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      03-20-2017, 04:47 PM   #199
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It's perfectly normal, just make sure you transfer your o-ring over from the OEM chargepipe and that connection will tighten up substantially. We include the coupler necessary to combine the two pieces of the chargepipe
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It's perfectly normal, just make sure you transfer your o-ring over from the OEM chargepipe and that connection will tighten up substantially. We include the coupler necessary to combine the two pieces of the chargepipe
I was thinking that the o-ring would address that. and the clamps get afixed to the rubber adaptor?
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Is the o-ring in there? lol. How is it all buttoned up with the retaining clip? Mine went okay on the test fit.
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      03-22-2017, 10:43 AM   #202
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Is the o-ring in there? lol. How is it all buttoned up with the retaining clip? Mine went okay on the test fit.
The o-ring should be inside the female connection of the stock charge pipe. You reuse the stock o-ring. I have not disassembled mine yet but the metal retainer should just pull out at one end to release the connection. Reverse to reinstall using oem retainer clips. It probably wouldn't hurt to use a little lubricant like a silicone around the o-ring when reinstalling. I thought someone posted a vid. If i can find it ill post it again
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Exactly. I couldn't test with the o-ring because it's still in the car. i just wanted to make sure that tolerance was acceptable before disassembling everything.
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Perfectly normal, then

Got the FMIC installed and buttoned up and happy to report there were no real issues aside from some basic trim/fit to make everything like oem. Will install the support bracket later when I upgrade the Turbo to IC Charge Pipe along with installing my pure turbo inlet mod. Hopefully the guys at VRSF have been busy finalizing those pieces

Can't really show you any more that confirms our experience other than this,





Wiring in the JB4 and updating the firmware tomorrow and should have some thoughts on throttle response etc.
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nice congrats! it's looking great. I'm glad that it worked out. is that the race version?
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nice congrats! it's looking great. I'm glad that it worked out. is that the race version?
Yessir, its the 6" Race core. Figured since the before/after dyno they did showed such a great gain with little pressure drop, that this would be the best route for my long term plans with the car. Pretty excited, to say the least. I'm very happy with all of the VRSF bits, including their coated DP which also installed without a hitch, along with the wrinkle coated charge pipe which is pretty stealth as well. They've done a great job giving us great quality pieces with price point in mind. A few more weeks of painful waiting for the street sweepers to clean up the winter debris and it's game time
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Yessir, its the 6" Race core. Figured since the before/after dyno they did showed such a great gain with little pressure drop, that this would be the best route for my long term plans with the car. Pretty excited, to say the least. I'm very happy with all of the VRSF bits, including their coated DP which also installed without a hitch, along with the wrinkle coated charge pipe which is pretty stealth as well. They've done a great job giving us great quality pieces with price point in mind. A few more weeks of painful waiting for the street sweepers to clean up the winter debris and it's game time
I'm glad everything worked out well
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Perfectly normal, then

Got the FMIC installed and buttoned up and happy to report there were no real issues aside from some basic trim/fit to make everything like oem. Will install the support bracket later when I upgrade the Turbo to IC Charge Pipe along with installing my pure turbo inlet mod. Hopefully the guys at VRSF have been busy finalizing those pieces

Can't really show you any more that confirms our experience other than this,
Very nice... looks huge in a good way. Did you decide to pull the radiator for any particular reason..? Also did you pull the front bumper..? I am curious to hear your opinion on throttle response.
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Very nice... looks huge in a good way. Did you decide to pull the radiator for any particular reason..? Also did you pull the front bumper..? I am curious to hear your opinion on throttle response.
It's a freakin beast, to say the least. I am really happy with this car so far and can only hope these mods make the experience that much better. Didn't pull the front bumper, but will do so to tackle the Pure turbo inlet & Turbo to IC CP install and maybe the DV+ if it's worthwhile?. I heard pulling the bumper for the inlet mod makes life a lot easier. These bumpers come off pretty effortlessly anyhow.

