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Old Oct 10, 2011, 06:21 PM
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Help!!! In the middle of DP install..

Hey guys i have been installing my Map Downpipe since 5:00... I have removed all 5 bolts... Cannot get to the stud on the driver side near the turbo.. Do i need to remove the heat shield around the stock DP? I am lost.. I cannot figure out how to get to it... I have taken the spring bolts out and the lower half of the DP out. I am stuck.... Please HELP ASAP...
Old Oct 10, 2011, 06:33 PM
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try this.

http://www.evoscan.com/vehicle-manuals

good luck
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I just went through that this weekend. It was no fun. That nut is accessible with an open ended wrench from the top. You have to almost get on top of the motor. Use the two-open-ended-wrenches-linked-together-trick to get extra leverage. Use lots of penetrating grease.
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I read "Help! In the middle of DP" and stopped there..
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Originally Posted by No_Skillz
I just went through that this weekend. It was no fun. That nut is accessible with an open ended wrench from the top. You have to almost get on top of the motor. Use the two-open-ended-wrenches-linked-together-trick to get extra leverage. Use lots of penetrating grease.
Do this, you need a high tooth count ratcheting wrench or a lot of slow work with an open ended wrench.
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Originally Posted by boostedwrx
I read "Help! In the middle of DP" and stopped there..
My advice of getting on top and using lots of grease still applies here.

Originally Posted by ►EvolutionX◄
Do this, you need a high tooth count ratcheting wrench or a lot of slow work with an open ended wrench.
Yeah, buying a 14mm ratcheting wrench is worth it for this application alone. I did not have any ratcheting wrenches and the entire install took me 12 hours lol.
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Yup... i used a ratcheting wrench from the top... came off very easy. DP is in and its awesome.. Just gotta get a retune sometime to get the extra HP outta it.. But other then that putting a new DP in was cake... Stock DP can suck it.
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"DP" is always gonna get my attention
Old Oct 12, 2011, 06:44 AM
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yea that last bolt was a HUGE pain in the *** =/

which flange did you guys get on your MAP downpipe? the original style or the 3D contoured one?
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i have big hands, when i did mine i bought a flex head 14mm and have stubby ratchet wrenches. i could not get at it. i had to use a combination of extentions and pivot attachments.
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