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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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Just got y- pipe but having trouble installing?

I got all the intakes out of the way. I am also in the process of doing the vacuum line job. So the engine bay is stripped.

Is their a bolt or allen key in the back of the y- pipe. I unbolted the 2 bots that are connected to the turbo but I am affraid to pull on it. It doesnt want to come out easily.

Is thieir some thing I am forgetting? Or do I have to remove something else in order to get it out?

Thanks........
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 05:49 PM
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This seems silly, but... did you undo the bolts to the secondary turbo?
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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I mean these...
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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Yes, you need to take those 4 nuts off. That's what attaches the ypipe to the turbos.
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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you just nieed to wiggles it off
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:04 PM
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My problem is that I cant see the bolts closest to the fire wall. How do I get to these and does anyone know the sizes of the bolts.
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:05 PM
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10 mm. You probably need to pull the ABS heat shield?
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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They are 10mm. I got to them from under the car. Very easy!
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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Now I'm confused! Does he mean the secondary turbo INLET? Or the outlet?

Does it matter? Almost every bolt ON the car is 10 mm! Hose clamps too....
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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Do it from under the car. The same hole you would use to reach in for the DP. You need to remove the metal "intake" pipe to the second or rear turbo. It's the long one. The very short one is the front turbo. There should only be two nuts (i think). Then pull it out from on top. Then you can see what you are doing. You can wiggle the old y-pipe out. Use some oil or soluable sex lube on the new-oring when reinstalling (not vaseline).
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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Originally posted by spurvo
I mean these...
You take off the two bolts on the right, and wriggle it off, like a person said before. I just took off my Y-pipe, to install my efini one, and I didn't touch the ones on the left at all...
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 06:44 PM
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You take off the two bolts on the right, and wriggle it off, like a person said before. I just took off my Y-pipe, to install my efini one, and I didn't touch the ones on the left at all...
The Efini Y-pipe doesn't come with that part at all? That sux.
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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Re: Just got y- pipe but having trouble installing?

where did you get y-pipe and how much was it?

Thanks

Originally posted by Dragonz818
I got all the intakes out of the way. I am also in the process of doing the vacuum line job. So the engine bay is stripped.

Is their a bolt or allen key in the back of the y- pipe. I unbolted the 2 bots that are connected to the turbo but I am affraid to pull on it. It doesnt want to come out easily.

Is thieir some thing I am forgetting? Or do I have to remove something else in order to get it out?

Thanks........
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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You need to remove the air intake that runs to the rear turbo. There are two nuts that you need to get at from under the car. They sit just outboard of the pre-cat (downpipe). You then loosen the nuts that hold the front and rear half of the Y-pipe and pull the rear away from the front half.
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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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Alright I got it done. I took the first 2 bolts out like I said before. Then took the heat sheild off which helped alot. Then took off one of the bolts in the rear. Couldnt even tell you which one it was cause I was doing it blind. I felt around and found it. It gave me enough room to pull it out. I never had to go under the car.

Thanks for the help would have taken much longer.....
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