Hey everyone, graduation time finally. Getting some cash...looking to buy a helix up and down pipe combo. Ive read it has good reviews and great price. Im deciding wether to install myself or take it somewhere. Whats the price i should expect to pay to get them both installed? Im in colorado if anyone has any ideas of mechanics in the area. I would prefer not to do it myself, for a lack of equipment and knowledge. Any help would be great, thanks.

 

I just installed my uppipe and downpipe this past weekend, took 1.5 hours to get both pipes off the car and on the floor. Probably another 2.5 hours to get everything together (the longer time being attributed to cleaning gasket surfaces, transferring o2 sensor over, cutting heatshield, broken DP-silencer pipe bolt, and installing the CEL fixes). If I did it again, I could probably knock an hour off. Make sure you have new gaskets, plenty of carb cleaner and rust penetrant. A good socket set is all you'll really need, along with a wobble extension. As with any job, a set of ratcket wrenches are worth their weight in gold. If you're going to notch your stock heat shield, a set of tin snips are good to have. For the o2 sensor on the exhaust manifold, I cut the heat shield to allow it to come off without pulling the sensor. Unbolt the pass. engine mount and jack the engine up an inch and the uppipe slips right out (once you've taken the EGT out!). The biggest pain was working under the car with the DP. I didnt want to raise the car too high since it involves alot of working under the hood and under the car. I'd recommend raising the car as high as your jackstands let you and if you cant reach under the hood, get a milk crate or something to stand on!

 

well thanks everyone...looking more and more as if i will probably do it myself. Ive looked at the Uppipe install intructions on scoobymods.com, pretty helpful. The like that was posted earlier is not working. I would appreciate any more websites and any more input. Everyone is making this a lot easier for me...thanks again.

 

Trying to make a final decision on my Up/down pipe combo. Right now i have a blitz axle back. I read the Helix DP doesnt hook up to the stock cat back? Anyone have any input. Also im curious to how the best way is going about to make the mid pipe into a 3 inch. Is it better to get a muffler shop to do it? or to buy a cobb tuning one? If anyone else has any suggesstions into the idea of mating it all together. Im going for a helix up and down pipe, and right now i have the Blitz axle back. Any help would be greatly appreciated.