where the goddam hell are two of the ABS heatshield bolts? I got the two that u can easily see from the top right between the heat shield and the abs unit, on either side of the plastic piece, but where the hell are the other two??? im in the process of installing my DP

 

They aren't actually on the heatshield itself, you have to loosen up (remove) the bolts that hold the ABS unit itself to the frame before you can remove the heatshield.

oh, and even then, you need to use some "bending" force to get the heatshield out...at least I did. ie, pull the ABS unit up slightly, then yank and switch on the ABS shield to get it out. it has funky bends/kinks in it.

k

 

That stupid thing is a PITA.. I went through the same thing when I installed my DP. I was having a hard time with it so I said F-it and just left it on, I worked around it so I don't think you need to remove it.. although that may depend on which DP you have.

Matt

 

my car isn't here right now, otherwise I would take a pic, highlight the bolts and post it for you. sorry man
and good luck. The DP install is a good beginner mod. You get to tear apart your intakes, remove some heat shields, crank on some exhaust bolts, etc...lets us know how it turns out Rx-7$4$me.

K

 

alright! thanks all

 

i didnt take off the abs heatsheild, when i installed my pettit dp. like previsouly mentioned maybe u can work around it.

 

well, I got it off a while ago, and it deffinetly frees up some more room, man this heat shield on the precat is a BITCH.

 

Don't try and pull out the downpipe heatshield. It will drop off when you start to pull out the pre-cat. Tight fit, huh?
The nut on the firewall side of the ABS unit helps to get the shield off also. Watch your fingers, that aluminum POS is sharp and gashed me good, but it does look good polished.

 

well, right now I got the car up on jackstands with some liquid wrench soaking on the bolts and such. Tomorrow I try to break those suckers looose.