ABS Delete

[n2nsanity]

So I did my ABS delete this weekend. Was a little harder than I expected, but manageable even with the engine still in the car. I used the STM kit to make this job easier. I had a few things I wasn't sure about and had a hard time finding the answers, so thought I'd make a thread to help people in the future. The OEM ABS delete kit is significantly cheaper, but I probably wouldn't try it with the engine still in the car. $200 for custom kit from STM, $125 for oem kit from ninjaperformance (believe this is the best price you'll find for a kit with new parts). If I had the engine out of the car, I would have most likely gone with the oem kit.

The STM kit comes with a non-abs prop valve, 4 braided ss lines and some fittings/adapters.
This kit eliminates all of the mess of hardlines under the hood except for the 2 feeds to the rear.
It also eliminates the extra segments in the wheel well. Both front calipers will be fed with a line straight from the prop valve to the caliper.

So far, I like the kit. It's simple and it works. It's not easy to get everything lined up perfectly and there's probably a little room for improvement. At first I didn't like the idea of losing junctions in the wheelwell. For one fitment is tricky and I feel like it needs to be secured better. Also if the end gets damaged at the caliper, you have to replace that whole line all the way to the prop valve. And it just doesn't have a very oem look to it. But simplicity is the real winning factor here, and I think I can live with that

Tools Needed:
10, 12mm wrenches
10, 12mm sockets and ratchet
4" extension for some of the bolts on firewall
18" or two 9" extensions for modulator
10mm flare wrench or crows foot recommended
Phillips screwdriver
Pliers
Something to cut lines with once patience is gone (bolt cutters, lineman pliers)
10, 11, 12, 13mm wrenches and or flare wrenches (for STM kit)

Other supplies:
Lubricant (I prefer acetone/atf mix)
Insulated wire clips (or reuse old ones)


New non-abs prop valve
IMG_20130511_STM_PropValve.jpg

Forgot to take pics of the lines before installing. Not sure if I'm allowed, but here's a pic from their site.


Compared to old abs-prop valve
IMG_20130511_ABS_PropValve.jpg

Clutter of lines before. You can skip the harness dissection step, lol. That's another ongoing project.
IMG_20130511_SideWallBefore.jpg