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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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i attempted it and i stripped the bolt make sure u have good tools and honestly the easiest way to do it is to take of the turbo its espeacilly hard with the invidia O2 housing
what o2 u installing ?

the way i tried was unbolt the DP and get the o2 off that way its a tight squeeze tho but less steps
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by xxxAce21xxx
i attempted it and i stripped the bolt make sure u have good tools and honestly the easiest way to do it is to take of the turbo its espeacilly hard with the invidia O2 housing
what o2 u installing ?

the way i tried was unbolt the DP and get the o2 off that way its a tight squeeze tho but less steps
Dang, that is what I'm afraid of. Really hope I don't strip a bolt?

What is "good" tools. All I got is a set of craftsman set.
I went with an ebay o2 housing.

Originally Posted by DentGuy05
I just ordered an O2 housing. Im sure as hell not pulling the turbo off the car to install it. two words "air tools"
You doing the install yourself? Let me know how it goes.
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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You doing the install yourself? Let me know how it goes.
Ya, Im a former auto tech.
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by xxxAce21xxx
i attempted it and i stripped the bolt make sure u have good tools and honestly the easiest way to do it is to take of the turbo its espeacilly hard with the invidia O2 housing
what o2 u installing ?

the way i tried was unbolt the DP and get the o2 off that way its a tight squeeze tho but less steps
same thing happened to me doing a dp on an STI, I had to heli-coil the turbo it stripped so badly
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