MY45

I'm betting yes you could. The bumper removal would make 98% of all the bolts/nuts easy to get at except the 2 flange nuts on the silver muffler bracket that is closest to the wheel well (most forward on the car). From the looks of the picture above with the bumper off, you could still access these fairly easily with the bonus being that ALL the others would be a breeze ...

phily911

I've done this swap at least 6 times now, 3 on my previous .1 and now for a 3rd time on my .2. At first I attempted with the bumper on but it was painful to reach all the places and because I am a novice at best with these things I needed to be able to see everything clearly.

The bumper removal is really easy, its about 10 screws rear tails need to come off and off it goes. You just need an extra hand to help you get it back on.

In any case, if I could do it with the bumper on I would! I am just not that skilled!

Tarek307

one of the best and cheapest mods ever! Fister is the man

SoCal C2S

Fisters were my first mod and the best bang for the buck.

I did the titanium ceramic coating...well worth the extra $$ as the temperature in the engine bay is noticeably reduced!

ghostcow

Oh dear lord, I think you guys have talked me into attempting the install. The most mechanical auto project I have undertaken is to install the Rennline aluminum pedals so what could go wrong.... Don't worry I will place the tires under the car as a fail safe. Fister's should arrive tomorrow but install may have to wait until I can buy some car stands and jack.

gtntahg

Hans at RAC in Dallas has my new titanium ceramic coated Fister set being installed sometime next week. Can't wait!

I swear, it's my ONLY mod….

No. Really,

96Tiger

Let us know how it goes. I plan to do this in a few weeks. For me I think it will be easier overall to remove the rear bumper to gain better access to all bolts/nuts. Also need a contingency in case a bolt snaps.

ghostcow

gtnhag,
How much they going to charge for the install? I got estimates of $390-500 to "we can't tell until we get it on the lift", LOL. Actually, only one place even knew what I was talking about and they had only done it on a 993. All said it wold be 3 hours to 1/2 day and the bumper would need to come off. I plan to attempt with bumper on, and then remove bumper only if I need to because of bolt loosening issues, we will see.

SoCal C2S

My Indy installed them for $125...about an hour and 15 min.

orange260z

Sorry to change the subject, but as part of CPO shouldn't the car come with proper N-rated tires? I'm not trying to open a debate about whether N-rated tires are better or not, just I'm surprised that a CPO car would have Toyo Proxes all seasons. If that is a CPO requirement, the dealer should bear the cost of replacing the full set, which should have been done prior to sale...

ghostcow

Ok, used this project as silly excuse to order a QuickJack system for the garage, so should get that next week and will try to install it then

XAudiguy

You should be good, I installed my Fisters a couple of weeks ago. Trust me, if i can do it, you can too... I removed the rear wheels

gtntahg

I had the Fister set installed yesterday and, man, what a difference. Very nice sound all the way from start-up, idle, through to hard acceleration where it sounds exotic. And no drone at any speed. Great mod for the price. If anyone is on the fence about this I would not hesitate to recommend the Fister exhaust.

ghostcow

That is good to hear! (get it ) Hope to try install next week, got autocross this weekend and don't want risk that. Cheers.

ghostcow

Thanks to all the great posts on this site the install went great. Took about 3 casual hours of work. The life saver was the ratchet universal joint adapter, which allowed be to get that top bolt on the muffler support. Someone had posted about this earlier so I picked up a 3 piece set for the various ratchet sizes. Took some patience but it came right out. Sigh, had a few beers after the install so now can't drive until the morning. Can't wait to see how it sounds.