I will let you know when I have my installed sometime next week.
Removing it from the top sounds like the best idea. Removing if from underneath is a pain in the butt because of the heat shield.I have mine INstalled with the 2J-Racing 3 inch exhaust and it sounds NO louder then the stock DP was.. Install was not that hard as I did it the Ford way as the shop manual said and took the battery box out and air intake tube as well as moving the shifter linkage out of the way to get the heat shield off without out much trouble and getting a 7/8 or 22 mm open end wrench on the top O2 probe so you can remove the heeat shield to get at the rest of the bolts.. Getting the heat shield and DP out thru the top was very easy and made the install of the sleak new catted DP a breeze.. Very nice unit for the money ..
Thanks Joe sounds SWEET.... And NO stinky hydrocarbon smell
That is what i was hearing from a couple good sources that had done it. So I looking it up in the Ford shop manual and did it their way as it was no harder for me since I had taken all that stuff out once or twice before with the short shifter install and what not..
Always good to have options when you don't have a lift available..
Thanks for the instructions rod, this will be my plan of attack!I have mine INstalled with the 2J-Racing 3 inch exhaust and it sounds NO louder then the stock DP was.. Install was not that hard as I did it the Ford way as the shop manual said and took the battery box out and air intake tube as well as moving the shifter linkage out of the way to get the heat shield off without out much trouble and getting a 7/8 or 22 mm open end wrench on the top O2 probe so you can remove the heeat shield to get at the rest of the bolts.. Getting the heat shield and DP out thru the top was very easy and made the install of the sleak new catted DP a breeze.. Very nice unit for the money ..
Thanks Joe sounds SWEET.... And NO stinky hydrocarbon smell
A tune technically isn't needed for anything on this car. But without one, you won't get the full potential of the parts you put on.
Let me see if I understand what you are saying...you want to buy a catless turboback system but donot want to buy an AP because of waranty reasons? Correct me if im wrong.
I think the idea is that an AP will likely leave behind evidence in the form of # of ECU flashes even when unmarried, while an exhaust can be swapped to stock and leave the dealer none the wiser. Even still, it'd take some digging to find the evidence left behind from the AP.
I just took the backet off and kept it with the stock DP as the 2J DP is so much lighter it is not needed is my guess
Hmm, I am wondering just wondering did you guy receiving any additional hardware / bolts from 2J Racing or did you guys just re-use the bolts off the stock DP, because all I got with my 2J DP is just a gasket..
