Today was day 1 of the instal and tbh it has gone bad so far!
Started by removing my old cat back exhaust only to find out someone previous has had the back box welded to the centre which made it impossible to remove due to the rear beam..
Managed to break the weld though and 3.5 hours later it was off!!
Hopes went high then
Stripped all the engine bay apart, tip, charge pipe etc all removed
Then i got to the downpipe/cat
Nuts on the downpipe are literally solid, ive managed to get 1 off and 3 others are moving slowly but just need alot of time and patience to get off
Cant even find a decent enough tool which is going to remove these tbh
Ive now soaked them all in WD40 and im leaving it for the night
Started by removing my old cat back exhaust only to find out someone previous has had the back box welded to the centre which made it impossible to remove due to the rear beam..
Managed to break the weld though and 3.5 hours later it was off!!
Hopes went high then
Stripped all the engine bay apart, tip, charge pipe etc all removed
Then i got to the downpipe/cat
Nuts on the downpipe are literally solid, ive managed to get 1 off and 3 others are moving slowly but just need alot of time and patience to get off
Cant even find a decent enough tool which is going to remove these tbh
Ive now soaked them all in WD40 and im leaving it for the night
Good update berg
Is it really tight or just awkward to get the downpipe bolts???
Its a combination of both really
Its hard to get a tool up there and at the same time they are really tight
1 is off, 3 to go lol
Day 2
Managed to get the downpipe off today after a night of bathing in WD40
Old turbo came off next which was an absolute arse!!
Managed to fit the new turbo into position and refitted the 2 water lines and the oil feed line too so good progress today
Tomorrows plan is just tighten the turbo up to the manifold
Refit the oil return line
Fit downpipe and exhaust system
Then i need to put in new oil and coolant as it was all drained today
Should be complete tomorrow
I have load of pics to update this later
Managed to get the downpipe off today after a night of bathing in WD40
Old turbo came off next which was an absolute arse!!
Managed to fit the new turbo into position and refitted the 2 water lines and the oil feed line too so good progress today
Tomorrows plan is just tighten the turbo up to the manifold
Refit the oil return line
Fit downpipe and exhaust system
Then i need to put in new oil and coolant as it was all drained today
Should be complete tomorrow
I have load of pics to update this later
bart820
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I have a couple of pics to upload from my iphone ill do now but there nothing special
Rest of the pics ill sort out soon as they arent on my pc, just aint had time lol
Runs well without the map tbh
Having a few boost issues at the minute but think thats easily sorted
Downpipe comparison
One of my engine in bits
One when we finally got the turbo past the manifold!
Hardest part was lining it up with the bolt holes after connecting the lines
And one of the downpipe and turbo fitted
Theres not alot of space there now
3" downpipe was easier to do than the standard imo, much better design
Ill upload the rest when i have them
I have some pics of all the parts we removed too, almost got lost when putting it back together lol
Rest of the pics ill sort out soon as they arent on my pc, just aint had time lol
Runs well without the map tbh
Having a few boost issues at the minute but think thats easily sorted
Downpipe comparison
One of my engine in bits
One when we finally got the turbo past the manifold!
Hardest part was lining it up with the bolt holes after connecting the lines
And one of the downpipe and turbo fitted
Theres not alot of space there now
3" downpipe was easier to do than the standard imo, much better design
Ill upload the rest when i have them
I have some pics of all the parts we removed too, almost got lost when putting it back together lol
BlakeH
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haha bet its well loud
noticed any power gains?
how much as this all cost you without map?
It is lol when it works ha
Theres definately a noticeable difference, most i think will be the 3" downpipe
Ill add up reciepts later as i havent even looked at prices tbh lol
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Took the car for a good blast today and got some pics and vids too
Car stayed out of limp mode for a good hour so was able to have a nice drive for the first time
Heres a couple of pics i took which are my favourites
And this one just about shows my new coldside relocation setup
Couple of Videos
Fly by with some turbo spool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVv0vW_7u9c
A very bad launch with too much revs, spins alot easier with the new setup lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ43q0iWWMo
Theres definately a noticeable difference, most i think will be the 3" downpipe
Ill add up reciepts later as i havent even looked at prices tbh lol
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Took the car for a good blast today and got some pics and vids too
Car stayed out of limp mode for a good hour so was able to have a nice drive for the first time
Heres a couple of pics i took which are my favourites
And this one just about shows my new coldside relocation setup
Couple of Videos
Fly by with some turbo spool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVv0vW_7u9c
A very bad launch with too much revs, spins alot easier with the new setup lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ43q0iWWMo
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