Part 1: Battery Disconnect

Time: 3 Minutes   Difficulty: 1/10

Step 1: Locate the battery's negative terminal.


Step 2: Loosen the nut that secures the terminal using a 10mm socket or 10mm wrench.


Step 3: Lift the terminal off the pole and place it aside where it won't accidentally make a connection.


Press the brake pedal to ensure that any charge left in the cars electrical system is drained.

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Part 2: Intercooler Removal

Time: 10 Minutes   Difficulty: 3/10

Step 1: Disconnect the three air hoses from the intercooler.


Step 2: Separate the by pass valve from the intercooler by removing the two bolts using a 12mm socket.


Step 3: Remove the two bolts that secure the intercooler to the brackets using a 12mm socket.


Step 4: Loosen the clamp that secures the intercooler tube to the turbo using a 10mm socket.


Step 5: Loosen the clamp that secures the intercooler to the throttle body using a flat head screw driver.


Step 6: Lift up on the back of the intercooler and remove it.

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Part 3: Turbo Heat Shield Removal

Time: 6 Minutes   Difficulty: 3/10

Step 1: Remove the four bolts that secure the turbo heat shield using a 10mm socket.


Step 2: Remove the turbo heat shield.

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Part 4: Lifting Car

Time: 8 Minutes   Difficulty: 4/10

Step 1: Park the car on level ground. Be sure there is enough room to safely work.

Step 2: Make sure the e-brake is engaged and that the car is in gear.

Step 3: Locate the correct jacking point according to what area of the car you are going to be working on.

Step 4: Lift the car enough so that the wheel is off the ground or so that there is enough room under the car to work.

Step 5: Place stand(s) if needed. If you aren't going to use stands, place a safety stand near the jack in case the jack fails.

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Part 5: Downpipe Removal

Time: 15 Minutes   Difficulty: 5/10

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Part 6: Lowering Car

Time: 8 Minutes   Difficulty: 4/10

Step 1: Make sure there is nothing under your car (bolts, tools, friends, etc.)

Step 2: If the car is supported on jack stands, lift the jack until there is no load on the stand. Remove the stand(s).

Step 3: If the car is supported by the jack, remove the safety stand.

Step 4: Once again make sure that it is safe to lower the car.

Step 5: Lower the car and remove the jack.

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Part 7: Turbo Heat Shield Install

Time: 5 Minutes   Difficulty: 3/10

Note: If the heat shield bracket isn't installed remove the top two bolts that secure the downpipe, install the bracket and the two bolts that secure it using a 14mm socket and 14mm wrench. Tighten the bolts to 26.0 foot pounds of toque using a torque wrench.

Step 1: Install the heat shield onto the bracket.



Step 2: Tighten the four bolts that secure the heat shield using a 10mm socket. Tighten the bolts to 5.4 foot pounds of torque using a torque wrench.

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Part 8: Intercooler Install

Time: 15 Minutes   Difficulty: 5/10

Step 1: Install the top mount intercooler. Be sure that the two throttle body clamps and the intercooler turbo pipe clamps are already on the hoses.


Step 2: Tighten the clamp that secures the intercooler air duct to the turbo using a 10mm socket.


Step 3: Tighten the clamp that secures the intercooler to the throttle body by tightening the clamps using a 8mm socket or a flat head screw driver.


Step 4: Secure the intercooler to the brackets by tightening the two bolts using a 12mm socket. Tighten the bolts to 11.7 foot pounds of torque using a torque wrench.


Step 5: Place a new gasket between the bypass valve and intercooler. Secure the by pass valve to the intercooler by tightening the two bolts using a 12mm socket. Tighten the bolts to 11.7 foot pounds of torque using a torque wrench.


Step 6: Connect the three air hoses to the intercooler.

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Part 9: Battery Connect

Time: 3 Minutes   Difficulty: 1/10

Step 1: Place the negative terminal on the negative pole of the battery.


Step 2: Tighten the nut on the terminal using a 10mm socket or wrench until the terminal is secure.

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