Got around to fitting the intake pipe to the R today. It's a GWE one and although no-one would argue that his welding is top drawer, his finishing, and attention to detail leaves a lot to be desired though, as the metal pipe still had swarf in it:
Not really what you want to be sending through the engine, the pipe for my C70 has even more in it.
So, to fitting, getting the old one off was a piece of cake, with a couple of extensions and a wobble bit I could get to the jubilee clip holding the pipe to the turbo from the top, then it was just a case of pulling the PCV and vac hoses off it, seperate it from the MAF, and done. Putting the new one on was a bit more fiddly, but I put it on in stages to make access easier, and an hour later it was all back together.
Took it for a quick spin and there's a bit more turbo noise, which is nice, and although I don't know if ultimately any quicker, it certainly sounds more angry. All in all very happy.
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