I have left off only the two shields that attach directly to the old turbo adapter (one plate that sort of wrap around the casing and one really small one lower down), because there was no way to attach them to the AMS one.

I put everything else back. My thinking was that whatever the reasons for the heat shields, I'm not about to second guess the engineers.

EDIT:

I also left off the old downpipe heatshields.

 

good write up..keep it coming..My DP still waiting in the garage to be installed..lol

 

My dad and I were looking at the car this weekend and after having so many problems installing a dp on my speed6...we thought it might be easier on the evo to take the bolts out through the wheel well. Just a thought, this way you can use a 6 point socket instead of a using a wrench.

 

Anybody snap one of the bolts yet?

 

awesome thread so far w/ the pictures and instructions. ams downpipe looks MEAN! good luck on the rest of the install, I'll be sure to check in to see the finished project w/ pic's and details on how much of a different it has made.

 

Good write up!!!

 

no follow-up from the OP. My guess is he finally got to the "fun" part and realized what a bish it was! I hope he comes back and finishes this write-up after he sorts out the broken bolts, etc!

 

Working on this as we speak guys! I'm going about 10 extra steps and am removing the full turbo manifold, turbo, downpipe, etc. to show up close pictures of every nut and bolt involved that you may not be able to see well when you do your installs. Taking pictures of everything along the way of course. Old downpipe is out now, intake is off turbo, turbo bolts to manifold are all out, about to do water and oil lines and hopefully pull this sucker out as one piece in order to address the broken studs. Full details will be posted soon!

- Louis

 

Whats everyone doing WHEN they snap one of the exhaust bolts in the housing? I broke 2 high dollar drill bits trying to drill out the bolt. I don't even want to say what I had to resort to.

 

^^ I sprayed liquid wrench on almost all the bolts I could get to and let it sit one day before I started the O2 housing removal. Didnt break any bolts..

 

uponone76,its nice to see another guy from delaware on here,when i broke my studs off,i took it to a machine shop to have it removed and threads fixed.where do you live in delaware.

 

Thanks for your perseverance Louis! I would have said "screw the pictures!!!!!" and frustrated as hell trying to get the car back in one piece! Thanks for the write-up. It will be instrumental to the community!

 

I'm in Smyrna. Come on down to the sticks homie

 

I attempted to start the install of my DP today. Until I got to the 2 bolts holding the O2 housing's heatshield on, on the underside of the O2 housing. They're almost impossible to get to. I think I'm going to take it to a local shop to get it put on. Hopefully they don't charge too much.

I have an UR test pipe also. But that's far easier to install in my opinon. Pretty sure I can handle that one.

 

Here's some tips for those 2 suckers:

Take the metal plate off on the underside, the plate with 4 bolts that protect the tubes. Spray the 2 bolts with WD40 then go get a 12mm (I just got the whole set) GearWrench from Lowe's. Those wrenches are a little longer than normal, just the right amount to give you more torque. While under the car, stick your right hand through the right front wheel well and you will be able to loosen them. But to be honest, those 2 are not even the most difficult, the nut at the back of the housing was the toughest.