05-14-2013, 03:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-14-2013, 03:15 PM by zx3wantobesvt.)
Hey everyone, so this past weekend I finally ended up doing my SVT swap by myself. Let’s just say I think it would’ve been easier with someone else but oh well I got the job done
just took me the whole day 9am-midnight with some breaks along the way. Anyways I just wanted to share with everyone my swap experience so I will try and be the most detailed I can be feel free to ask question or let me know if I should’ve done something different. Also I tried to take the most pictures I could but I did not want to get my camera too dirty. Okay let’s get this thread started.
First off here’s a list of what I used :
1.Used SVT header, I wanted to stay legal so I got an shop to wield in the egr connector( ford part #F1AZ-9F485-A)
Before
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After abit of sanding
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2 tubes wrapped
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All wrapped up but had to unwrap 2 tubes cause i forget to get the bung welded in [facepalm]
![[Image: IMG-20130308-00176_zpsb8ff9db6.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130308-00176_zpsb8ff9db6.jpg)
With the bung welded in
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2.Used SVT cat, the 2 02 sensors I got with them were good all I did was make 2 extentions from just yard ones.
Before
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After
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3.Used Svt flex, i just sanded it and sprayed it with black vht
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4. 2 02 extention wires, 2 02 sensors for the cat
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5.Used egr tree with valve from junk yard 10$
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6.New gaskets for head to header, header to cat, cat to flex, flex to straight
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7.New nuts and bolts
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8.New SVT[IMG]
[/IMG] oil dipstick and tube
First off here is what the engine bay looked like
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![[Image: IMG-20130511-00278_zps7e0771af.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00278_zps7e0771af.jpg)
So i started from with the bolts from the straight pipe to flex, then I could not undo the bolts from the flex to cat it was nice and rusted together so i undid the hanger bolts then the cat to header bolts and then the header bolts.
Here is when i ran into my first problem there bolt from the egr tube that connects to the bun was rusted on there and would not wanto move at all. I went at it with a torch and made it glowing red and still no movement. So i said screw it and i just cut the pipe since I already had one.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00279_zpsab8ad7e3.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00279_zpsab8ad7e3.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00280_zps1a692d9d.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00280_zps1a692d9d.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00281_zpsaf61e53e.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00281_zpsaf61e53e.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00282_zps174dc77d.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00282_zps174dc77d.jpg)
Inside of old cat 142km not to bad
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00283_zpsdbc59367.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00283_zpsdbc59367.jpg)
Here is with it lightly fitted on, its just sitting on the studs ATM
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00284_zps115e6838.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00284_zps115e6838.jpg)
Ps line way too close for it to run safe.
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![[Image: IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg)
will get back to bending it later.
Here what it looked like from under.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00289_zps3fbfef56.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00289_zps3fbfef56.jpg)
Attached the SVT cat to header.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00290_zpsf44e0252.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00290_zpsf44e0252.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00291_zps0cf6ce19.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00291_zps0cf6ce19.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00294_zps129d7a93.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00294_zps129d7a93.jpg)
And then here is where I encountered my other problem[?|]
This was me not paying attention to what I was doing. First off the SVT flex will not line up properly without having the holes slotted on it. Well i was dumd and slotted the wrong side so when i was trying to put it on it did not want too line up I realized soon after and was like well that was a waste of time. So started drilling the right side of the flex which is the curved part not the straight side!! I ended up only needing to slot one hole to make it line up.
![[Image: IMG-20130310-00184_zpsb99aad86.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130310-00184_zpsb99aad86.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130409-00241_zps5abdeef3.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130409-00241_zps5abdeef3.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00297_zps85b66fd4.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00297_zps85b66fd4.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00296_zpsb396f7d9.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00296_zpsb396f7d9.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00295_zps0a0c5e63.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00295_zps0a0c5e63.jpg)
An hour later. Finally fitted the flex on
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00298_zps46a46060.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00298_zps46a46060.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00299_zps75db2bc6.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00299_zps75db2bc6.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00307_zpsa5348293.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00307_zpsa5348293.jpg)
Fitted the rear 02 extension on
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00302_zps67d08c8f.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00302_zps67d08c8f.jpg)
Then front
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00303_zps23920ae9.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00303_zps23920ae9.jpg)
So everything is on except the egr tube i had to bend it slightly to be able to make it fit but that was pretty easy thanks to the torch.
