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ducman77:
--- Quote from: sean.smithy94 on September 05, 2016, 01:50:14 pm ---It's being delivered tomorrow, I'm like a little kid at Christmas :signLOL:
What problems did you come across when fitting it? And noise wise, I take it it's loud? :happy2:
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It's not too bad in all fairness. It's just that it was late at night and me and my friend were wrecked by the time we got to it!
Issues we encountered were....
1) The big heat shield tray (at the air filter end) didn't actually fit. We had to cut it down a good bit with a hacksaw. It must have been for an Audi or maybe a later model golf? Anyway some hacksaw attention and it fit a treat!!
2) There aren't any instructions for the heat shield that goes above the turbo. You need to remove the two engine cover bungs to uncover the bolt holes for the heat shield. Not hard but fiddly.
3) The bit of rubber pipe that the air filter attaches to was way too long and again required cutting down to size
4) There's lots of jubilee clips and they're proper fiddly :happy2:
If you go at it with a calm head nice and early in the morning I imagine it will be a LOT easier than approaching it after midnight with about 10 red bulls on board like we did :laugh:
Noise wise - it's bananas!!
No induction roar like you get on a naturally aspirated motor. Just loads of quite loud sucky, hoovery noise until you pass 4K rpm at which point it just sounds great!!
I wasn't too sure I liked the noise at first as when you're cruising on a partial throttle it's a bit irritating. But I find it's all worth it when you open the taps!!
Anyways! I'm pleased with it :happy2:
Let us know how you get on!
--- Quote from: Rippers on September 05, 2016, 01:56:01 pm ---Make sure you put a clean rag in the top of the turbo once the original air intake is off, you dont want to drop any tools down there thats for for sure.
The kit should come with instructions, my Neuspeed did.
Hardest part for me was getting the old one off the turbo, ended up smashing myself in the face with the grips :signLOL:
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^^ very good advice here. And...... Ouch :laugh:
Martk19871:
--- Quote from: Rippers on September 05, 2016, 01:56:01 pm ---Make sure you put a clean rag in the top of the turbo once the original air intake is off, you dont want to drop any tools down there thats for for sure.
The kit should come with instructions, my Neuspeed did.
Hardest part for me was getting the old one off the turbo, ended up smashing myself in the face with the grips :signLOL:
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Yeah getting the old turbo pipe off was a right pain in the arse when fitting my Revo! There is a rubber piece that fits to the bottom of the pipe that stayed on the turbo and had to remove that separately, that happen to you?
Enjoy the new intake! Do you get any squealing? I get some with my Revo intake but apparently all normal, only happens when putting my foot right down.
sean.smithy94:
Thanks for your advice all! Ill be fitting it tomorrow after work, I get home around 5 in the afternoon so hopefully all will go okay! Ill let you know how i get on, all of you be on hand tomorrow around 5 incase i get in some trouble :signLOL:
ducman77:
--- Quote from: Martk19871 on September 05, 2016, 09:40:13 pm ---There is a rubber piece that fits to the bottom of the pipe that stayed on the turbo and had to remove that separately, that happen to you?
Enjoy the new intake! Do you get any squealing? I get some with my Revo intake but apparently all normal, only happens when putting my foot right down.
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Yeah that rubber thing definitely needs to come out. Don't get any squealing with the RamAir. Can't really think why it would squeal?
--- Quote from: sean.smithy94 on September 05, 2016, 09:54:10 pm ---Thanks for your advice all! Ill be fitting it tomorrow after work, I get home around 5 in the afternoon so hopefully all will go okay! Ill let you know how i get on, all of you be on hand tomorrow around 5 incase i get in some trouble :signLOL:
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10/4 big chopper!! Will be online after 5pm to check on your progress!!
Good luck :smiley: :happy2:
Martk19871:
--- Quote from: ducman77 on September 05, 2016, 10:10:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Martk19871 on September 05, 2016, 09:40:13 pm ---There is a rubber piece that fits to the bottom of the pipe that stayed on the turbo and had to remove that separately, that happen to you?
Enjoy the new intake! Do you get any squealing? I get some with my Revo intake but apparently all normal, only happens when putting my foot right down.
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Yeah that rubber thing definitely needs to come out. Don't get any squealing with the RamAir. Can't really think why it would squeal?
--- Quote from: sean.smithy94 on September 05, 2016, 09:54:10 pm ---Thanks for your advice all! Ill be fitting it tomorrow after work, I get home around 5 in the afternoon so hopefully all will go okay! Ill let you know how i get on, all of you be on hand tomorrow around 5 incase i get in some trouble :signLOL:
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10/4 big chopper!! Will be online after 5pm to check on your progress!!
Good luck :smiley: :happy2:
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I've read it's the tubo sucking in more air making a squeal, that or something isnt tight enough, going to give it a once over again at the weekend :signLOL:
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