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Yea it's a big difference. That resonator chamber obviously muffles a lot of sound. No mistaking you're driving a turbo car once that's taken out. It's not obnoxiously loud or anything, but you definitely hear that gushing and chatter from the turbo as the waste gate opens when you lift off the throttle. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're doing other mods or tunes that will boost the turbo pressures as there's nothing really noticeable performance wise (if there is, it's very minor). That will all come when I put the downpipe in. This is mainly to strengthen the entire inlet.
The guys that will be installing the high flow cat definitely advised that I get the FTP charge pipe as well. He reckons he's seen a few of the OEM plastic units fail when you increase the boost on the turbo. Personally that makes more sense to me than the intake pipe, but heck - all metal - all good in my view.
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Completed this install tonight. Thanks again glide this guide. The pictures helped so much getting the sensors out of the intake pipe.
Couple additional tips I picked up along the way: 1. The resonator pipes that run to the oem intake pipe are annoying as all get out. I couldn't release the latches on both sides at the same time and the crush clamps are impossible to remove closer to the intake pipe. Just twist the pipes close to the resonator until they pop off. Nothing will break. 2. When installing the new intake pipe, put a little oil on the o-ring to make it slide onto the turbo. It took a couple hours before I finally realized that it was the o-ring that was causing my trouble. I even tried sanding off what I thought were catching points inside the intake pipe. Don't worry, I thoroughly cleaned it out before installing it. 3. Finally, go ahead and buy the charge pipe and install at the same time because you have to remove the intake pipe to get to the charge pipe and you will not want to do this again. Hope that helps. |
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Thanks to you guys on the forums I was able to install my FTP intake pipe. I just have a K&N drop in filter ATM so it really didn't make a difference in sound or performance. I have the BMS intake in the mail so I'm waiting on that.
The install went super smooth, the only problem I had was I needed to reroute one of the sensor plugs because it was hitting the intake pipe. I was going to skip on an intake, intake pipe, and charge pipes, but since I'm planning on going with Vargas GC+ in the future, I might as well pop them in. |
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After installing the BMS intake filter with FTP intake pipe, the top of the filter hits the underside of my hood. The hood closes fine, but I'm wondering if you guys have similar issues or I just need to readjust things a bit.
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You'll hear the wastegate opening a lot more.
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I have an MST intake. It includes the cap for the intake silencer. It’s easy and sounds amazing inside the car in high gear under load. Sounds like a jet.
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