Just like Shogun said, the new IC will mount up to the stock hot and cold pipes just fine. You may have to fiddle with the clamps a bit (watch a video concerning the install) but it works just fine.
Sure, but change just for the sake of change is and always will be a foolish idea. We need a proper and intelligent way forward, not some half baked politically driven ideology AND it has to be affordable. Look into the history of gas powered vehicles. Horse drawn carriages were still the...
Throttle response improved and she feels smoother. Haven't put her on a dyno yet. Waiting until the factory warrantee runs out to tune her.
I installed the street IC. From everything I've read (and applying a bit of common sense) the race IC needs a bigger turbo than stock, otherwise lag will...
Are you mechanically inclined? There are several youtube vids that show exactly how to go about the task, and you don't need anything more than standard hand tools.
I did it without pulling my bumper but your mileage may vary.
"Preferrable" is situational at best. Preferrable now? or in 20 years when the batteries won't have to be replaced every few years at a substantial percentage of what the vehicle is worth new?
Sure, you can make the down the road argument of economy of scale; but you'd be forgetting a huge...
I installed the CVF street during the first summer I had mine. Temps ran cooler than they did stock and it was quicker to cool down after sitting in traffic. I didn't take the bumper off to replace the IC and didn't really have issue with the replacement.
Just installed the hot and cold pipes...
Thanks.
So here's my issues with those numbers. Besides being off by 187 Billion KWH, it's stated as NET usage (which makes more sense than stating GROSS) but my problem is that it apparently doesn't take into account the forms of power required to service/maintain the various "green" plants...
Install is stupidly easy. Instead of forcing the cold side pipe onto the TB after installing the TB, loosely install the pipe onto the TB BEFORE you mount the TB. Makes the process so much easier. Took me about 15 minutes start to finish (including the airbox) once I figured out that trick.