black or red they do the same job.....stand by for order....lol

 

^^ red is better! gives you 1.125 hp more

 

lol.....nice one ace

 

im gonna be needing these soon

 

might as well get em now and have a head start...

 

Yeah these sell VERY quickly

 

Hey Chris, I got the jump on U bro!!! What a Pain it the freaking butt! I only got the front one in for the moment. I got the turbo inlet gasket (thanks Paul/Joe) yesterday, along with the mounts. The bracket is really easy to take off, but not the bushing.

I just went to the Lowe's parking lot and got it off the car. U know the bench press display the have in the store? Well, If u didn't, now u know. Boy I walked inside that store like it was my house, grabbed a bottle of white lithium grease and sprayed the sucker up and got the job done on their press display.

I bought the bottle I used though just in case, but it took me about 50 mins to get the job done. 35 of those were spent trying to take the stock one out. I had to use one deep socket to push on the bushing and two short one's to hold the metal bracket.

My review so far:

I HATE idle now, the vibration is unbearable. It vibrates taking off in first and half the vibration in second. Third gear and ahead is a dream though, no vibration whatsoever and drivability is awesome.

With that being said, the car drives sooooo much better. No more jerky jerk when taking off or decelerating. I'm still going to leave it in and see if it breaks in a bit. I was thinking on drilling holes into it and see if it would give it a bit of flexibility. U have to think that these aren't tailor made to everyone's need so, some modification could be made to reach ur goal I guess. Is it possible to drill into poly, without it breaking into pieces over time? Joe what do ya think Joe?

Anyways, the main reason I got them was to give the turbo mani a break, since the down pipe doesn't attach to the block like the stock one.

Paul thanks again for the fast shipping and great service, I am leak free now The car is running richer now, might have to lean it out a bit.

 

I'll give you a week and all those vibrations will go away!

 

gee I sure hope that wasn't sarcasm ;-). I really want it to go away. Some at least

 

Did you not know that putting in poly mounts would cause this? OEMs use flexible rubber mounts to reduce in-cabin vibration...

 

oh, I knew about it. I just thought it was more of a noise rattle type of vibration. This is more of a solid shake than anything else. But hey, not everyone gets to experience it first hand before buying, that's what trial and error is for. Now I just need to find a way to find my happy medium, maybe by drilling a bit.

I'm sure others feel the same way and if I'm succesful at it, they might give it a try. I just need to find out if I can drill into the material without having issues.

 

Damn carlos! you got boosted before i did!

 

Im serious, but not that it will go away but you will get used to it.. like completely forget its there.. unless you have another tc you always ride/drive that you can compare it with lol

 

nice carlos, you didnt tell me about it last time i seen you. you can come over and help me install mine....lol

 

funny u say that ACE, my wife has a tC too so, thank you very much

yeah kev, I guess the cat is out of the bag. I didn't wanted to post anything yet, I guess I just screwed up today huh? So far everything has been smooth, other than fixing up some things with the kit. Chris has been a great help in tuning tips, fixing my oil pressure connection and supplying me with the perfect starter map, my friend Shawn let me install the kit over at his place and gave me a hand for some things. Other than that I installed this bad boy my damn self, NOT RECOMMENDED. I'll post pics later, this is not the right thread.

Sorry Paul!

 

hey chris sorry bro, didn't see ur post.

Wanna take a trip to Lowes?

Sure bra, I'll give u a hand.

 

i like home depot better......lol

 

just let me know. I get out Saturday morning but it is taken though, the wifey would be ____ed if I do something that day. Sunday afternoon she's gonna be at work and is spending the night over at her friends. How about sunday?

 

I don't think the mounts are that bad. After driving various tCs with and without them, I do not notice a HUGE downfall of vibration

 

With the vibrations while the ac is on, i got complements.. people know something badass is under the hood!