Vararam thoughts so far:
The install wasn't the easiest in the world, the fact that I had to uninstall my Injen including the washer bottle then reinstall the stock washer bottle didn't make things any easier.
I then had to modify the stock radiator brackets per the Vararam instructions - not sure how hard it would be to include 2 new angled brackets within the package - it would certainly make things alot easier for the install.
During installation I found that the holes in the heat mat (that go over the radiator guides) were not in alignment - seems the left and right hand side ones were 1" too far apart from one another so when I placed the holes over the guides I had 1" of surplus material that bunches up in the center of the mat - no big loss though as the intake sits over the mat and you can't see it.
I also realized that you had to remove the guid pins on the radiator brackets as they clash with the intake wing otherwise - this wasn't documented in the instructions.
I found the trickiest part to be the connection of the wing, brackets and rubber washers - I lost the original washers somewhere in my bumper and had to buy replacements, I'd suggest using some tape to hold these in place while securing the bolts through the brackets.
I had some teething problems with the height of the intake - appeared to be sitting too high - I adjusted my brackets further by planing them down and slackened the bolts off so they were not too tight. This seemed to solve the problem and all looks well now. I was advised that the plastic inserts that sit within the rubber grommets (on the brackets) need removing, I didn't do this and as everything seems to be sitting ok now, I figured I wouldn't mess with it.
I have the MRT v2.0 isntalled and combined with the Vararam, the noise of this baby compared to my injen is alot deeper - gone is the whistle, but now it sounds alot meaner. I am still going through the ECU learning process so I haven't pushed it yet but hopefully in a few days I can compare the performance side versus the Injen.
In summary, install was a bitch but for the noise alone it seems well worth it. Understandable that there are still some teething issues as this is one of about 5 of the first installs done so I am sure things will settle down for other customers.
I can't wait to test the performance of this thing for real
