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· Oooo, White Lightning !
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Can anyone enlighten me about this ? What pipe is it ?
Does it improve performance ? I read it also makes a bit more turbo whistle.
I'm just looking at east inexspensive mods similar to this (AIH delete and simliar). Any input is much appreciated.
 

· <<< THE GAUGE WHORE...
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Drivers side intercooler pipe... Remove, remove insulation, clean up, reinstall...


I really didnt notice a damn thing... but it looks better.
 

· Don't EFN worry about it
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Hope you have some time it is a royal biatch to get the foil off then the fuzz ,My truck had a fuzzy i/c pipe for awhile(I do not lift the hood much for show and tell)so it only bothered me when I had to work on the truck or my bud Tinscout would razz me about it. :pointlaugh: :D I ended up using some break clean and a worn out small wire brush to get the rest of the fuzz and glue off. It is just a shiet job at best but I must say it looks alot better un foiled.
 

· <<< THE GAUGE WHORE...
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I used a hand grinder with a wire wheel... Gone in seconds...
 

· Oooo, White Lightning !
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So thats the pipe feeding into the compressor wheel side of the turbo. Is it hard to take off and put back on.
 

· <<< THE GAUGE WHORE...
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Nope... like I said... Un bolt and rebolt it...
 

· "mad cow" member
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Open your hood its the one with the foil looking stuff wrapped around it.
If you have the skill to loosen 4 hose clamps you should be able to remove the tube with little problem.
 

· OBS junkie
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Just rip it off by hand. My buddy used a bottle of Goo Gone & a wire wheel on a drill, didn't scratch it up too much. Then he wiped it down good with brake cleaner. Went to the store & bought some Dupi-Color high heat bright red paint.
Here's what it looked like afterwards...
 

· Oooo, White Lightning !
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Ver nice, I lika how much. I kinda like the chromed out idea, or a polished look. But we will see.
 

· < pissed off pumkin.
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Look at my sig. and you will see the answer to your question as to how much horse power this mod will get you. LOL. I'm sorry I can't resist, I feel bad today. Its not that big a deal to do and yes at hwy speeds you will hear the turbo more when you roll into the throtal to pass some slow poke or climbing a hill. Sounds cool though.

Dan:swordfight:
 

· < pissed off pumkin.
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Oh hell I'm bad I forgot I changed my sig. 6.45 HP was the gain, Its a joke though, who knows who cares. Its just something to do that only cost time and really does'nt make any more power.

Dan
 

· Go Away I'm Baitin
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total time im not sure
but i took them down wet sanded them then polised the $hit out of them
 
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