Sapphonica

All I did was extend the intake pipe so it fit thru the hole in the front end, then put the filter on that bit. Now it sucks air in from the front of the car vs the hot engine compartment.

I am thinking about putting thermal wrap on the intake pipe, but not sure if that will buy me anything. Since it is physically coupled to the scorching hot turbine/compressor housing, it might need to dump conducted heat via radiation.

I'll post pix sometime within the next couple of days.

rkostolni

any noticeable improvement?

Sapphonica

I'm having this done as part of the turbo install, so I don't have anything to compare with.

The dyno runs will be educational!

rkostolni

can't wait to see the pics.

rkostolni

What ever happened to these pics?

Sapphonica

Still waiting on the #$&!* installer.

Sapphonica

The CAI hasn't happened...after a month, I still haven't even gotten the car running properly, much less tuned/enhanced.

BigOLundh

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sorry to hear this man... i'm sure you can find a better shop to take it too.

Sapphonica

I've been able to diagnose some of the problems.

First, the boost controller cable was not plugged into the E01. I traced the cable through the firewall, found it bundled together with a bunch of other wires, snipped a few of the ties, routed it through the console & into the E01.

The second problem was that there are 2 identical connectors/cables for the GReddy hydraulic to electrical converter that senses boost, one of which goes to the eManage & the other to the E01. Only one was plugged in (to the eManage). Plugging in the E01 meant unplugging the eManage, which put the car in Limp mode. Just to make sure, I traced both cables all the way to the eManage/E01 to make sure they hadn't been spliced together somewhere else. So, I cut the plugs, twisted together & soldered the wires, then plugged it back in. Now the signal goes to both the eManage & E01.

There is a plastic shroud that is hanging loose under the car. I slid under the car to figure out why & found that there are some missing bolts. Since I don't have the bolts, I can't fix this myself.

The car now appears to be running stock boost. The E01 does not seem to be affecting the waste gate operation, but that might be due to me having the vacuum tubing hooked up wrong on the boost control solenoid. Benny at GReddy told me to run the wastegate tube to COM, and I routed the pressure side as he instructed me (either to NO or ON...don't remember which).

adrian-1

Looks like you got screwed by your mechanic. That's the main reason I do my all the installs myself, plus it's fun.

Also, it's NO port (Normally Open).

Sapphonica

If I had a lift, better tools, and a bit of help I would do it myself too. I agree that's more fun and it gives me more control over the timeframes, quality, and process.

Thanks for confirming NO.