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Skorchio

600 Miles to a tank :)
Jan 23, 2007
1,570
1
Nr Milton Keynes
Might want to pressure MIJ Performance:

chargepipe.jpg


I don't know if they're actually for sale, but it's been "in development" for some time :shrug:

How abtou Ringing MIJ for a GB on these.. Or has anyone tryed to polish the standard one?? Does it come up well??

I wana do this and the inlet manifold!!!:funk:
 
Feb 1, 2007
1,293
0
gloucester
i haven't decided on the big turbo yet - it's not something i was planning.

plus, it's €2800 :hide: tempting, though... and they'd arrange a magazine feature

good idea on the GB, though. i'll wait and see what my charge pipe is like first, though

they offered me that as well , only dought is if the turbo is good enought , and bits wont break
 

karlosR

TORQUEY, NOISEY V6
Mar 10, 2006
1,469
0
BEDFORD
How abtou Ringing MIJ for a GB on these.. Or has anyone tryed to polish the standard one?? Does it come up well??

I wana do this and the inlet manifold!!!:funk:

the only problem with polishing the standard pipe over buying one from MIJ is that the standard pipe has a silencer built into it. i'd imagine that the replacement will be less restrictive and allow the turbo to spool up quicker and it should sound nice too!
 

RobM

Back from the dead...
Sep 27, 2006
4,982
3
Southampton
This is something I'm still keeping an eye on, seriously tempted but want to hear what others think first of all :)
 

lofer

Atlantis to Interzone
Apr 11, 2007
770
3
Holbeach
the only problem with polishing the standard pipe over buying one from MIJ is that the standard pipe has a silencer built into it. i'd imagine that the replacement will be less restrictive and allow the turbo to spool up quicker and it should sound nice too!

I never new that! Do you think the silencer could be removed from the standard pipe? Will it be a pipe within the pipe just full off holes? :blink:
 

smoothuk

SmoothNAV
Aug 26, 2005
589
0
Essex
as my understanding of this goes, to remove the baffles inside is A LOT of work, and is a pain in the arse, and requires some re-welding. Would be just as easy to buy a new one.
 
Feb 1, 2007
1,293
0
gloucester
the power pipe does not even fit my car , i have received it today , it has no outlet for the dumpvalve pipe , and no outlet for the pipe that is next to the re circ valve , complete waste of money
 

HarveyGTI

Guest
pmsl, that is just horrendous!!

did they try to polish it with a scouring pad?:(
 
Feb 1, 2007
1,293
0
gloucester
it looks worse close up , you can see the scratches where it has been done on a machine , and the worse bit is it doesnt fit , i rang them , but they said they could not understand me , they understood me before when i ordered it
 

lofer

Atlantis to Interzone
Apr 11, 2007
770
3
Holbeach
Looking at the original pictures it looks like they’ve forgotten to weld part of it on. Could they have sent you the wrong part? Did you order the manifold too? :blink:
 
Feb 1, 2007
1,293
0
gloucester
look at the one in there picture on page 1 , and look at mine , are they taking the piiisss , never ordered no manifold , it isnt even flaired out to go over the intake bit on the engine