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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 05:29 AM
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I have a 2011 gt and ARH are sitting in my garage. Should I attempt to pit them on myself or pay to have them put on $500 for install seems alittle steep
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 05:38 AM
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It's not all that hard, just labor intensive. Remember it is just nuts and bolts. I am a person who would rather wrench on my car rather then have someone work on my car.

Its not a hard job to do, just a pain in the *** lol. Make sure you get good quality gaskets or else you will be doing the install all over again once you develop an exhaust leak.

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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jefframrod
I have a 2011 gt and ARH are sitting in my garage. Should I attempt to pit them on myself or pay to have them put on $500 for install seems alittle steep
That's about right. I paid 530.00 and had Mustang Magic put them on for me because I hear they are a headache to put on, especially if your not using a lift.

The labor is about 6 to 7 hours at a shop, besides temporary removing and moving around parts under there. Doing it yourself I heard would take a whole weekend. I didn't want to deal with it, so paid someone to do it for me. But if your good with that stuff and have the time, then save your money!!!
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 06:03 AM
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If you do it yourself, do it on a weekend you have nothing else to do, feel like you can conquer the world, and don't mind having cut & busted hands for the next week.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 06:28 AM
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I would pay someone to do them.Thats what i did and my mechanic said he was done doing anymore work on my car because of how much of a pain in the *** it was.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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If you dont have access to a lift just pay the $.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jefframrod
I have a 2011 gt and ARH are sitting in my garage. Should I attempt to pit them on myself or pay to have them put on $500 for install seems alittle steep
$500 is cheap, I was quoted $725.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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Thanx guys a lot of good suggestions here I think I'm going to get a good set of gaskets and attempt to do it myself at auto craft shop on post 3 bucks an hr for lift and tools not bad....
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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$3 an hour?? Thats a steal, wish we had that around me...
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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For big jobs I drive the 1 hour to the nearest base and use the military hobby shop.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Yeah I'm stationed at ft Jackson. Do you guys know where I van get install directions
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Yeah I'm stationed at ft Jackson. Do you guys know where I van get install directions
I'm about an hour from you. Columbia muffler shop may do the install but you need the tune to install after they put them on. They're a great mustang performance shop. They built my notch back 347.
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 03:29 AM
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Yeah I hurd they are pretty expensive, I will take my car to prodyno before I take it anywhere else or send my tuner to steeda
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