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Originally Posted by PittPaz
Installed mine this morning and here's my take:
There were some very minor fitment issues. First, the heat mat holes were spaced about 1" too far apart. It wasn't a big deal, as you can still fit the bracket nubs into the holes. Second, I was having trouble with getting the brackets to fit correctly, which seems to be a common issue with the V6 units.
Let me elaborate on the bracket issue. There are guide "pins" on the brackets. They fit into the core support below the bolts. There were no holes in the scoop to accommodate those "pins" (and I call them pins, but they're just plastic nubs on the brackets). To fix the issue, I cut them off of the brackets and removed the inner rubber grommet on the brackets. After doing this, I was able to mount them correctly as per the VR instructions. The bolt goes through the bracket, then through the scoop, then through the rubber spacer, then into the support.
Other than that, it was fine. There's a nice gap between the support and the scoop. There's a nice gap between the intake piece and the support as well. I can upload pictures later.
I haven't driven it yet. I started it and let it idle for a while. I'm going out later for a drive and I'll put some miles on it while the ECU relearns the fuel trims. By tomorrow, I'll have a good bit of miles on it and can get on it and give my impressions.
Also, I'm hoping the weather cooperates this week. If it does, I'll be heading to the track on Thursday night. I have some bone stock track runs from a few weeks ago and this is currently my only modification. That should give us an idea of what kind of real world performance you get out of this intake.
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You were up early!!!! Glad you were able to get it installed OK! I will be very interested when you take it to the track and get to compare! Worked out well for both of us that you were able to have your friend pick it up here at the show!
Let us know how it performs and if you have any issues. We want you and all our customers happy!
Thanks
Steve