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 We used a flathead screwdriver...  We used a flathead screwdriver to loosen the hose clamps on the throttle-body and at the MAF sensor before removing the factory intake tube. The factory airbox was then pulled straight up and out.  Here's the massive XDi intake...  Here's the massive XDi intake canister and filter. The air goes in through the center of the filter and flows "inside out" into the canister. The filter is washable, reusable and doesn't need oil.  The XDi canister uses that...  The XDi canister uses that rubber grommet to stay in place, in addition to being bolted into the core support with a factory bolt.  The silicone couplers were...  The silicone couplers were loosely fitted until we were sure everything was correct. Once we tightened everything down we added the hose from the intake tube to the air port on the manifold and inserted the barbed fitting to hold the upper radiator tube in place.  We tackled the exhaust in...  We tackled the exhaust in the driveway by our garage. First we unbolted the flange just behind the catalytic converter and removed all of the hangers after spraying them with WD-40. We cut just behind the muffler to get the stock exhaust out.  Side-by-side, the stainless...  Side-by-side, the stainless MBRP exhaust looked a whole lot better. Its straight-through muffler was also significantly lighter than the huge factory piece.  After pre-assembling the pieces...  After pre-assembling the pieces on the ground, we took the exhaust apart and worked front to back, bolting in the front tube and hanging the rest from the factory hangers. With the MBRP exhaust in the hangers it felt very solid, even before we tightened the band clamps in place.  The double-wall polished stainless...  The double-wall polished stainless exhaust tip exits where the factory tip did, but looks great. It sounds even better and the install was a breeze.
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