Got it fitted on there nice.
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00313_zpsd142bc75.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00313_zpsd142bc75.jpg)
I also bend the ps line with a heat gun i did not want too take the chance with the torch since there was a coolant tube next too it. I only bend it out of the way of the header towards the front of the car so it is not touching the header but its touching the coolant tube witch i think should be okay.
did not take anypics of this but here is what it looks like after.
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00312_zpsd51f7e01.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00312_zpsd51f7e01.jpg)
And that's, when i started up the car I got 3 codes thrown at me if anyone knows if this is normal or what I should do with these codes please let me know. P0113,P0102,P0340
Here is also 2 videos the first one is with the everything. The second is with the SVT swap with zx3 magnaflow exhaust with no resonator. For a while I was running just a zx3 magnaflow with stock header,cat,flex forget to take video before but I find it sounds smoother after the swap since the piping is closer to the same size let me know which you like better.
Thanks for reading everyone, i hope this will help anyone that is looking to do an SVT swap on there Zetec.
http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626...14ca16.mp4
http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/homele...e.mp4.html
![Tongue Tongue](http://www.focuscanada.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
First off here’s a list of what I used :
1.Used SVT header, I wanted to stay legal so I got an shop to wield in the egr connector( ford part #F1AZ-9F485-A)
Before
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![[Image: IMG-20130306-00165_zpsa515dd55.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130306-00165_zpsa515dd55.jpg)
After abit of sanding
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![[Image: IMG-20130307-00169_zps688d91c5.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130307-00169_zps688d91c5.jpg)
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2 tubes wrapped
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![[Image: IMG-20130308-00174_zps04691505.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130308-00174_zps04691505.jpg)
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![[Image: IMG-20130308-00175_zpsef244ef9.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130308-00175_zpsef244ef9.jpg)
All wrapped up but had to unwrap 2 tubes cause i forget to get the bung welded in [facepalm]
![[Image: IMG-20130308-00176_zpsb8ff9db6.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130308-00176_zpsb8ff9db6.jpg)
With the bung welded in
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![[Image: IMG-20130405-00223_zps9eda7bd1.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00223_zps9eda7bd1.jpg)
2.Used SVT cat, the 2 02 sensors I got with them were good all I did was make 2 extentions from just yard ones.
Before
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130310-00181_zps383f701e.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130310-00181_zps383f701e.jpg)
After
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![[Image: IMG-20130405-00206_zpsb85e54f5.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00206_zpsb85e54f5.jpg)
3.Used Svt flex, i just sanded it and sprayed it with black vht
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130405-00207_zps7d3bc8c6.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00207_zps7d3bc8c6.jpg)
4. 2 02 extention wires, 2 02 sensors for the cat
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![[Image: IMG-20130405-00208_zps8de715d1.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00208_zps8de715d1.jpg)
5.Used egr tree with valve from junk yard 10$
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![[Image: IMG-20130405-00209_zps78df5863.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00209_zps78df5863.jpg)
6.New gaskets for head to header, header to cat, cat to flex, flex to straight
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130405-00210_zpsb29df67b.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00210_zpsb29df67b.jpg)
7.New nuts and bolts
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![[Image: IMG-20130405-00215_zps532df80f.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00215_zps532df80f.jpg)
8.New SVT[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130405-00219_zps46277d6f.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130405-00219_zps46277d6f.jpg)
First off here is what the engine bay looked like
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00273_zps27957f57.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00273_zps27957f57.jpg)
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00274_zps51e4376e.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00274_zps51e4376e.jpg)
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00276_zps35e04372.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00276_zps35e04372.jpg)
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![[Image: IMG-20130511-00277_zps7aba914c.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00277_zps7aba914c.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00278_zps7e0771af.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00278_zps7e0771af.jpg)
So i started from with the bolts from the straight pipe to flex, then I could not undo the bolts from the flex to cat it was nice and rusted together so i undid the hanger bolts then the cat to header bolts and then the header bolts.
