Intake pipe
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howie
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Intake pipe
Heres my problem, I bought a forced performance 4inch intake pipe and when i tryed to install it, my wastegate needle gets in the way of the coupler and my fmic piping gets in the way as well...if anyone can fit this intake i would appreciate it.. not sure where the dsm shops are at around here but i will pay for whoever professionally can fit my intake. spit me a price and where your located..... asap thanks
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You're gonna pay someone to put a pipe on? Not trying to insult your intelligence or anything, but there's only one way to put the damn thing on. If shit hits it, the solution is to move shit so it doesn't hit it, or not use the pipe. You should try to tackle this yourself. Post some pics if you can and perhaps we can give you some pointers on how to get shit out of the way.
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You're gonna pay someone to put a pipe on? Not trying to insult your intelligence or anything, but there's only one way to put the damn thing on. If shit hits it, the solution is to move shit so it doesn't hit it, or not use the pipe. You should try to tackle this yourself. Post some pics if you can and perhaps we can give you some pointers on how to get shit out of the way.
Yeah, well companies who sell this product advertise that this pipe would fit my evo 16g with the correct size coupler in which i bought with it. Like I said: when I tryed to install it the radiator hose got in my way, so what i simply did was move it a little bit in order to get the pipe by.2nd step: My fmic piping set-up has the stock ruber hose coming from the J-pipe to the intercooler pipe. now with that said , the intercooler rubber hose rides the radiator fan bracket and sits between the intake and fan bracket. 3rd step i did was remove that hose and install the intake. well after i removed it i tryed to fit the coupler on the turbo but for some reason it wouldnt go any further then the tip of the turbo inlet. so i took a view from underneath the car and found out that the coupler was hitting the wastgate needle( which is not a ebay wastgate). So my other option was to see if just the coupler would fit. And sure enough the coupler did fit by itself. Then i took the pipe and tryed to slide it in the coupler but when i did that it just simply expanded just enough where it hit the wastgate needle and couldnt fit. I will post pics this weekened when i get a chance to pull it off again. But i was just wondering why big DOG companies say this pipe bolts up because of its NEW DESIGN (for the 16g turbos) and what not, and it ends up being a pain in the ass and cant fit...
If anyone is running a 4inch intake on there 16g let me know how you managed to install it unless im the only UNintelligent guy here trying to fit a 4" intake on my 16g....?? thanks for your help
(below are 2 pics from my camera phone not the greatest but the first pic shows the mark on the coupler from the wastgate needle and 2nd pic is the coupler im using)
Last edited by howeeez; Apr 1, 2009 at 04:25 PM.
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can you take 20 min. of your life...to reinstall the intake as you said it hits with a clear pic so we can see. as it stands you are the only one to ever have this problem that i know of..plenty others have a 16g..mistakes happen, lets see if we can help you
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ok , Thanks for trying to help me out here... I work ALL day and dont have daylight to work on it when i get off. thats why i said this weekend when im off i can have that 20 min of time to do this again. i will post pics.
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intake finally got installed. But while i was putting the vaccum hose on the needle for the wastgate it broke off.. any suggestions? or do i need a new wastgate?
Last edited by howeeez; Aug 22, 2010 at 06:05 PM.
