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CAYMAN EXHAUST MOUNTING PROCEEDURE FOR MANIFOLDS & MUFFLER ASSEMBLEY

INSTALL THE COLLECTORS ON THE CYLINDER HEADS USING ALLEN HEAD BOLTS, DO NOT TORQUE DOWN AT THIS TIME.

INSTALL THE RED SILICON ISOLATORS ON TO THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MUFFLERS TIGHTEN, BUT DO NOT TORQUE DOWN AT THIS TIME, ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT.

INSTALL THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE OEM CROSSMEMBER, NOTE PLATE IS MOUNTED ON THE TOP OF THE CROSSMEMBER, THE OEM STUDS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE OEM CROSSMEMBER & 2 NEW LONGER BOLTS ARE SUPPLIED, USE THE NEW BOLTS SUPPLIED.

WITH MULLER ASSEMBLY ON THE GROUND, ASSEMBLE TOGETHER THE 2 MUFFLER HALVES BY BOLTING THEM TOGETEHR WITH SUPPLIED BOLT, NUT & WASHER AT THE TAIL PIPE TIPS, DO NOT TORQUE DOWN AT THIS TIME

WITH 2 PERSONS, LIFT THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY UP TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS & START BOLTING UP TO THE COLLECTOR FLANGES STARTING WITH THE RIGHT HAND SIDE & THEN WITH THE LEFT.

INSTALL THE BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SILICON ISOLATORS, DO NOT TORQUE DOWN AT THIS TIME.

CENTER THE TAIL PIPES IN THE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY, MAKE SURE THAT THE TAIL PIPE TIPS ARE AS CLOSE TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE BEFORE TIGHTENING THE REAR TAILPIPE NUT & BOLT.

AS WITH ANY EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUSH OR PULL IN WHICH EVERY WAY WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST CLEARENCE BEFORE TIGHTENING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS

ONCE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF CLEARENCE, TIGHTEN DOWN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS.

AFTER MANIFLOLDS ARE TORQUED DOWN, TORQUE DOWN THE MANIFOLD FLANGES/MUFFLER NUTS.

VERY IMPORTANT.

TURN ON IGNITION & BRING CAR UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE MUFFLER WILL ACTAULLY MOVE REARWARD TOWARDS THE REAR BUMPER

ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP, AT THAT POINT TIGHTEN THE SILICON ISOLATOR BOLTS & NUTS. THIS THEN SETS THE CORRECT FORWARD & REARWARD ALIGNMENT & PUTS THE MUFFLER IN THE CORRECT NON STRESSED POSITION WHEN THE VEHICAL IS OPERATIONIAL.