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RToyo86 · 08-30-2022, 11:06 PM

I will be doing this shortly to pull my gruppe-s header and swap in my decatted OEM header until the JDL arrives..

Did this once before by unbolting the overpipe from the front pipe to gain extra room. Overall PITA. Fortunately the gruppe-s overpipe I had installed had removable studs and lots of antiseize, after pulling the studs I lined up the FP then reinserted the studs to the OP.

This time I plan to unbolt the front pipe from midpipe, pull the 14mm bolt from the front pipe and move the FP/OP as one piece. Should provide more than enough room to slide the header in and reconnect easier.

With the factory OP installed that method may require the engine to be lifted a bit by pulling the passenger engine mount bolt to get enough room to slide the OP around.

08-30-2022, 11:06 PM	#5
RToyo86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: 17 Asphalt 86 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,391 Thanks: 1,885 Thanked 2,636 Times in 1,288 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I will be doing this shortly to pull my gruppe-s header and swap in my decatted OEM header until the JDL arrives.. Did this once before by unbolting the overpipe from the front pipe to gain extra room. Overall PITA. Fortunately the gruppe-s overpipe I had installed had removable studs and lots of antiseize, after pulling the studs I lined up the FP then reinserted the studs to the OP. This time I plan to unbolt the front pipe from midpipe, pull the 14mm bolt from the front pipe and move the FP/OP as one piece. Should provide more than enough room to slide the header in and reconnect easier. With the factory OP installed that method may require the engine to be lifted a bit by pulling the passenger engine mount bolt to get enough room to slide the OP around.