I'm gonna take my headers and up-pipe off for some porting , the headers look quite easy to get off ,

how do i get the up-pipe off ?

do i have to remove the downpipe ? or the turbo ?

cheers

iain

 

I had to remove my downpipe to get access to the up-pipe bolts, its also necessary to release the engine mounts so that the engine can be lifted an inch or two on that side, to get clearance for the top up-pipe flange.

 

oh whoopee

i've just got the headers off, and got the heat shield off ( had to cut the bugger off ! )

just the up-pipe to get off now , that can wait untill friday , when i've got a day off .

cheers for the advice

 

I removed and replaced my up-pipe without removing my downpipe, intercooler, or turbo

i did removed the turbo heatshield tho

I removed one side of the headers, as I was replacing them anyway, then I undone the downpipe bolts, and moved the downpipe enough so I could get at the Up-pipe bolts, pulled the up-pipe from underneath, having to twist it a few times to get it out

Refit the reverse of removal

 

Sounds good to me

I'll undo the downpipe first , get it out the way and go from there...