After about two months my SFR induction pipe finaly turned up [
]. Sooner than Rick's pipe from Danno granted but still a long time when expected within ten days of order []
Fitting was all very straightforward but only because I'd already purchased a 50-70mm hose to fit between the pipe and the turbo. SFR did provide a hose but at 75mm internal diameter it didn't fit anything [] (Do we see a pattern emerging here?)
I had to drill a hole in the top of the pipe to recieve my original temperature probe but this was to be expected.
I also had to fabricate an elbow to reconnect the oil vapour pipe, and use some pipe and clips I had available, as the original pipe wouldn't reach. The elbow was formed by heating up a section of plastic conduit and bending it with a pipe spring inside. This will be replaced with a blue Samco elbow when I get round to ordering it.
The yellow tape to he right of the dump valve is by way of padding to stop the dump valve knocking/rubbing on the side of the expansion tank. This has now been removed and the dump valve - which now vets to atmosphere - is held off the expansion tank with a zip tie.
Does it work? Oh yes!
There is now a very pleasant, and noticable, induction growl under load and the engine seems to rev much more freely. I've not had much of a chance to boot it so far but this morning surprised myself by hitting the rev limitter in second and third as I pulled away from a local Chav. Even with the shift light I got caught out as it seemed to rev through much faster than I remember previously.
Beaky is currently running a custom Wayne MAP DME chip but I do have a second generation UK spec Guru MAP chip sitting on my desk which I may as well stick in now. The specification on which the Wayne chip was created has now changed, obviously, and I get the feeling that I should get more power from the Guru chip. [] How I wish I had got round to sorting my Lambda probe now. [8|]
]. Sooner than Rick's pipe from Danno granted but still a long time when expected within ten days of order []
Fitting was all very straightforward but only because I'd already purchased a 50-70mm hose to fit between the pipe and the turbo. SFR did provide a hose but at 75mm internal diameter it didn't fit anything [
] (Do we see a pattern emerging here?)I had to drill a hole in the top of the pipe to recieve my original temperature probe but this was to be expected.
I also had to fabricate an elbow to reconnect the oil vapour pipe, and use some pipe and clips I had available, as the original pipe wouldn't reach. The elbow was formed by heating up a section of plastic conduit and bending it with a pipe spring inside. This will be replaced with a blue Samco elbow when I get round to ordering it.
The yellow tape to he right of the dump valve is by way of padding to stop the dump valve knocking/rubbing on the side of the expansion tank. This has now been removed and the dump valve - which now vets to atmosphere - is held off the expansion tank with a zip tie.
Does it work? Oh yes!
There is now a very pleasant, and noticable, induction growl under load and the engine seems to rev much more freely. I've not had much of a chance to boot it so far but this morning surprised myself by hitting the rev limitter in second and third as I pulled away from a local Chav. Even with the shift light I got caught out as it seemed to rev through much faster than I remember previously.
Beaky is currently running a custom Wayne MAP DME chip but I do have a second generation UK spec Guru MAP chip sitting on my desk which I may as well stick in now. The specification on which the Wayne chip was created has now changed, obviously, and I get the feeling that I should get more power from the Guru chip. [
] How I wish I had got round to sorting my Lambda probe now. [8|]
