Table of Contents
Page 1: Maxima Pictures and updates
Page 2: 360 degree views of my Maxima
Page 3: Budget Y-Pipe Installation Writeup
Page 4:My previous car history
Page 5:Toyota Tundra pictures

Budget Y-Pipe installation
12-30-2002

Tools I used:
(Left to Right)
Headlamp; O2 sensor socket; breaker bar; pivoting head 3/8" drive ratchet; 3", 6", 10" extensions; 3/8" universal joint; 14mm deep socket. (also 12mm socket- not shown)

Here's some instructions:
1. Drive the car on to ramps or jack it up and put it on jack stands.
2. Make sure it's cool enough to work on the exhaust components!
3. Spray liquid wrench on all nuts.
4. Using a breaker bar, break free all the bolts starting with the ones on the cat - do not remove them until you've broken them all free. 2 on the cat, 3 on each vertical section.
You'll need a 14mm deep socket, some extensions (6", 10"), a universal joint.
5. Once you've broken all the nuts free, remove the O2 sensors using an oxygen sensor socket. Just let them dangle once removed.
6. Undo the hangers on the cat section.
7. Remove all 8 14mm nuts.
8. Remove 2 12mm nuts in the pre cat area in the middle
9. Carefully lower the stock Y pipe to the ground, remove the old gaskets and place the diamond gasket on the cat section.
10. Apply a little anti-seize to all the nut threads, and the threads on the O2 sensors.
11. Lift the Budget Y pipe into place, making sure the crush gaskets are properly seated, aligning all the bolts to the holes in the front and middle sections - the rear section can be aligned later.
12. Now there's a lot of room, you can finger tighten one bolt on each section to hold it in place while you reinstall all the 14mm nuts on the front and middle sections.
13. Reinstall the hanger section on the cat end of the Y pipe and thread on the nuts.
14. Tighten all the nuts.
15. Using the O2 Sensor socket reinsert the front and middle oxygen sensors.
16. Lower the car
17. Reset the ECU
18. Take her for a drive!

Pictures from my install

The stock pipe removed

Stock pipe next to Budget Y pipe

View of the front exhaust section after stock pipe removed

View of the cat

Budget Pipe in place - middle section

View of pipe from front

View of front section showing Oxygen sensor

Middle section showing O2 sensor