers will come off and go back on easier with some lube.

**Legacy** · 7-3-08, 19:08

Dont listen to the haters, its one of the best systems out there! It has a deep tone at idle and then you open it up, it sounds crisp and clean, no weed eaters there. Installation is very easy, I did one myself, bolt off bolt on, just make sure your car has been off and is cold...

The only problems I ran into was getting the tube above the axle, you have to put it in at an very weird angle, so its deffinetly a 2 man, maybe 3 while your trying to hold the exhaust in place and angle everything while bolting it on and tightning the latch clips. Show us some pictures once its done!

-Curtis

**MetalMX6** · 7-5-08, 10:46

Sure I'll post pictures as soon as it's done. We will be making the Protege5 rear caliper upgrade at the same time. Been a while since I can't use that **** handbrake.

**Chefsp0t** · 7-5-08, 15:22

The install should be very straightforward. I installed my borla catback in my cousin's garage a few years back. In all honesty, it's easier to cut off the old exhaust piping and muffler. I spent an hour or two on mine trying to fight old rusted bolts. If you aren't able to cut it, start spraying some penetrating grease on it every day. It will make life easier. Also, wear safety glasses. I remember getting a LOT of rust chips in my eyes/hair/mouth.

**Car-InsanE** · 7-9-08, 1:37

you'll end up stripping the axle back nuts. the nuts suck. so you might end up hacking some [shizzle] off. be best if you have air tools. PB blaster is your friend and maybe a torch, you can buy those at walmart btw. only [shizzle] part about the monza system is, that it will rust in time. thats it.

**MetalMX6** · 7-9-08, 22:03

UPDATE

Just received the cat-back system. It's in very good shape and the shipping was fast.

One thing however, I don't see any little Pacesetter horse on the exhaust tips. Is it normal?

And there's a rubber sticker around the other end of the tips (where it's wielded on the muffler). It's yellow and black. Should it be removed?

Thanks

**Car-InsanE** · 7-10-08, 2:30

yea horses aint gonna come on it. if you can remove them, do it, otherwise they will burn off

**MetalMX6** · 7-13-08, 11:11

Install is done!

That tone is amazing!

I'm not used to it, so I fear the cops hehe

We took a lot of hours trying to remove the old exhaust, but we got it without cutting anything.

The new system installed fine.

But, right where the pipe has a 90° angle, it hangs very close to the road. Is it normal? There's no hangers at this point to support it. What can I do to fix this?

Here's link to some pictures I took. I don't have under-car pictures but they're fine

Pacesetter Cat-Back - Windows Live SkyDrive

7-2-08, 22:07	#1 (permalink)
MetalMX6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Longueuil, Canada Age: 27 iTrader: (0)	PaceSetter Cat-Back installation Hi all, just ordered the Monza catback system. I know I know some of you hate it. But, that's not my point here. Is there something I should know before starting the installation process (besides normal safety conditions)? Any showstoppers? Thank you
	1993 MX-6 LS Pacesetter Monza Cat-Back exhaust (exhaust infractions to this day : 1)

7-3-08, 19:08	#3 (permalink)
Legacy Sleezy Probe Performance Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tri-Cities, WA, United States of America Age: 21 iTrader: (2)	Dont listen to the haters, its one of the best systems out there! It has a deep tone at idle and then you open it up, it sounds crisp and clean, no weed eaters there. Installation is very easy, I did one myself, bolt off bolt on, just make sure your car has been off and is cold... The only problems I ran into was getting the tube above the axle, you have to put it in at an very weird angle, so its deffinetly a 2 man, maybe 3 while your trying to hold the exhaust in place and angle everything while bolting it on and tightning the latch clips. Show us some pictures once its done! -Curtis
	"The past is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift that's why it is called the present." Current Project "GT" - http://www.mx6.com/forums/vbgarage-member-35527.html R.I.P "FL"- http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...y/IMG00121.jpg

7-5-08, 10:46	#4 (permalink)
MetalMX6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Longueuil, Canada Age: 27 iTrader: (0)	Sure I'll post pictures as soon as it's done. We will be making the Protege5 rear caliper upgrade at the same time. Been a while since I can't use that **** handbrake.
	1993 MX-6 LS Pacesetter Monza Cat-Back exhaust (exhaust infractions to this day : 1)

7-5-08, 15:22	#5 (permalink)
Chefsp0t I carry the Ban-Pan. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: near Philly, PA, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (2)	The install should be very straightforward. I installed my borla catback in my cousin's garage a few years back. In all honesty, it's easier to cut off the old exhaust piping and muffler. I spent an hour or two on mine trying to fight old rusted bolts. If you aren't able to cut it, start spraying some penetrating grease on it every day. It will make life easier. Also, wear safety glasses. I remember getting a LOT of rust chips in my eyes/hair/mouth.
	My car is going to be the bastard love child of a JDM, ESPEC, and USDM Mx6 threesome. It's getting there. Garage Cardomain

7-9-08, 1:37	#6 (permalink)
Car-InsanE KLG4 POWA!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Edmond, OK, USA iTrader: (2)	you'll end up stripping the axle back nuts. the nuts suck. so you might end up hacking some [shizzle] off. be best if you have air tools. PB blaster is your friend and maybe a torch, you can buy those at walmart btw. only [shizzle] part about the monza system is, that it will rust in time. thats it.
	Custom works under the project M

7-3-08, 19:04	#2 (permalink)
Elmer_Fudd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	installation is easy. Depending on how long since your exhaust was removed the bolts might be welded on making them fun to remove. oh and the hangers will come off and go back on easier with some lube.

7-9-08, 22:03	#7 (permalink)
MetalMX6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Longueuil, Canada Age: 27 iTrader: (0)	UPDATE Just received the cat-back system. It's in very good shape and the shipping was fast. One thing however, I don't see any little Pacesetter horse on the exhaust tips. Is it normal? And there's a rubber sticker around the other end of the tips (where it's wielded on the muffler). It's yellow and black. Should it be removed? Thanks
	1993 MX-6 LS Pacesetter Monza Cat-Back exhaust (exhaust infractions to this day : 1)

7-10-08, 2:30	#8 (permalink)
Car-InsanE KLG4 POWA!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Edmond, OK, USA iTrader: (2)	yea horses aint gonna come on it. if you can remove them, do it, otherwise they will burn off
	Custom works under the project M

7-13-08, 11:11	#9 (permalink)
MetalMX6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Longueuil, Canada Age: 27 iTrader: (0)	Install is done! That tone is amazing! I'm not used to it, so I fear the cops hehe We took a lot of hours trying to remove the old exhaust, but we got it without cutting anything. The new system installed fine. But, right where the pipe has a 90° angle, it hangs very close to the road. Is it normal? There's no hangers at this point to support it. What can I do to fix this? Here's link to some pictures I took. I don't have under-car pictures but they're fine Pacesetter Cat-Back - Windows Live SkyDrive
	1993 MX-6 LS Pacesetter Monza Cat-Back exhaust (exhaust infractions to this day : 1)