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Parts and Accessories
Neon SRT-4 Exhaust Upgrade: Completion and Performance Test
- tools and materials used here:
- New exhaust system
- Catalytic converter
- Basic automotive tools (sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.)
- Torque wrench
- 20"-long 3/8-drive extension
- 20" extension for bolts buried at the turbo
- Penetrating oil, Level, Straight-edge ruler
- Rubbing alcohol and clean, lint-free, 100%-cotton cloth
- Protective gloves and safety goggles
- Finishing Touches
- Use an Allan wrench to remove the oxygen-sensor plug.
- With the plug removed, insert the original factory oxygen sensor.
- Tighten it down with an open-end wrench.
- Plug the sensor back into the crossmember and make sure that the safety plug locks into place.
- Have a friend hold the rear of the extension pipe in place as you tighten the first band clamp.
- Tighten the three bolts at the connection flange between the two extension pipes.
- Tigten the three remaining bolts at the connection flange between the second extension pipe and the muffler assembly.
- Center the exhaust tips, using your fingers to check the distance between the exhaust tips and the bumper cutouts on each side.
- Use a straightedge to measure how far the driver's-side exhaust tip sticks out from the bumper and adjust the passenger-side tip to match.
- Finally, tighten the band clamp at the second tip, and the new exhaust is installed.
- Important: Before firing up the engine and checking out the new exhaust, be sure to remove any fingerprints from the exhaust system. Fingerprints left on the surface could "burn in" and leave permanent marks when the exhaust system gets hot. Stainless steel is durable, but it can be scratched, so for cleaning, use rubbing alcohol and a clean, lint-free, all-cotton cloth.
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