how did u do it?? did u took off the turbo??

 

dont remove turbo

just remove downpipe, header than rise the engine n remove uppipe.

make sure u put a x4 between jack n the engine

 

make sure you have all the right tools before crawling under the car......It's a pain in the *ss to have to go to the store to get the necessary tools.

Also, make sure to spray all bolts with PB Blaster before wrenching....process will be much smoother.

 

one other thing that people sometimes don't think of for some reason (I still don't understand why they can't comprehend this), make sure the car is cooled down pretty much completely before starting. Hot bolts = less strength = stripping...Do it in the morning...

 

the fastest way in my book is to remove passnger side engine mount and jack it up about a few inches to get that OEM uppipe out.

I'd also recommend u to install the uppie first then, install the header. That'll save u some troubles.

 

fastest way is to take off the headers first then the up pipe. and have a lot of extensions and pb blast

 

all you guys are right and the key being the PB . Did you ever get this thing on? the stock uppipe is a ***** so make sure you have the car on jackstands then use your jake to lift the motor. Do you have stock motor mounts? if you do it sould be easy if you have some group N mounts or something it makes it a little harder to work with. I have never tryed taking off one of the the bolts for the mounts but it sounds good to me. good luck and try not to forget the PB blast

 

Sounds dumb but I have seen a couple of time where when jacking up the engine people have tried to jack up on the oil pan as it is the most exposed and open point. Obviously DON'T do this. Best jack point I've seen is on the side of the block closest to the passenger side of the car. This allows the uppipe to slip down and out.