How To: 2.0 Header Installation

[APutvinskiMP5]

liquid wrench is my new best friend, it finally did the trick, thanks guys

 

[Fireglow6]

Hey i went to go get the header, its gone? No more on Protegegarage.com?

 

[GiJoe]

does anyone have any tips for removing the spring loaded bolts?

air tools solve everything...

 

[mini_FD]

me and a buddy are going to attempt to intall my header in about a week... read almost all the pages but got tired of reading... any thing i should consider before the frustration begins? p.s. I've placed an order for a new mani gasket and donut gasket..

 

[mx-p5]

PB BLaster.......if you don't use it i ain't helpin! lol

Hit the nuts and bolts under the car where the stock header/jpipe meet the midpipe

then hit all the nuts on top where the manifold hits the block


Do as often as possible!! Just don't do it while the motor is hot!!



And trust me, i can handle a header swap. I've gone from stock to obx to stock to obx to stock to ractive to stock to ractive to stock to ractive to stock

That many times, yes. Had to go back to stock for the car to go in for warranty work

So, between me and John, this should be a cake walk, AS LONG AS YOU PB BLASTER THAT PIG!!!

 

[mini_FD]

changed out my header today and it feels greeeeeat. pretty easy to do but sliced my thumb open with a knife haha so know i have a splint and a nail cut all the way through to the bed but regardless i stuck it through to get my header done then went to a care center to get a tetnaus shot.

 

[mx-p5]

Guy on TMF says you can still order another EGR threaded bung to put back in the header just incase you need to put the stock one back in

 

[mini_FD]

when we meet up and you take a look at it let me know if i should replace it

 

[mx-p5]

if it doesn't thread back in easily almost by hand, i would replace it and not force it

 

[mini_FD]

i tried to feel around the egr valve and it seemed to have no end lol but if that is what's causing to throw my cel then ill get a replacement andwhen we meet we can see about the install. also one of my sensors is off so when i get the midpipe ill get a new slot drilled and threaded to install so in the meantime i'm gonna pick up some extensions

 

[SeminoleMan]

hey i went to go get the header, its gone? No more on protegegarage.com?

+1

 

[APutvinskiMP5]

Guy on TMF says you can still order another EGR threaded bung to put back in the header just incase you need to put the stock one back in

would you happen to know where i could find that?

 

[cplagge]

Is that stuff flammable? dont want to drive to soon after using it

PB BLaster.......if you don't use it i ain't helpin! lol

Hit the nuts and bolts under the car where the stock header/jpipe meet the midpipe

then hit all the nuts on top where the manifold hits the block


Do as often as possible!! Just don't do it while the motor is hot!!



And trust me, i can handle a header swap. I've gone from stock to obx to stock to obx to stock to ractive to stock to ractive to stock to ractive to stock

That many times, yes. Had to go back to stock for the car to go in for warranty work

So, between me and John, this should be a cake walk, AS LONG AS YOU PB BLASTER THAT PIG!!!

 

[ucMP3]

Is that stuff flammable? dont want to drive to soon after using it

All it will do is burn off... Not really a big deal. Some smoke will come from your engine bay.

 

[cplagge]

ah ok. mr paranoid here

 

[ucMP3]

Ya, waiting wouldn't do any good anways. It doesn't evaporate so it would still be there to burn no matter how long you waited.

 

[Ty07allstar]

Ken, you mentioned that removing the airbox/resonator doesn't hurt the performance. Would you say the car would run better with it on or off? I'm thinking about taking mine off but really want to know if it will be worth it.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

Ken, you mentioned that removing the airbox/resonator doesn't hurt the performance. Would you say the car would run better with it on or off? I'm thinking about taking mine off but really want to know if it will be worth it.

Honestly, it doesn't make any kind of difference. You won't even be able to tell whether its on or off. Its just a piece of plastic.

 

[Ty07allstar]

Honestly, it doesn't make any kind of difference. You won't even be able to tell whether its on or off. Its just a piece of plastic.

Perfect. Thanks

 

[ucMP3]

Honestly, it doesn't make any kind of difference. You won't even be able to tell whether its on or off. Its just a piece of plastic.

+1 The air flow isn't really interrupted by that piece. Altering your grille to get a little more air flow into the "ram-air" inlet is the only thing that *may* improve the stock setup. Still won't be anything noticeable tho.