All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Downpipe-Decat TDi advice
dodds-gttdi:
For the TDI you won't get any warning lights etc as you don't unplug any sensors. Piece of cake to change over. :-)
Andy:
As mentioned there is nothing to unplug to bring any lights on,
vRSAlex:
I chucked a decat pipe on the misses's tdi 140 altea yesterday that I got off here. Noticeable improvement. Revs and boosts smoother and seems to hold slightly higher boost at 4k. Nice and easy to fit too.
It's not a ths pipe, but I would have got the ths version if this one hadn't come up cheap on here.
daboy3000:
On a scale of 1-10 how easy are these things to fit yourself and what equipment would I need. I would say that I'm a novice but have changed things like a ball joint on a mk1 and taken bits of engine apart to clean but only things like pipes and filters etc.
Just thought, I would need to put it on a ramp, that, I don't have!!.
Update: Ordered, can't wait!
vRSAlex:
I fitted mine on a ramp which makes it much easier.
If you get the front end up on axle stands then it will still be fairly easy. There is a bracket going from the dp to the gearbox. Remove the two bolts using a 16mm socket. The dp is held onto the exhaust with a clamp. Just loosen the two nuts with a 13mm socket. There is a bracket mounted to the body of the car that tends to get in the way so whip that off. It's either got 17mm nuts or 13mm nuts. The downpipe is attached to the turbo with a v-band style clamp. Undo this with a 5mm allen key. The clamp tends to stick to the exhaust and turbo but this can be released with a screwdriver or pry bar. Last thing is to take off the two bolts that hold the mount to the back of the subframe with a 13mm socket again. Fitting is the reverse.
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