if your using jack stands and laying on your back better have a torch. i heated each bolt for the exhaust pipe running off the turn-down pipe and removed each nut.the pipe was so stuck inside the turn down i had to heat and do some major prying. it was a war and i finally got it off. the muffler and exhaust assembly was a bitch too, it wouldn't come off until i removed the drive shaft. A rookie would not have been able to do it. Just wanted to share my accomplishment!

 

when i took the down pipe off the turbo to put new turbo exhaust gasket . i cut the exhaust off a foot after the down pipe. took it to a machine shop told them to impact the bolts off and when they broke, as i expected them to,they did thier machine shop thing.i had them cut the welded threads for the bolts and they pryed the exhuast apart with a shaker on the impact which is just a wedge that vibrates. then i put super grade nuts and bolts and lock washers. the work cost me 20 bucks and only took an hour . 3inch apexi full exhaust now...