well, now that i got serious about putting the exhaust on, i get the 02 housing bolted on and it sucked royally and will most likely leak(bottom back bolt). i went to put the downpipe on, and it doesnt fit. the closest i can get it is where i can still see into the 02 housing. nothing goes right for me. now, i gotta get on the phone with atr and see if they will take back this 6 month old downpipe that has been sitting in my house.
#10009, "RE: ARRGH!!! Stupid downpipe" In response to Reply # 0
its a bitch to put up. Are you running a test pipe? Connect the downpipe to the 02 housing first, then to the test pipe---it took 2 guys and about an hour to do mine---one to hold, one to thread nuts. Also, I loosened the turbo up alot to get the DP to fit---you may want to try this, it worked wonders--then just tighten back down the turbo
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#10012, "RE: ARRGH!!! Stupid downpipe" In response to Reply # 3
like I said, just loosen the turbo bolts, lower the turbo a bit, then maneuver it around so you can attach the dp to the 02 housing...once its attached, tighten the turbo back up to the manifold...
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#10013, "RE: ARRGH!!! Stupid downpipe" In response to Reply # 4
so what your saying is that if i do that, my downpipe is just going to mold itself to where it is supposed to go.....i think not. the only way i could really show you is by taking a picture, but it is seriously at least an inch off, in more than one way.
#10014, "RE: ARRGH!!! Stupid downpipe" In response to Reply # 5
Originally posted by Diceman19 so what your saying is that if i do that, my downpipe is just going to mold itself to where it is supposed to go.....i think not. the only way i could really show you is by taking a picture, but it is seriously at least an inch off, in more than one way.
thats cool, I was just tryin to help out...
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#10015, "RE: ARRGH!!! Stupid downpipe" In response to Reply # 6
not to snap at you or anything, no offense intended. i just dont know how the downpipe would just "mold" itself to where it needed to go just because i unbolted the turbo to make it fit. i will see what ATR says. they might just ship me another one to try out.