that408guy
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Finally was able to install the CVF Hot + Cold kit this weekend. Below was my adventure and thoughts about everything.
The provided CVF couplers are a lot more rigid vs the OEM ones. Pipe quality and finish was very good.
Hot Side
T-bolt clamps worked on this side, screws are a lot longer than they needed to be. Only pain was screwing them all the way down. Removing the cold air box made this side pretty easy to install. I have pretty much zero mechanical experience and had no real issues.
Cold Side
This side I had 2 problems. Possibly I was sent the a wrong t-bolt clamp (2 large clamps were inside the cold box) but one of them was too large. Tightening it all the way down to the last thread was not enough to keep things from moving. I ended up having to reuse 1 of the OEMs.
The second issue was with the aluminum nipple thing that plugs into the sensor. Possibly I was not using enough force to push it in, but I felt like I was about to break things and it would not sit in all the way to get the white tab to push back in over the lip. I had to wet sand a little at a time to get this to fit (About 8 twists with 400 grit then another 8 with 800). I found adding the aluminum thing into the sensor first, and then plugging that into the coupler was easiest. Maybe if I had more experience this would have not been an issue.
circled clamp below was the one that was too large.
Other than that, I am super pleased with the performance. I can definitely can hear the turbo kick in now. Also when you are punching it, you can hear and feel the gears better. Feels like I have more low end power too but I have no receipts to prove that.
The provided CVF couplers are a lot more rigid vs the OEM ones. Pipe quality and finish was very good.
Hot Side
T-bolt clamps worked on this side, screws are a lot longer than they needed to be. Only pain was screwing them all the way down. Removing the cold air box made this side pretty easy to install. I have pretty much zero mechanical experience and had no real issues.
Cold Side
This side I had 2 problems. Possibly I was sent the a wrong t-bolt clamp (2 large clamps were inside the cold box) but one of them was too large. Tightening it all the way down to the last thread was not enough to keep things from moving. I ended up having to reuse 1 of the OEMs.
The second issue was with the aluminum nipple thing that plugs into the sensor. Possibly I was not using enough force to push it in, but I felt like I was about to break things and it would not sit in all the way to get the white tab to push back in over the lip. I had to wet sand a little at a time to get this to fit (About 8 twists with 400 grit then another 8 with 800). I found adding the aluminum thing into the sensor first, and then plugging that into the coupler was easiest. Maybe if I had more experience this would have not been an issue.
circled clamp below was the one that was too large.
Other than that, I am super pleased with the performance. I can definitely can hear the turbo kick in now. Also when you are punching it, you can hear and feel the gears better. Feels like I have more low end power too but I have no receipts to prove that.
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