Mud,
This will be my documentation of the Wits' End Turbo Kit installation. It will be a slow process (due to my skills/time available) and hopefully this thread will help someone else along the way. If you have any recommendations or tips, please share!
Today I started unbolting the exhaust headers. Please note this step is not in the official instructions, but I wanted them removed for ceramic coating. The forward header was simple to remove, the rear is still in place due to the aft, bottom most bolt. It's a PITA to reach and remove, so I've sprayed more penetrating fluid and will re-attack tomorrow.
Pro tip, don't use a stud extractor with a cheater bar to remove stubborn studs. You'll end up with a sheared stud . I may just end up ordering new headers.
I'm pretty sure the catalytic converters are going to be impossible to separate. They appear original, so I'm going to cut the exhaust behind the second cat just to get them out of the way. The entire exhaust needs to be replaced anyway.
I'm not sure if this mount for the Y pipe was supposed to be removed, but it's disconnected now.
Up next will be ceramic coating for the headers, J-pipe, downpipe and turbo.
This will be my documentation of the Wits' End Turbo Kit installation. It will be a slow process (due to my skills/time available) and hopefully this thread will help someone else along the way. If you have any recommendations or tips, please share!
Today I started unbolting the exhaust headers. Please note this step is not in the official instructions, but I wanted them removed for ceramic coating. The forward header was simple to remove, the rear is still in place due to the aft, bottom most bolt. It's a PITA to reach and remove, so I've sprayed more penetrating fluid and will re-attack tomorrow.
Pro tip, don't use a stud extractor with a cheater bar to remove stubborn studs. You'll end up with a sheared stud . I may just end up ordering new headers.
I'm pretty sure the catalytic converters are going to be impossible to separate. They appear original, so I'm going to cut the exhaust behind the second cat just to get them out of the way. The entire exhaust needs to be replaced anyway.
I'm not sure if this mount for the Y pipe was supposed to be removed, but it's disconnected now.
Up next will be ceramic coating for the headers, J-pipe, downpipe and turbo.