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Fitting New Intake


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They should be able to fine tune even if it is still ok. it may be a little lean when it first comes on boost though?

It depends on how much the tune costs and if you are going to get any other mods done in the near future also as to whether your happy or not?

When I fitted all my gear myself I had a generic rich tune at the time to keep me safe as I had fuel problems at one stage and when they initially dynoed it all was safe with 275rwkw, after the tune it made 337rwkw so there is definately gains to be had by shorter intakes, bigger IC's etc.

That large intake did make a big difference to both sound and how quick it came on boost.

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As far as more mods... Not anytime soon, just had a service and I have a few things that need looking after before any upgrades, im happy with where the power is atm, just want to free it up a bit I guess..

Well after a bit of mucking around I got the bits and pieces together and fitted my crossover replacement pipe.. Looks good I reckon, anythings better than the std crossover imo.. Took it for a spin, and POP! off goes the tb joiner, reconnect it with a new clamp and shes all sweet.. Still not keen to go past ~3000rpm, the guage is reading about 7-8 psi, and it gets there real quick. Im thinking a re-tune is in order but I'll have to see after the dyno..

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As far as more mods... Not anytime soon, just had a service and I have a few things that need looking after before any upgrades, im happy with where the power is atm, just want to free it up a bit I guess..

Well after a bit of mucking around I got the bits and pieces together and fitted my crossover replacement pipe.. Looks good I reckon, anythings better than the std crossover imo.. Took it for a spin, and POP! off goes the tb joiner, reconnect it with a new clamp and shes all sweet.. Still not keen to go past ~3000rpm, the guage is reading about 7-8 psi, and it gets there real quick. Im thinking a re-tune is in order but I'll have to see after the dyno..

Hey mate, where did you get the replacement crossover pipe made and how much did it cost?

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Had it on the dyno to make sure it was ok and to see if I needed a retune, but there's a mechanical fueling issue, think the pump is buggered or the hose has split or something.. I bought a new pump just in case and that Gates submersible fuel hose... So hopefuly it'll get sorted soon...

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That intake pipe to the turbo the (flexi corrugated one) is that smooth on the inside or corrugated. As the drag caused on the edges is surprisingly high, maybe try get a nice bit of pipe like the crossover stuff to go in there.

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I'd be worried about that plastic tubing you stuck infront of the turbo heating up and either melting or getting sucked through the turbo.

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It is corrigated on the inside aswell.. I reckon there would be some drag but from going from the stock setup to this has made a world off difference and I'm happy how it currently performs, but yea I'd imagine there would be gains with a 'normal' pipe..

It's a pretty hardcore bit of pipe, pretty thick like the factory rubber hoses, and had metal ribs in each corrigation to keep it from flexing, so it's fairly strong.. There isn't anything aftermarket to suit what I'm trying to do, so for the meantime it'll have to do..

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