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505 Cold Air Box GB
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Installshield 2
Gothenburg Superiority
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Sounds good!
After thinking about this more over the weekend, I just can't send the N/A and MSP kits out like this. Everything else is too nice and this one little thing is going to taint the entire project for me.
For the N/A kits - I have relocated the MAF to outside of the box, and arranged to exchange the 3" tubing and couplers for 2.75". The MAF hooks up straight to the outside of the box via 3"->2.75 straight reducer. A 2.75" 90* elbow goes on the outlet side of the MAF pointed towards the firewall, and has a 2.75" aluminum 10" long tube coming out of it. At the end of the tube there is a 2.75"->2.5" 90* bending reducer that hooks up to the TB. This way ends up looking really clean and I am very happy with how it's set up. I am exchanging the 2.75" filters for 3" which will now go directly on the inner flange of the box (just like the 3" turbo kits). All of this is done with no extra cost to you guys.
For the MSP kits - I am going to highly recommend the MAF relocation to you guys. For anyone that isn't running hardpipes or is just flat out against it, I am returning the 2.75" filters and will either put your 20 dollar filter payment towards your shipping, or will upgrade you to the K&N for an additional payment of 20 dollars (a couple places have the K&N SN-2580 for 40 dollars). The piping is going to stay the same, making it so if you upgrade to a bigger turbo with 3" inlet, and relocate the MAF, you can just slap a 3" 45* coupler in place of the 3"->2.25" 45* bending reducer, slap in a 3" filter, and you'll then have a full 3" intake with no bottlenecks.
I will send out a PM to all of you MSP guys and see which option you would rather do.
The couplers and piping for the revised N/A kits will be here Thursday. The MSP and 3" kits will be 100% ready for VCB & BPV ports tomorrow. Almost half of the boxes are cleaned up and ready for acrylic/fasteners.
I will continue to update the thread with progress reports all week, hoping to have everything wrapped up on all kits by this coming weekend.
For the N/A kits - I have relocated the MAF to outside of the box, and arranged to exchange the 3" tubing and couplers for 2.75". The MAF hooks up straight to the outside of the box via 3"->2.75 straight reducer. A 2.75" 90* elbow goes on the outlet side of the MAF pointed towards the firewall, and has a 2.75" aluminum 10" long tube coming out of it. At the end of the tube there is a 2.75"->2.5" 90* bending reducer that hooks up to the TB. This way ends up looking really clean and I am very happy with how it's set up. I am exchanging the 2.75" filters for 3" which will now go directly on the inner flange of the box (just like the 3" turbo kits). All of this is done with no extra cost to you guys.
For the MSP kits - I am going to highly recommend the MAF relocation to you guys. For anyone that isn't running hardpipes or is just flat out against it, I am returning the 2.75" filters and will either put your 20 dollar filter payment towards your shipping, or will upgrade you to the K&N for an additional payment of 20 dollars (a couple places have the K&N SN-2580 for 40 dollars). The piping is going to stay the same, making it so if you upgrade to a bigger turbo with 3" inlet, and relocate the MAF, you can just slap a 3" 45* coupler in place of the 3"->2.25" 45* bending reducer, slap in a 3" filter, and you'll then have a full 3" intake with no bottlenecks.
I will send out a PM to all of you MSP guys and see which option you would rather do.
The couplers and piping for the revised N/A kits will be here Thursday. The MSP and 3" kits will be 100% ready for VCB & BPV ports tomorrow. Almost half of the boxes are cleaned up and ready for acrylic/fasteners.
I will continue to update the thread with progress reports all week, hoping to have everything wrapped up on all kits by this coming weekend.
Depends on how much true interest there is. I can probably make a batch of 5-10 work out pricewise, but there are a few changes that are going to be made on the next batch, so it will probably be a little while before production fully starts rolling.
Installshield 2
Gothenburg Superiority
Sounds good, bud...Thanks for the updates, and thanks for changes...Good thing i read this, i almost ordered the K&N filter this morning.
Does that same K&N filter still fit, in case i eventually upgrade? I can't remember that universal K&N outlet size...
Does that same K&N filter still fit, in case i eventually upgrade? I can't remember that universal K&N outlet size...
Installshield 2
Gothenburg Superiority
got it, thanks. I'll stick with the included filter for now anyway, just wanted to know for future reference.
The best way is to just cut 5" out of your current IC pipe and then throw in 2 straight reducer couplers. Those are 10 bucks a pop so you'd only be out 20 bucks total.
Shoot me a pic of your cold pipe setup and I can help you come up with something else if you'd like.
I've been following this thread for a while now just to see this post. Can't wait to see the GB for the next round.
This is by far the best CAI made for these cars yet. With the others there is always a trade off... dirty filters from being down in the fender, chance of hydrolock, long piping. With mine the piping is shorter, the filter stays cleaner and is way easier to remove for cleaning, and you'd have to almost submerge the hood to hydrolock with it.
Performance-wise, all CAI's will perform similar, but the shortened pipe length on mine has benefits on paper. Real world you probably wouldn't be able to actually feel it, but physics junkies like me always dig the little things.
Plus it looks cool under the hood.
All CAI's will give a boost in performance. Colder air is better than hotter air, period. How much you notice it will depend on a bunch of factors, but I can tell you that I definitely notice a difference vs my old shorty intake when the engine bay was heatsoaked. Especially in traffic when there isn't a lot of air movement under the hood. This box traps all of that out, and gives your filter fresh cold air from the fender hole.
This is by far the best CAI made for these cars yet. With the others there is always a trade off... dirty filters from being down in the fender, chance of hydrolock, long piping. With mine the piping is shorter, the filter stays cleaner and is way easier to remove for cleaning, and you'd have to almost submerge the hood to hydrolock with it.
Performance-wise, all CAI's will perform similar, but the shortened pipe length on mine has benefits on paper. Real world you probably wouldn't be able to actually feel it, but physics junkies like me always dig the little things.
Plus it looks cool under the hood.
alright seems interesting. i might be down for one . where is the coolant resivoir going to be relocated to? will you make a bracket to move it out of the way of the air box?
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