So i fitted the mani. All went well taking the studs out, dance'd through that! i was expecting at least one snapping however none did! yay. I had to take the EGR off to even get the OE manifold off and it had to be off whilst fitting the S/S. The oil tube thing had to come out aswell. Getting the old mani out of the bay was a ball ache and it isnt exactly light, 10.9kg according to my ma's scales. Fitting the new one wasnt too bad, wasnt fun either. And lastly the cat join. most would think it would bolt up straight away. No i faffed on and faffed on and no futher. i moved the cat out the way and the 2 17mm bolts bolted in. I lined the cat back up. They didnt want to go in. And when i got them in i still had play. I could literally pull the cat back and forth and it exposed a gap. not sure if srs?? so tommorow i need to buy new bolts, nuts aswell and try again.
A job i'll never do again. That is all.
Couple of pics, not that many.
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Size
weight of OE in kg
New studs (full x10) in
All fitted
After literally a 6 mile total 30/40 mph run. It was smokey for like 2/3 mins? then went.
Cheers.