Up pipe fitting advice - much of a job?
 

I'm looking to fit a decat up pipe, now having done the searches to find out about the EGT problems - i/e with a decat it will run too hot for the OEM sensor (which is a little suprising but hey ho) so you put a resistor in place to stop the CEL light coming on.

SO thats the electronics bit.

What about the practical side - is it a nightmare fitting the thing?

I'm not bad with the ole spanners but any advice would be appreciated.

Its an 02 WRX BTW.

Depends if the bolts undo

leave it on the driveway in the afternoon, to let it cool then attempt the next day, ive bin told, as the heat is a nightmare or something

hum, looks like its lashings of plusgas all 'round

, remove the ic
spray the five nuts on the turbo with wd-40
jack the car up
spray the heat shield bolts with wd-40
remove the heat shield to expose the 3 nuts on the heads(spray these nuts)
from the top if u look at the rocker cover(turbo side) there is a bracket on the one coil pack with a wire on it going to the egt sensor un plug this wire (by the boost solonoid) and make sure the wire is free .
u have more than likely got a lamba sensor in the uppipe to so this will need unpluging.
undue the nuts on the head 3 each side
make sure you use a good 6 sided socket
from the top undue the 5 nuts on the turbo
please note u may need to support the turbo up in some way as i have never done it this way but sure it can be done with the turbo in place .)
u should now be able to pull the headers down so far
undue the 2 bolts/nuts holding the uppipe to the headers and hopefully u will be able to get the upipe out now
fit in reverse order hopefully this is correct or atleast help u on your way
fit new gaskets while your there saves doing the job twice

:notworthy :thumb:

At this stage, the drivers side engine mount needs undoing and the engine jacked up a touch. The cat is too big to just slide out without this being done.

It is a PITA job to be done on its own. I'd combine it with at least a downpipe change/turbo swap. The gains just for the up-pipe will also be dissapointing.

Nick

Try and have replacement nuts and bolts as I cut my old ones off !

DunxC