Downpipe Install

[Timmy_Jones]

FYI - this is what I saw with a quick search.

Stock downpipe/exhaust clamp: 25Nm/18ft-lb
Stock turbo/downpipe v-band: 19Nm/14ft-lb

I dont know how accurate that is, but my V band on the turbo isnt super tight I think for some reason I went to 25 ft/lbs on both

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[rowdy]

FYI - this is what I saw with a quick search.

Stock downpipe/exhaust clamp: 25Nm/18ft-lb
Stock turbo/downpipe v-band: 19Nm/14ft-lb

I dont know how accurate that is, but my V band on the turbo isnt super tight I think for some reason I went to 25 ft/lbs on both

damn that’s not that tight at all. yeah i probably over tightened it and it’s creating gaps

 

[rowdy]

@Timmy_Jones well I let it cool and had my girl start it up so i can feel around and felt nothing around dp/catback and felt air around the dp/turbo side but not sure if that’s just air generated by the engine itself. just gonna undo that part give it a wiggle and re tighten with a little less cranks lol and hope for the best

 

[Timmy_Jones]

Make sure the downpipe lines up with the turbo and gently tighten it down. Shouldn’t take much! Also a good time to swivel the clamp a bit for easier access

 

[Timmy_Jones]

@Timmy_Jones well I let it cool and had my girl start it up so i can feel around and felt nothing around dp/catback and felt air around the dp/turbo side but not sure if that’s just air generated by the engine itself. just gonna undo that part give it a wiggle and re tighten with a little less cranks lol and hope for the best

Any updates mate? You get it all sorted?

 

[rowdy]

@Timmy_Jones Hey! Yeah I think fixed the issue as I haven't had the exhaust smell enter my car and I made sure to keep air recirculation off to get the most accurate experience. So when I went under to loosen the vband, i noticed the bolts was incredibly easy to turn so I thought shit it was probably leaking because it wasn’t tightened enough ?‍. so loosened it all the way jiggled the vband bolt around to make sure it was good as the line up between dp/turbo look good just the small gap between the two which i assume that the vband would close up. So I retighten and saw that little gap close up enough but since i don’t have a torque ratchet can’t verify proper torque. it looked closed enough for me to stop tightening. No obvious smell since maybe a little at startup that’s it. nothing at stops or idle. I bought a torque ratchet though so may or may not go under to verify but for now it seems fixed so not inclined to go under again just yet lol

 

[Timmy_Jones]

@Timmy_Jones Hey! Yeah I think fixed the issue as I haven't had the exhaust smell enter my car and I made sure to keep air recirculation off to get the most accurate experience. So when I went under to loosen the vband, i noticed the bolts was incredibly easy to turn so I thought shit it was probably leaking because it wasn’t tightened enough ?‍. so loosened it all the way jiggled the vband bolt around to make sure it was good as the line up between dp/turbo look good just the small gap between the two which i assume that the vband would close up. So I retighten and saw that little gap close up enough but since i don’t have a torque ratchet can’t verify proper torque. it looked closed enough for me to stop tightening. No obvious smell since maybe a little at startup that’s it. nothing at stops or idle. I bought a torque ratchet though so may or may not go under to verify but for now it seems fixed so not inclined to go under again just yet lol

Good stuff! Enjoy the DP

 

[rowdy]

Good stuff! Enjoy the DP

Thanks for all the help and support!

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