I guess I should have read more befor I bought Banks Power Pack
Got it by UPS.
Are there any things I nee to look out for when installing?

 

I'd send it back!

Okay, you made a fairly expensive purchase. And from all of the Banks' stuff I have been around and seen installed, the instructions are extremely comprehensive and straight forward, right out of the box.

My exhaust is a straight piped version of their Monster Exhaust, and man the manual that came with it was pretty darned amazing - for just the exhaust.

Good luck.

Matt

 

Like gsdog1 stated, they come with excellent instructions, I installed a complete package for a ford powerstroke owner,which inluded the inter cooler,exhaust,down pipe,turbo,computer chip etc., it went smooth,just a lot of work on the intercooler parts. Goodluck, Rick

 

Folks always bash Banks but their setup is highest quality and competitively priced for a 12 valve not so for a 24. I've installed eight of them on Dodges, good instructions.
One thing Banks doesn't recommend for obvious reasons but is ridiculous to skip while you're there is removing the cat. If I recall they also show you where the star wheel is but don't tell you what to do with it in the instructions. Use a torch to heat and remove the exhaust system as the instructions suggest, any other method takes a long time and ends up making any of the removed parts unusable later.

 

thanks for the info(infidel). I was looking at that cat and thinking should replace it or discard it (might be pluged any way).
I don't know what a star wheel is yet what do I do with it?

 

The star wheel is located under the 8mm allen head plug. Don't lose the washer when you remove the plug. Turn it towards the engine for more fuel at lower boost till it gets to the point where you don't like the smoke. Maybe 25-30 clicks. Banks tells you to check the smoke and shows a picture of the star wheel in their instructions but just doesn't say what to do with it.

 

infidel, are you saying to heat up the couplings to make their seperation easier? or just to use the torch to cut it up?

I have never seen banks instructions. But I have removed an exhaust system from my 12v before. I tried taking the couplings apart, but ended up cutting the whole thing out. If using a torch to heat and seperate the couplings works, then im all for that.

 

I did not have a torch but tried a butane heater and could not get hot all the way
around at same time, so I used a chisel to cut off muffler only took about 10 min.

 

Just use a cutting torch to heat the couplings red hot and it will slide right apart.
If you don't think you'll be using the cat or muffler ever again the fastest way is to cut with a sawzall.

I feel you never know when emissions enforcement might get stricter and didn't want to buy a $800 cat so used the torch method to keep it intact.

 

Thanks Infidel, that makes sense to me. I have used the torch method on other project, and it never dawned on me to use it on the exhaust! thanks. I have the same thoughts as you on the emmisions deal.

 

Interesting. Most emmissions statutes have grandfather clauses. Just a thought gentlemen.

Matt