AMS EVO X O2 Eliminator 3.0" Downpipe Installation
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All, sorry to thread hijack a bit, but I had a question regarding the heat shields on the AMS downpipe. Do the OEM heat shields fit this? I haven't seen pictures anyone has with heat shields on the AMS downpipe. HBSpeed installed mine and they weren't put on, but I see bolt holes on the AMS downpipe for what I would think would be a heat shield.
So in short - should I have a heat shield on my AMS downpipe?
So in short - should I have a heat shield on my AMS downpipe?
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I just did this last weekend. It took about 3 hours but we did the full exhaust so it took alittle longer then if we did just the downpipe. You do have to get the heat shield off the O2 to get it out of the car.
All the other heat shields fix right back on AMS's DP.
All the other heat shields fix right back on AMS's DP.
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I just started taking some stuff apart. My turbo-back ETS exhaust comes tomorrow.
At 2:45pm I started.. It's 4:30pm now and I just got all the heat shielding off the OEM downpipe so I have access to break free all the downpipe bolts. I was just using a 12mm socket and a 12mm open end wrench. Boy.. those bottom two heat shield bolts you have to break free by laying under the car are hard to get. I devised a method by sticking the open end wrench on the bolt, then using a hammer (my breaker bar) wedged between where the CV shaft goes into the trans. I used it to pry and break free the bolts. It worked.. man that's a *****. I hate when manufacturers put the downpipe on the rear of the engine. There's no good way to reach it. You're super limited by all the steering and suspension components blocking access.
If you want to have some fun, this is an install for you. Otherwise, I'd pay a good $100 to $150 for a downpipe install.
At 2:45pm I started.. It's 4:30pm now and I just got all the heat shielding off the OEM downpipe so I have access to break free all the downpipe bolts. I was just using a 12mm socket and a 12mm open end wrench. Boy.. those bottom two heat shield bolts you have to break free by laying under the car are hard to get. I devised a method by sticking the open end wrench on the bolt, then using a hammer (my breaker bar) wedged between where the CV shaft goes into the trans. I used it to pry and break free the bolts. It worked.. man that's a *****. I hate when manufacturers put the downpipe on the rear of the engine. There's no good way to reach it. You're super limited by all the steering and suspension components blocking access.
If you want to have some fun, this is an install for you. Otherwise, I'd pay a good $100 to $150 for a downpipe install.
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Ok.. I got all the bolts off the downpipe except the one that faces the opposite way. I have a feeling that one is going to be impossible. I can't even see where to get to it from.
The top 3 and middle front-facing bolts came off super easy.. the hardest one for me was the very bottom rear one. I was wrenching with my full body weight and it wouldn't break free. I went to the store and bought a 1/2'' to 3/8'' adapter for my socket driver, then put a shorter extension on. I balanced a hammer between the trans case and the steering assembly so I had something to provide a point where my torque on the wrench would be maximized when I pulled down on it. I tried wrenching it like 10 more times with all the force I could.. still nothing. (I had used Kroil and PB Blaster too). Just before I gave up to come inside I tried one more time, and it came off with about 20lb of force. I was like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
The top 3 and middle front-facing bolts came off super easy.. the hardest one for me was the very bottom rear one. I was wrenching with my full body weight and it wouldn't break free. I went to the store and bought a 1/2'' to 3/8'' adapter for my socket driver, then put a shorter extension on. I balanced a hammer between the trans case and the steering assembly so I had something to provide a point where my torque on the wrench would be maximized when I pulled down on it. I tried wrenching it like 10 more times with all the force I could.. still nothing. (I had used Kroil and PB Blaster too). Just before I gave up to come inside I tried one more time, and it came off with about 20lb of force. I was like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
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Well, even more FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU today. It looks like I will be shopping with other vendors from now on. I'll see what AMS has to offer. https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/se...em-review.html
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Well, even more FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU today. It looks like I will be shopping with other vendors from now on. I'll see what AMS has to offer. https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/se...em-review.html
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(Note, the DP - o2 bolts can be reached with an impact wrench with a swivel, so long as you have a nice 24" extension.)