Trouble installing Vararam on 2011 SS
Anybody else had issues installing a Vararam Tune Model CAI on their 2011 SS? On my car the radiator mounting bracket posts are on about 18" centers, and once the Vararam housing is installed it is so wide (about 17" at that point) that I can't get the reversed brackets back on where they align with the captured nut the bracket bolts are supposed to screw in to. Rough measurements indicate they need to be 1-1/2" farther apart to line up, which is a whole bunch and not something that can easily be massaged. :emoticon1:
I'm wondering if they sent me the wrong unit, although the box is marked correctly, or if our car's radiators vary that much? Thanks, Jeff |
53 views and nobody had this problem. I'm thinking I got a mislabeled piece from Vararam or I'm dumb as a stump.
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Not sure if this helps..you tube with a quick look at the install..about half way through the vid you see him putting a varna ram tune only cai intake in the car..it shows the part number as well..have a look
http://youtu.be/IQpfYqP0lHM |
I just run mine without the top brackets fastened. It wiggles just a little if you grab it and purposely try to rock it back and forth. But the radiator is not really going anywhere. At least mine has given me zero concerns in two years and 15000 miles.
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see if these pictures help
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps3312f4fd.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...psee612b61.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps16ea825f.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps6c900e9d.jpg I put heat reduction tape on the rubber apron they give you for a radiator cover. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps9494fbf6.jpg |
I had that problem with the tabs but I shaved them off and it fit fine. I will just buy new brackets if I ever take the Vararam intake off. Or you can leave the brackets off...like a lot of people have done. The radiator isn't gonna go anywhere because the intake will hold it in place. Either method you choose to solve it will be fine.
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Thanks everyone. I had already Dremeled those tabs off. The problem I think I had was that the unit wasn't oriented properly. All the pictures I see show the brackets tucked under the hump on the housing, and I couldn't get mine to do that. Going try that tomorrow when I get younger, healthier help.
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UPDATE: My reinforcement (47 years my junior) showed up today to install the Vararam. With his ingenuity and not repeating my missteps, he was able to get it installed in about 1 hour, brackets and all. So we wait to go to the drag strip and see if we improved the IATs over the CAI unit that was installed.
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