immortal - mk4 1.8t upgrades

[Immortal]

I think both those induction kit put the filter in the bumper where it wil lsuck up water, look at the Neuspeed P-Flo on awesome as an alternativve, don't bother with REVO go with R-Tech there reviews have been spot on and you'll save some money!

Good to see you back too

Tim

The V-flow doesnt relocate to behind the bumper (there's a pic a couple of posts back) but I'll check out the Neuspeed. Thanks for the heads up on R-Tech, I'm always after saving a few pounds!

[Immortal]

Well funds are still low so I've not done much for too long

Just got an ipod adapter, But I'm hoping to get some 18" alloys at the weekend (if they're in good shape)

[Immortal]

Well the ipod kit is fitted, Was a fiddly job in the end. I decide to run it down the centre console to where the arm rest will be fitted (when I get round to buying one). I also tided up the wiring for my bora vents whilst all the trim was off.

[Immortal]

It's been a LONG time since i had any cash to throw the way of the car.....

Got my forge boost hoses earlier today, (big thanks to ivor & damian for the group buy) so they're going on on tuesday (day off)

Plus pipiercross filters are on special at awesome atm so might have to dig into the wallet!

Keep posted!

[Immortal]

I've had a little spare time today so i've got the top 3 hoses fitted!



Here they are in all their glory!




Old hoses in place

It took a little bit of persuasion to get a couple of the old clips off, but eventually:




Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Since everyone uses the ukmkivs how-to for fitting these, I will refer to the hoses by the numbers used here:



I was expecting hose 4 to be a b*stard after some of the things i've heard. however it was simple (then again I am a gas engineer & i'm used to persuading hoses to go where they dont want to). I started by pushing the turbo end on with the other end pointing towards me (90 degrees anti clockwise from where it will end up) once that was on I pushed down while twisting clockwise. Lined up nicely so quick tighten on the jubilee clips & stand back to admire! If you find the hose is kinking you need to twist the turbo end of the hose.



Now put the heat shield back on while you remember!! I nearly forgot!

Next comes hose one: Easy!!!



Hose 3 is the easiest of the lot!



This is the reason why silicon hoses are worth doing:




As you can see there is almost no reinforcement at all in the OEM hose


Now, the eagle eyed peeps should of noticed this:



Nice split hose, as a temperary repair (until I can get down to the stealers) i've patched it using a section of the OEM hose 3 & some 22mm copper pipe as an insert (not perfect but it will hold till monday):



I also found that the coil packs on cylinders 1 & 3 weren't pushed fully home, which might go some way to explaining the (very) intermittent misfire i keep getting.

While I was in there I gave the block a quick clean:



I'll whip the bumper off for pipes 2 & 5 as soon as I get chance!

[Immortal]

I've got the last two hoses on now, turned out to be a fairly painless job!

I whiped the bumper off & removed the offside headlight to get access to the jubilee clips:



I got hose 2 fitted before releasing the intercooler,




I removed the three bolts holding the intercooler in place to give me enough play to remove hose 5



As everyone else has found; there was a little oil in the pipe, but nothing excessive. I Obviously have repositioned the jubilee clips on all the pipes to allow easier access in the future.




Got the bumper back on & went for a test blast up the bypass, everything seems to be ok

[Immortal]

Just ordered my Pipercros VIS induction kit from awesome (£125 Delivered instead of £255 ex vat & P&P)
 

[Immortal]

The induction kit arrived today Now just need a day off to fit it!

[Immortal]

I fitted the induction kit after work this evening, sadly no pics as it was getting dark & I wanted to get it done! I'll post a couple tomorrow

First impressions are good, I gave it a boot down the bypass & got a pleasent suprise at the improvement in the throttle response! Plus my DV is now audiable!

[Immortal]

My god it's been over 6 months since i've posted anything!

Quick update:

1: Sailed through its MOT in september
2: Had a full service last month found a split hose 
3: Had 2 new tyres fitted
4: Replaced another split hose