LNF: Installing Bad-Mab Catless downpipe
 

Minimum tools required
15mm medium to deep socket
knuckle adapter
8"-12" long extension
ratchet or impact gun
7/8 or 22mm wrench (if you prefer a O2 sensor socket)
15mm box end wrench

Extra things to have
Penetrating spray oil (Wd-40, PB's, Liquid Wrench, ect)
Anti-seize
A Lift (makes life way easier)

If your cant see the pictures this how to is useless

First get the car in the air and spray the exhaust studs on the dp with penetrating spray oil


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Using a 15mm medium or deep socket, knuckle adapter, ratchet/Impact, and a 8"-12" long extension remove the 4 for nuts from the studs on the turbo side of the dp. Then pull down the turbo side of dp onto the subframe
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Drop the dp down and finish unscrewing the O2 sensor. Remove the old exhaust gaskets and install the new gaskets that came with the Bad-Mab dp. Also put a light amount of anti-seize on the exhaust studs threads if you want.

Put a light amount of anti-seize on the O2 sensor threads. Then screw the O2 sensor into the Bad-Mab dp. (I recommend that you install a O2 defouler which is necessary with most catless dp's unless you want a CEL in the near future)

Slide the new dp on the turbo exhaust studs first and then the back studs. Tighten the nuts evenly on all the studs.

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Start the car, check for leaks and your done. Enjoy :twothumbs

Cool thanks just got mine in today and put it on... sounds great by the way!!!!!!

Yeah I really like what it does for sound of the exhaust.
Also I like how it helps the turbo spool faster and makes the turbo whistle louder. I'm sure you have noticed.
Bad-Mab builds a great down pipe and you cant beat it for the price.:spam: :lol:

ohh yea i got the muffler delete too and man when boost hits it sounds ridiculous lol some guy thought i spend like 1 grand on my exhaust couse he said it sound sick lmao

i am seriously considering buying this and selling the one i just put on b/c it looks so badass

I've heard some clips of the muffler delete and they sound so sick and have been debating on doing it. How loud is it in the interior of the car when doing normal daily driving? I'm worried about it being too loud in the car for my girlfriends baby.

I haven't seen how the Megan racing dp looks but I can say that this dp is show quality out of the box.

i just put mine on and i got the same defouler but mine comes really close to the heat shield and when im pulling out it vibrates yours dont even look like it comes close mine barely fit

Mine had great clearance between the defouler and heat shield. Try pushing the heat shield towards the floor board. I have had to do this on a couple on of new cars from the factory having the similar issues. Hope this helps.

I can't wait to put mine on. hopefully it is not to loud with the stock cat back during normal driving.:)

I'm buying this tomorrow, now does the defouler come standard or what i didn't see anything about it on the site??

i have the megan one and it looks identical had it on almost a month and no cel yet

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you will need to order this

alright thanks man ordered this aswell

i got mine in my moms house waiting for me 2, i am not using a defouler though, i just had vince tune out my CEL for the DP but i can still read the 02 sensor on my Dashhawk

a lift makes it way easier!................floor jacks, fail! I found out the hard way smh

good right up!!! helped me out when installing mine...

Any videos with the muffler delete???

I like it.. looks great, sounds great :twothumbs but doin the install on jack stands is a bitchhhhhhhhh :thumbsdow

besides the light what will the cel do?
i dont need to pass inspection for a tag or anything

no inspection? youre lucky

my gift came on wednesday

bad-mab it is fucking sexy i cant wait to put it on and see the power gains
good work!

you guys should def make more parts

oh and also to kid above^

This CEL wont do anything to your car, it'll just tell you that you dont have a cat nothing big you get more power

because of no back pressure

Wait im confused, it looks like the 02 sensor is screwed into the heat shield with the bad mab installed?
Im installing my zzp catless dp Wednesday!

no its a defouler in the DP but its the same color as the heat shield.

Oh ok thanks !

how much is the badmab? the site wont seem to load for some reason