Pulled the radiator to look at opportunities to trim more of the rad shroud where it blocks off the top portion of the IC core. Thing is, it's such a dense unit that it really shouldn't effect performance, but I'd like to get some more air through that section later on once it's accessible as it can only help things. This would be the same for any of the taller cores, like the ER or Evo unit.. Will tackle that mod once the front end is back apart in a few months

Should be firing it up this week, will try to get a bit of a detailed video to show final thoughts and first impressions.

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It runs, again! Should be able to get some logs out of it next week if I can sneak out of work.. Just a few more painful weeks and the tracks open up and roads are swept, the anticipation is just killing me.

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Nice video, thanks for sharing! Post some rolling videos if you have any
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Nice video, thanks for sharing! Post some rolling videos if you have any
I'll have some more video clips coming once the roads have been cleaned up here, should be good to go in a few weeks. Thanks again for all of the support, Tiago/VRSF.

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It runs, again! Should be able to get some logs out of it next week if I can sneak out of work.. Just a few more painful weeks and the tracks open up and roads are swept, the anticipation is just killing me.
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      03-26-2017, 10:24 AM   #214
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i test fitted the 5" hd intercooler and it fits perfectly. Once the o-ring is placed on the intercooler, the fit to the stock chargepipe is perfect.
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I installed my VRSF race intercooler last night. It clearly is a work of art, and the thing is truly massive. As such there is very little room to get this in once you drop the OEM IC.

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I found that the best way was to remove the front bumper, pop-out the brake ducts, and pull back the air shroud in front of the IC. This moves the giant 4" plastic lip that is stopping the intercooler from going straight it. Trust me you will fight this with your life/or shoulder. I used a combination of a hydraulic shop chair and my scissors lift to raise/lower the IC into place once this was done. If you have two people it would be easier. One to lift and hold the IC in place, and one to screw it down.

1. Remove stock intake/and box.
a. One worm clamp at the intake
b. Electrical plug at MAP sensor (two tabs, press both and pull connector off)
c. Two T25's at the MAP sensor (then twist and pull out)
d. vacuum connector (press the lock in, and pull up)
e. the box is held in by a rubber plug. Just pull up and out.
f. If you are doing the charge pipe, there is a plastic cover on the driver side, right next to the strut mount. You can remove this with one T25 bolt. (More clearance is better. Trust me the aftermarket pipes are metal, they don't bend like the OEM CP's.)
2. Unbolt radiator fan, there are two T25's (one on the left, and one on the right side), and then lift the transmission cooler up to disengage from radiator shroud. You might have to pry this away later, in order to move it out of the way of the mounting tab.
3. There are three coolant line clips along the top of the radiator, pop them out of the clips, and push the line away from the radiator fan.
4. On right side radiator there is a clip that needs to be disengaged. Find it, press it, lift up. Be careful, it will try to re-latch You need to do this while pushing that transmission cooler out of the way.
5. There is a zip-tie holding the wiring fan harness, you will need to cut this first. Then start pulling the radiator fan up, you don't need to pull it out, just a few inches to increase your clearance below.
6. Underneath there is another oil/cooler line that runs under the ic/radiator fan. Unclip these and pull the line backwards towards the rear of the car. I took a couple zipties and tied secured them out of the way.
7. On the right/passenger side there are two large wires (red/black) in a plastic box, pull them out, and pull them backwards towards the rear of the car slightly. I took a couple zipties to create a little more clearance here.

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This is a work in progress. I'll keep updating as i have time.

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F: i dont understand where this cover is.
Did you install CP as well?
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      03-26-2017, 04:04 PM   #216
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I'm not sure which cover you are referring to.

I ended up installing the VRSF charge pipe and intercooler.
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I'm not sure which cover you are referring to.

I ended up installing the VRSF charge pipe and intercooler.
Look at 1f up.
I have my car on the lift but dont understand wich box to remove.
I will install Vrfs IC and ER CP.
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oh lol. that. that's from the top. that's not necessary to remove but it makes it 5% easier. I'll take a pic
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post install problem: fault code p0171. lean bank 1. car can't go into full throttle and there was a big jump between measured and commended afr when I tried to do so. boost levels are stable and normal.
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