Here is when i ran into my first problem there bolt from the egr tube that connects to the bun was rusted on there and would not wanto move at all. I went at it with a torch and made it glowing red and still no movement. So i said screw it and i just cut the pipe since I already had one.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00279_zpsab8ad7e3.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00279_zpsab8ad7e3.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00280_zps1a692d9d.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00280_zps1a692d9d.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00281_zpsaf61e53e.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00281_zpsaf61e53e.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00282_zps174dc77d.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00282_zps174dc77d.jpg)
Inside of old cat 142km not to bad
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00283_zpsdbc59367.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00283_zpsdbc59367.jpg)
Here is with it lightly fitted on, its just sitting on the studs ATM
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00284_zps115e6838.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00284_zps115e6838.jpg)
Ps line way too close for it to run safe.
[IMG]
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00285_zps7c9bf832.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00285_zps7c9bf832.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg)
will get back to bending it later.
Here what it looked like from under.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00286_zps5b99f1f8.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00289_zps3fbfef56.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00289_zps3fbfef56.jpg)
Attached the SVT cat to header.
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00290_zpsf44e0252.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00290_zpsf44e0252.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00291_zps0cf6ce19.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00291_zps0cf6ce19.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00294_zps129d7a93.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00294_zps129d7a93.jpg)
And then here is where I encountered my other problem[?|]
This was me not paying attention to what I was doing. First off the SVT flex will not line up properly without having the holes slotted on it. Well i was dumd and slotted the wrong side so when i was trying to put it on it did not want too line up I realized soon after and was like well that was a waste of time. So started drilling the right side of the flex which is the curved part not the straight side!! I ended up only needing to slot one hole to make it line up.
![[Image: IMG-20130310-00184_zpsb99aad86.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130310-00184_zpsb99aad86.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130409-00241_zps5abdeef3.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130409-00241_zps5abdeef3.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00297_zps85b66fd4.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00297_zps85b66fd4.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00296_zpsb396f7d9.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00296_zpsb396f7d9.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00295_zps0a0c5e63.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00295_zps0a0c5e63.jpg)
An hour later. Finally fitted the flex on
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00298_zps46a46060.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00298_zps46a46060.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00299_zps75db2bc6.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00299_zps75db2bc6.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00307_zpsa5348293.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00307_zpsa5348293.jpg)
Fitted the rear 02 extension on
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00302_zps67d08c8f.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00302_zps67d08c8f.jpg)
Then front
![[Image: IMG-20130511-00303_zps23920ae9.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130511-00303_zps23920ae9.jpg)
So everything is on except the egr tube i had to bend it slightly to be able to make it fit but that was pretty easy thanks to the torch.
Got it fitted on there nice.
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00313_zpsd142bc75.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00313_zpsd142bc75.jpg)
I also bend the ps line with a heat gun i did not want too take the chance with the torch since there was a coolant tube next too it. I only bend it out of the way of the header towards the front of the car so it is not touching the header but its touching the coolant tube witch i think should be okay.
did not take anypics of this but here is what it looks like after.
![[Image: IMG-20130512-00312_zpsd51f7e01.jpg]](http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626/homelessmonkey/IMG-20130512-00312_zpsd51f7e01.jpg)
And that's, when i started up the car I got 3 codes thrown at me if anyone knows if this is normal or what I should do with these codes please let me know. P0113,P0102,P0340
Here is also 2 videos the first one is with the everything. The second is with the SVT swap with zx3 magnaflow exhaust with no resonator. For a while I was running just a zx3 magnaflow with stock header,cat,flex forget to take video before but I find it sounds smoother after the swap since the piping is closer to the same size let me know which you like better.
Thanks for reading everyone, i hope this will help anyone that is looking to do an SVT swap on there Zetec.
http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s626...14ca16.mp4
http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/homele...e.mp4.html