Hey Guys John Harold, realtruck.com.
Today I want to show you how to install the Heartthrob exhaust system on this 2012 F-150.
Okay guys.
You can see here we've got all of our pieces out and set up, so you can take a look at
what this kit comes with.
It comes with everything you need to get this on to the truck.
It comes with your tailpipes, your front extension pipe, your rear extension pipes and angles,
and also your muffler, all your clamps and hanger brackets, and your instruction sheet
if you happen to need that.
So lets get the truck up, get that old, ugly-sounding factory exhaust off there, and lets get our
Heartthrob on the truck.
We've got our truck up in the air, so the first thing we've got to do is we've got to
get this old factory exhaust out of here.
And the way we are going to do that is we are going to start up here where our flange
connects to our exhaust pipe here.
And what we are going to do is take these two bolts out that hold this on.
And then on this one we should be able to, if things go well, slide this whole exhaust
back, and take it out of here maybe in one piece.
So lets get these off of here, and then we'll see what we can do with the rest of it.
We're going to grab our trusty friend the Sawzall, and we're just going to do some cutting
here, and we'll take this thing out in pieces.
Otherwise we'll be here all day, trying to fight it out of here, and we don't want to
do that.
Okay we've got that down, so what I'm going to do now is I'm going to cut this piece off
here, otherwise this thing is going to get really too heavy for us to try to manage.
So we'll cut this off, and then we'll move on from there.
So we've got that back bracket cut loose, and all the front stuff off, so now we can
actually just slide this out of here.
Next thing we're going to do then is we're going to start putting our new Heartthrob
exhaust system on, and we're going to start with our pipe up in the front, and work our
way back.
Now that we've got all the old stuff out of the way, we can go ahead and start attaching
all the new stuff.
Okay so we're going to take our bolt with the flat washer on it, and I'm just going
to put it through here like so.
And then what we want to do then is grab another flat washer for this side, a lock washer,
and the hex nut.
Okay, once we have that started what we're going to do then is we're going to leave this
loose until we get everything in place.
And then once everything is in place, then we'll go back and tighten everything up, when
we know everything fits properly and we've got it adjusted where we want it to go up
underneath the truck.
Then we'll tighten it down.
So what we're going to have to do now, is we're going to have to cut part of this front
extension pipe off, and that's due to the wheel base of our truck.
Our truck is a one forty four and a half inch wheel base, so that tells us according to
our instructions, we need to cut nineteen and three quarter inches off this pipe.
So I've already marked it back to here, so I'm going to go ahead and cut this off and
get this ready, and then I'll show you guys how to do the rest of it on back.
This right here is the only piece we're going to have to cut to put this on, so lets get
this done.
Now that we got this cut off, then we can take the full length of our middle extension
pipe, which is the 25 inch pipe, and we're going to slide our 4 inch acu-seal clamp on
here.
Then we're going to slide this pipe over the end that we just cut off, and we want to slide
it fully back on there.
And then this clamp is going to go on here to hold this, but right now we're just going
to leave this loose, like we did with the front, and go ahead and continue to work our
way back.
Next thing we are going to do then is attach our muffler, but what we want to do is grab
our clamp, our hanger clamp.
And the one we want to use is the one with the shortest piece on it, and we're just going
to set it right over top of our pipe right here, because where this is going to go, this
is where we're going to end up putting it right up here in this spot.
So we'll put that on here.
And then usually it's a good idea to get yourself some type of stand, or something, or if you
got somebody that can help you to hold this up, because this muffler is actually fairly
heavy and you're going to want to have some help with it.
I think what we're going to do is we're going to put this on the muffler, that'll make it
a little easier.
Then we're going to take the muffler, and we're going to slide it over our pipe here.
Now make sure you guys when you do this, it says on the end of here, it tells you which
end is the inlet, so you want to make sure that you put the inlet side facing the engine
of the truck.
So once we have that then we're going to take this, and we're going to put this hanger up
here in place to help hold this stuff up.
Then we're going to put our stand underneath this here.
And that's just going to make it a little easier for us to work with.
So now that our muffler's on we're going to take our front over the axle tail pipe, we're
going to put it up here, and we're going to take our hanger bracket, that's this one for
here will be the middle sized one, and we're going to put it up over top of here.
Then we're going to slide this on to here, like so, and then this is going to attach
and the rubber mount up here on the top where we took our factory exhaust off.
So we're ready for the last piece of our pipe here, and what we're going to do is we're
going to take this last 4 inch acu-seal hanger, or clamp, and put it on here.
Then we're going to slide this pipe up inside of this one, just like so.
Then once we have that in there, then we're going to take our last of our hangers, and
we're going to put our hanger on here.
Okay, now that we've got all of our exhaust pieces on, we've got our hangers in place,
and our clamps in place, what we're going to do now then is go back to the front, and
start working our way to the back, tightening and adjusting our pieces to make sure that
they are clearing everything, that we don't have to worry about them hitting any break
lines or fuel lines or anything like that.
So let's go back up there and get that done.
Okay guys, there you have it.
That's how quick, simple, and easy it is to install this Heartthrob exhaust system on
to your truck.
So there's only one thing left to do at this point, and that's let this down, and take
a listen to it.
So remember until next time, happy motoring.