06-13-2011, 06:51 PM | #1835 |
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I took a dremel and went down the inside of each bracket to the inside of the hole, down and even with the lowest point and moved outward. It was easy to do and looks factory. I noticed when I started the car there was an icon on the dash that looked like pages so I guess that indicated the 'Learn Mode'. It went off after about ten minutes or so. I did rev and the car never sounded better or stronger. I'm really amazed as its like night and day compared to the Airaid. I had my neighbor rev it while I was in front of the bay and you could hear it just sucking air as though Linda Lovelace was inside the intake! Love it but haven't hit the road yet and may not today. Just boxed my Airaid up and need to contact its new owner for ship and paypal request info.
Thanks Steve at Vararam, Ronslo and SalarFlare for keeping up the 'Group Buy' list. This thing is killer!
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06-13-2011, 07:15 PM | #1837 |
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Mine had no 3M tape. The rubber flap is insulation from the radiator to the intake. You put it over the rad and there are holes to align it up and it all fits into place. The rubber flap or mat will stay down as the air shovel is on top of it and its bolted into place. The install is relatively easy and painless thanks to Ronslo's video's which I watched before hand. My only real issue was the loss of a rubber grommet and getting the red intake hose to fit into place on the intake throttle body opening. I used a flat head and pushed the back in of it into place and tightened things up. Its all good!
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06-13-2011, 07:19 PM | #1838 | |
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06-13-2011, 07:27 PM | #1839 |
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When will all the pre-orders be done? I am ready for the intake. This is like waiting on an iphone..
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06-13-2011, 07:28 PM | #1840 |
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I think it was the "See your owners manual for additional instructions or information." but like I said, it was off within 10 min's. I've restarted several times and it hasn't reappeared and the car runs great!
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06-13-2011, 07:35 PM | #1841 |
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I was thinking warning light on the dash, but I'm now guessing it was on the DIC..
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06-13-2011, 07:37 PM | #1843 |
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I just got my Injen CAI today and have a couple of quick questions before opening the box.
1. How does the Vararam sound compared to the Injen? 2. Is the Vararam less or more prone to possible hydrolock? Thanks it will save me searching this 75 page post. |
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I'm #40 on group buy list, I wonder how long it will be before I get my new intake?
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For once it's not my engine compartment in the photo!
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As for hydrolocking, I'd have to say the Vararam intake is better than Injen. Not because I dislike Injen, simply because of the location of the inlet for each one. The Injen sits a bit too low in the body as far as I'm concerned and is more likely to ingest water from a deep puddle. If you are sucking in water through the Vararam, you've got much more serious issues to deal with...like finding your life jacket. On a more serious note, I don't think you'll have a problem with hydrolocking either intake. With all the people running the Injen, I think only one person had their car ingest water after hitting a deep puddle.
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Now that Vararam has this unit in production, it's only a matter of time before they get them out to all of the group buy members. You could give Steve a call tomorrow and see if he can give you an idea on how things are looking for getting yours.
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