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Installed the pipe on weekend, took about 4hrs, mostly just spraying the rusted bolts with rp7 and waiting around for it to work its magic. A couple of questions though, did anyone else notice that if you give it some it seems to over boost? on the drive to work this morning i put the foot down about half way to work (gives it about a 10min warm up) then a soon as the auto kicked back the turbo spool was a hell of alot louder than before and boost shot up to just below the 1+ line (didn't hear anything rattle down the exhaust pipe though, thank god), normal? should i be concerned?

Installed the pipe on weekend, took about 4hrs, mostly just spraying the rusted bolts with rp7 and waiting around for it to work its magic. A couple of questions though, did anyone else notice that if you give it some it seems to over boost? on the drive to work this morning i put the foot down about half way to work (gives it about a 10min warm up) then a soon as the auto kicked back the turbo spool was a hell of alot louder than before and boost shot up to just below the 1+ line (didn't hear anything rattle down the exhaust pipe though, thank god), normal? should i be concerned?

i've heard that you'll get an extra few psi of boost because of the lack of restriction in the exhaust. I wouldn't worry about it, whats it set to normally? Or is it stock boost?

yeah stock boost; still using the stock cat and system after the dump, the power gain seem to be noticable as well, turbos alot noiser now though.

I suggest you get a boost guage now. Just to monitor and be safe.

Yup i noticed the difference immediately. Spools up much quicker, sounds better, more inductions noise, more kick, better sounding car.. what more do you want..

Hmm howd u use your existin gasket?? wouldnt it be to small?

I suggest you get a boost guage now. Just to monitor and be safe.

Yup i noticed the difference immediately. Spools up much quicker, sounds better, more inductions noise, more kick, better sounding car.. what more do you want..

Hmm howd u use your existin gasket?? wouldnt it be to small?

no probs with using the existing gasket, what do you mean by too small?

ohh sorry meant at the end of pipe connecting to hi-flow cat..

I had to use a new gasket for that.. but all good!!

yea i just used the orginal gasket, still was in good nick; getting the rest of system done soon so its going to be replaced anyway.

installed mine

took about 4 hours.....pretty much bolt on...some very minor adjustments to mine

turbo spools early...goes harder throughout the whole rev range and very responsive compared to stock

great product

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