Hey guys, thinking about tackling an exhaust install, don't have many tool do I was going to purchase some. What exactly do I need for a full exhaust install? Torque wrench and blue loctite I know I need and already picked up crush gaskets from dealer, what else do you guys recommend?

 

basic ratchet set with an extension.. should be all you need

 

Nothing much but a 1/2" swivel drive socket in quarter drive with a long (at least 6") extension will make getting to the cylinder head nuts much easier - your torque wrench should be an inch pound version, about 40-200 range.

 

Forget lock-tite the bolts that come with a new system are usually dipped in the stuff. You might need heat resistant anti-seize for the O2 sensors,or bung hole plugs if you no longer need the O2 sensors, depends on your system/ tuner setup. Blue lock-tite is however often handy to have for lots of other little maintenance jobs................ Some beer!

 

Exhaust is used so it won't have new hardware.

 

You may have to reuse the gasket that connects from your cylinder head to head pipe. Be careful not to bend them taking them off....and as maddghost said, beer.

 

spray exhaust nuts day before removing them with kroil , panther **** , liquid wrench , or ect . buy new screaming eagle exhaust gaskets ( under 10 bucks ) . undo heat shields with screw driver or correct nut driver ( not sure of size ) put heat shields to side . undo exhuast bolts at heads with 1/2 socket and long extension . undo exhaust mounts with 9/16 socket and pull old exhaust off . with small screw driver pull out exhaust gaskets , slide new gaskets in seating them with your fingers

 

Sonny, lube the nuts that hold in the head pipes or just all of them in general, like the bracket on the transmission, etc.

 

Are the nuts on the heads somewhere between 45-60 lb's? Besides those, any other torque specs for any others?

Let me see if I have this right, o2 sensors disconnect from bike, not stock pipe before I remove them, then remove stock pipes. O2 sensors can go on new pipes before the are put on bike.

So basically, dig out old gaskets, put in new ones, using original clamps, insert pipes and keep everything hand tight until everything is in place, tighten to spec, connect o2 sensors, wipe down pipes, ride, then come home and check everything again and re tighten if needed?

 

you'll want to tighten the flange bolts until they are snug, then 1/4 turn more that's it. Nowhere near 45 lbs. And check all bolts and mounting hardware after 50 mile or so. Do not tighten whem hot.