Took about half a day.
Had to remove the diffuser and engine base plate. Removed the sway bushings to let the bar move out of the way.
Aerie had send me the Y-pipes with the heat shielding as an "upgrade". I did not plan on using (I had ordered the non shielded Y-pipes for min weight), but the back section and 3rd cat bypass is not compatible with the stock Y-pipes.
Aerie on the left, stock on the right. The Y output does not fit into the bypass and there is a flange on the stock rear section that the Aerie bypass flange has no relief for.
So, I needed to mount the heavier Aerie Y-pipes. Bolts very accessible, but, the stock M10 bolts have a shoulder that does not pass though the slot. Had to find replacement M10x1.25pitch bolts.
The
I did not end up using the Ti tips. I prefer the stock ones with the classic Lotus diamonds.
I also bought the Aerie "diffuser" but I didn't read the small print properly. The carbon pieces just cover the existing diffuser fins. Not quite what I expected.
Sounds a bit louder. If there was a non-valved (straight cat-back) version available I would have preferred that.
Most worrying is that I have had a couple of "engine reduced acceleration" pop-up warnings. Possibly from lower back pressure on the 02 sensors....
Will run it more tomorrow and take pics of the Ti heat - colour anodizing.
Had to remove the diffuser and engine base plate. Removed the sway bushings to let the bar move out of the way.
Aerie had send me the Y-pipes with the heat shielding as an "upgrade". I did not plan on using (I had ordered the non shielded Y-pipes for min weight), but the back section and 3rd cat bypass is not compatible with the stock Y-pipes.
Aerie on the left, stock on the right. The Y output does not fit into the bypass and there is a flange on the stock rear section that the Aerie bypass flange has no relief for.
So, I needed to mount the heavier Aerie Y-pipes. Bolts very accessible, but, the stock M10 bolts have a shoulder that does not pass though the slot. Had to find replacement M10x1.25pitch bolts.
The
I did not end up using the Ti tips. I prefer the stock ones with the classic Lotus diamonds.
I also bought the Aerie "diffuser" but I didn't read the small print properly. The carbon pieces just cover the existing diffuser fins. Not quite what I expected.
Sounds a bit louder. If there was a non-valved (straight cat-back) version available I would have preferred that.
Most worrying is that I have had a couple of "engine reduced acceleration" pop-up warnings. Possibly from lower back pressure on the 02 sensors....
Will run it more tomorrow and take pics of the Ti heat - colour anodizing.
