Lower engine ?

[UrS6]

I would recommend just lowering the rear as Fastguy said but you still need to loosen the front bolts a bit and then remove the rear ones. You need to support the transmission/engine as you do this or you will overstrain those front bolts. Audi say's the engine cradle bolts are stretch bolts and must be replaced so re-use at your own risk. You can get a decent angle on the nuts with the rear lowered to remove the downpipes. Obviously unbolt the exhaust at the main Cats first. I have a lift so it isn't too difficult, I couldn't imagine trying to do it on Jackstands but it could probably be done.

I'm not doing DP. Need to do a slave cylinder and figured if it's not a crazy amount of work to lower the motor a little I might do that to make it easier to access.

[hahnmgh63]

With the extra room around the manual transmission, lowering the rear should be plenty good.

[Fastguy]

Egt in that removing primary cats as he was speaking of "piggies" drastically reduces exhaust gad temperatures. Nothing implying removal of the sensors themselves. Lower temps= happier and healthier car especially when considering turbo life. Still have egt sensor and watched temps drop 400 degrees in my logs with open pipes!

[Fastguy]

I changed my slave cylinder in just this manner. If I recall it wasn't that bad. I decided to go with a metal slave and braided line

I'm not doing DP. Need to do a slave cylinder and figured if it's not a crazy amount of work to lower the motor a little I might do that to make it easier to access.

[UrS6]

I changed my slave cylinder in just this manner. If I recall it wasn't that bad. I decided to go with a metal slave and braided line

Doing the same

[hahnmgh63]

I also went with the OEM metal slave and the braided line from USP Motorsports.