Protege Garage Turbo Inlet Installed

[iheartmyhatchie]

Cool. Just making sure I didn't mess up on the install.
I've grown accustom to the sound now. owl at low boost, turkey in full boost.
I drive a bird cage now!

 

[chuci]

Dammit... no birds in mine

BUT... at WOT, it sounds like a freakin' jet turbine with the whine and howl - Daddy like (yippy)(thumb)

 

[IndianOutlaw]

I currently have the cobb sri and the hks ssqv.. How much will the sound of the hks change after i put on a TIP?
Will it get louder or quieter?

 

[Captain KRM P5]

it will be louder and more audible

 

[Fenrir]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJGD0nTEkRw is how it will sound. I have Cobb SRI, HKS SSQV, and PG Turbo Inlet.

 

[IndianOutlaw]

Awesome, thanks a lot. In your opinion, do you like it better with the PG inlet or before you had it?
And would it be too much trouble to make a longer video that shows off the sound more?

 

[Fenrir]

Awesome, thanks a lot. In your opinion, do you like it better with the PG inlet or before you had it?
And would it be too much trouble to make a longer video that shows off the sound more?

I like it better with the inlet. The hooting is kinda neat, I enjoy it. Car definitely responds better, appears to spool faster as well. It's good.

I can take a video next time I'm out, it's pouring snow out right now (chicagoland lake effect blizzards ftw) so I'm not going anywhere atm

 

[IndianOutlaw]

Yeah i understand, it's pretty bad here in PA too..
Real quick tho, does it sound close to this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hApIS6yx_o

 

[Fenrir]

Yeah i understand, it's pretty bad here in PA too..
Real quick tho, does it sound close to this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hApIS6yx_o

Very similar yes, not as high pitched, much lower tone to the bypass noise.

 

[IndianOutlaw]

Alright cool, i think he sounds different because he also has a fmic.

 

[MS3inDC]

So the waiting begins!! (gah)

ordered my TIP last night. This should make my cp-e CAI very happy (2thumbs)

and my SSQV sound better too

 

[Captain KRM P5]

So the waiting begins!! (gah)

ordered my TIP last night. This should make my cp-e CAI very happy (2thumbs)

and my SSQV sound better too

thanks for the order (mswerd)

 

[MS3inDC]

Ken! (thumb)

Dude... three business days!? And over a Holiday weekend!?!?! (hump)

IMPRESSIVE!!

And the TIP looks great. I am gonna have to give it a little wiping down on the inside before installing it.

I'll post again once I get that bad boy in there.

until then... (rockon)

 

[Captain KRM P5]

thanks man PM me or email me if you need anything

 

[MS3inDC]

so....

as I'm installing the TIP today guess what I see...

TIP is gonna have to wait until I get this sorted out...(sad1)

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

That happened before you installed the PG TIP? Had you ever installed a TIP? I've seen that happen -after- a TIP is installed.

 

[MS3inDC]

I bought the car used back in march. At this point I wanna say that the jerk-off who owned the car before me didn't set up their VTA SSQV properly and didn't securely plug the recirc inlet. Thats the only place I could imagine that debris would get in there.

First time installing a TIP on this car, but I never even got the TIP on the car. As soon as I saw the damage to the turbo, I put the stocker back on for my trip up to Mazda

I'm not throwing any codes, and the car has not had problems since I bought it. However, I'm 1500 miles from my bumper-to-bumper being up. The TIP was going to be my first major mod since I bought it (SSQV and cp-e CAI were on it when I purchased it). The dealer I bought it from said they'd honor the warranty with the parts that came on it as long as I had no CELs. I just haven't decided the best way to present this to them so they will fix it. Your turbo going on a 'rock diet' will definitely fall under 'wear and tear' which I already know isn't covered by any warranty. I just have to see if they will fix it based upon it being a pre-existing condition. But again, how do I prove that...(detect)

 

[rmgedon69]

that completely suck. hope you get a new turbo covered by warranty.
1 of many reasons i stay away from buying a used car...you never know how the previous owner used the car you are about to purchase. totally suck.

gl 2 u man.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

I bought the car used back in march. At this point I wanna say that the jerk-off who owned the car before me didn't set up their VTA SSQV properly and didn't securely plug the recirc inlet. Thats the only place I could imagine that debris would get in there.

First time installing a TIP on this car, but I never even got the TIP on the car. As soon as I saw the damage to the turbo, I put the stocker back on for my trip up to Mazda

I'm not throwing any codes, and the car has not had problems since I bought it. However, I'm 1500 miles from my bumper-to-bumper being up. The TIP was going to be my first major mod since I bought it (SSQV and cp-e CAI were on it when I purchased it). The dealer I bought it from said they'd honor the warranty with the parts that came on it as long as I had no CELs. I just haven't decided the best way to present this to them so they will fix it. Your turbo going on a 'rock diet' will definitely fall under 'wear and tear' which I already know isn't covered by any warranty. I just have to see if they will fix it based upon it being a pre-existing condition. But again, how do I prove that...(detect)

if you need a stock replacement turbo i have two used ones on hand in the event the dealer does not cover you, would be happy to work something out.

 

[MS3inDC]

Good lookin' Ken, Thanks man.

I will let you know as soon as I get word back from Mazda...