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6spd 04-25-2011 08:05 PM

torque shmorque, torquing gets blown way out of proportion on online forums (except for this one strangely). just a regular ratchet and socket or wrench will be fine and use feel to sense when it is tight enough. the more you do it, the better your natural feel for tightness gets.

Pelican170 04-26-2011 09:03 AM

Finally got the tubes on last night. Took forever. I also still feel like the passenger side is sitting slightly off. Seems like where the breathing tube connects, is pushing on the hps tube and pushing it in a little creating more of an "oval" shape slightly, compared to a circle all around... I think ill leave it alone though at this point...

Armonster 04-26-2011 09:28 AM

Any words of advice on the install? I've got all my stuff sitting at home, waiting for some free time to be installed.

Pelican170 04-26-2011 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Armonster (Post 1074358)
Any words of advice on the install? I've got all my stuff sitting at home, waiting for some free time to be installed.

Well, my main problem was fitting that breather tube on the passenger side, as it just seems they dont make them for a perfect fit. Use some sort of lube as mentioned earlier, will probably help alot. Also, take the strut bar out, will give you much more room to work with.

elmz 04-26-2011 10:23 AM

Wow, I didn't have any issues installing this. There really isn't any need to remove the strut. The first thing I realized was the HPS clamps were too difficult to work with so I used the stock clamps. I also thought at first the passenger side was not a perfect fit until I did a side by side comparison. And to my surprise, they were identical in side and shape(user error). The hardest part was getting the tubes to hook up with the air box. But these tubes are pretty durable so don't be afraid to bend or scuff them.

Pelican170 04-26-2011 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmz (Post 1074491)
Wow, I didn't have any issues installing this. There really isn't any need to remove the strut. The first thing I realized was the HPS clamps were too difficult to work with so I used the stock clamps. I also thought at first the passenger side was not a perfect fit until I did a side by side comparison. And to my surprise, they were identical in side and shape(user error). The hardest part was getting the tubes to hook up with the air box. But these tubes are pretty durable so don't be afraid to bend or scuff them.

you didn't have a problem with the breather pushing down on the HPS tube? You can notice it where the tube starts to bend... I checked out pics that people have posted on here, and it looks like its doing the same on them, so maybe thats normal or not a big deal? I wish there was a way to remove the stock crank case vent hose and add a new, more flexible one instead of the hard plastic that goes into the intake tube. This is what seems to be giving me the most trouble for whatever reason...

RockStarKick 04-26-2011 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmz (Post 1074491)
Wow, I didn't have any issues installing this. There really isn't any need to remove the strut. The first thing I realized was the HPS clamps were too difficult to work with so I used the stock clamps. I also thought at first the passenger side was not a perfect fit until I did a side by side comparison. And to my surprise, they were identical in side and shape(user error). The hardest part was getting the tubes to hook up with the air box. But these tubes are pretty durable so don't be afraid to bend or scuff them.

How were those clamps hard to work with. ? Installed the tubes and then installed the clamps. The clamps come apart !!! Also side by side my tubes were different. I took them out of the plastic before installation and just placed them on to the stock tubes to identify which one went where..

6spd 04-26-2011 01:32 PM

i'd say this mod has quickly become a hugely popular mod. it sure is getting respect, thats for sure!

Bodytechz 04-26-2011 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6spd (Post 1074932)
i'd say this mod has quickly become a hugely popular mod. it sure is getting respect, thats for sure!

:iagree:

azn370z 04-26-2011 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pelican170 (Post 1074567)
you didn't have a problem with the breather pushing down on the HPS tube? You can notice it where the tube starts to bend... I checked out pics that people have posted on here, and it looks like its doing the same on them, so maybe thats normal or not a big deal? I wish there was a way to remove the stock crank case vent hose and add a new, more flexible one instead of the hard plastic that goes into the intake tube. This is what seems to be giving me the most trouble for whatever reason...

Post a picture about the hose. I don't think I had any problems.

Pelican170 04-26-2011 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azn370z (Post 1075073)
Post a picture about the hose. I don't think I had any problems.

Im gonna go home and mess with it later. Ill post a pic before hand to show you what im talking about, not sure how clearly you will be able to see it, but ill give it a shot...

Boost_lee 04-26-2011 04:21 PM

I trimmed my passenger side tube a little bit where the breather hose connects. Fit a little better after that

ANMVQ 04-27-2011 07:28 AM

Has anyone dyno'd with these yet?? Think about these for the wifey's sedan?

Pelican170 04-27-2011 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boost_lee (Post 1075218)
I trimmed my passenger side tube a little bit where the breather hose connects. Fit a little better after that

Not a bad idea. I didnt have time to mess with it last night but i think if i twist it so that the HPS logo is facing even more to the left, then it will sit better... We shall see...

birdmanx1 04-27-2011 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ANMVQ (Post 1076341)
Has anyone dyno'd with these yet?? Think about these for the wifey's sedan?

Look through the initial pages of this thread for the info requested...somewhere around Page 5.


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