Jdmhondaparts 3" Ebay exhaust fitting problems

[Gary022]

i purchased the 3" exhaust off of ebay a while ago that everyone is ranting on about.

i have welded on a sports cat on it aswell.

the problem i am having with this is ive got two sensors on my car. the sensors themselves are around 90mm long and with the size of the 3" exhaust they wont fit in the channel. the front one is pointing sideways and there is only roughy a 20mm gap so its impossible to fit the first sensor in.

the second sensor is also giving me problems as it will be pointing down the way. im worried that it may rip out over a speedbump or in deep snow.

has anyone else experienced these problems as currently my vital daily runner is sitting in a shed with no exhaust at all 

[mar_k]

No issue's with the front one, fit perfect, The rear one was the problem, You can buy a spacer off ebay that relocates the sensor.
We actually had the sensor ripped out after it catching on a speed bump which caused damage to the ECU.

[rio_gti]

I managed to get the sensor pointing upwards with 15mm ish space for movement

[Gary022]

Yeah I'm worried the back sensor will get ripped out. I want to fit it like you have with it pointing upwards but for some reason mine won't fit like that but it's mainly the front one that's screwing me over. Its hitting the side of the channel , would need to be 70mm shorter to have any hope. Looking at that photo you've have you removed all your heat shielding? Just wondering if this would help me but are they not pretty important lol

[rio_gti]

Think all the shielding is there as I've never removed any of it



Put a pic of the dp on as the lambda hole could be in the wrong place

[Gary022]

i tried to take a few photos under the car but its pretty hard to get the right shot.

this is what it looks like off the car:



in order for the first sensor to fit it will have to be on the other side where there is more room.



As you can see the hole for the sensor is almost hard up against the wall of the tunnel it runs through making it impossible to fit. im wondering if it has been welded on the wrong side while making it?

hope these pictures can shed some light on the situation

[Granta Gti]

Possibly that where the cat has been fitted it should have been welded with the cat moved round?

[Gary022]

Nah the cat is after the sensors. The first hole is on the fixed piece from the turbo which is causing the problem. The second was marked and linedup exactly where the old one was on the decat

[Felton]

Mines the same as rios never had a prob with the lamba aslong as u have the pipe the rite way it should fit nice mate

[Gary022]

theres something definaetly strange about it. ive had it in position and out of position so many times this weekend and there is only one way to fit the downpipe onto the turbo and that leaves the hole for the first lambada hard against the wall. there is so much more room for it on the passenger side of the exhaust but for some reason mine is on the drivers side.

it looks like im going to have to put a bolt in the old hole and drill and weld a new nut on the other side to make it fit. Also the centre pipe is about 2" too short aswell for it to slide on properly so im going to have to get that cut and extended aswell. Pain really cause i dont have a tig welder so it will be more cost onto what was at first a cheap exhaust  .

im starting to think ive either been handed a dud or my car is a slightly different model because so many people have fitted these exhausts with little to no problems and i get mine and the thing needs relatively major modification.