[///Mposter]

VRSF review and install review

9/30/2014

I order a charge pipe with Tial BOV and 7" intercooler. It took a couple days processing from the website. After it was confirmed and the payment went through, it was two days to North Carolina . I received the two boxes and I was immediately excited about it . It's been a while since my car has had a nice present . I opened the charge pipe box first and assembled everything .
Second, I opened the intercooler and checked for the extra upgrade pipe I ordered. All parts looked really nice . I was missing a #12 screw ( 1-1/4" long) for the intercooler , but I live next to homedepot so it was only a 5 min drive. I also had to go for a dremel to cut the pipe band so no big deal.
I installed the charge pipe first it was a little harder than I thought to install . There is not much room between the dual cone intakes, the chargepipe , the alternator, the A/C lines, and the pipe near the fan shroud.

So after the install of the charge pipe, I noticed lower end boost was returned to normal . It took some adaptation runs to get the smoothness back and the throttle closures to be removed. The DME had been compensating for the boost leak for some time.

Overall I was satisfied with the VRSF charge pipe and Tial BOV. I recommend the $25 up charge for the C-clip . You won't have to worry about it coming off .

Next I installed the 7" intercooler. Boy do you have to cut to fit that sucker on. The stock intercooler is a joke compared to the VRSF 7". I removed the bumper and bottom tray cover. I cut the bumper brace or what most people call the bumper shroud. Like I had seen before, just cut it all away in the center to make it easier . Just don't cut off the screw locations for mounting. It was a bit of a pain to get the intercooler flush but I realized that in my case that I was going to have to *not* use the tabs provided on the intercooler for the fan to sit on. That fixedly problem and everything went together quickly (no gap). The one thing I did not read about is that despite ordering the extra pipe upgrade , I still had to cut the passenger side "one time use " clamp. That is why is why I needed the dremel. The driver side was easy because of the replacement pipe. My recommendation is to buy the lower charge pipe upgrade for $30, so it goes faster or If you mistakenly cut through the OEM piece while trying to remove it, you have the new pipe.

Overall I was satisfied with the part look, and fitment. I next went for a test drive and some 3rd gear pulls. It felt great. My butt dyno tells me that it is faster. The repeated pulls felt much like the first pull...strong. I have to say that the price and the results speak for themselves. I think it looks great in bumper and performs well on the highway.
Now I'm thinking about VRSF downpipes. This modding is addicting.

[Pr335bob]

Good review . Thank you

[mike@x-ph.com]

[brewnami]

That Tial sounds really nice! Enjoy.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

You can't go wrong with VRSF downpipes as the next mod, Enjoy!

Lower Charge Pipe upgrade recommendation is also worth noting as it makes the its easier for the 07-08 guys.

[Miko226]

Charge pipe and FMIC are a great upgrade together IMO! The 7" must require a good deal of cutting as the stepped 5" is nearly a perfect fit.

The addiction WILL get worse with adding downpipes!

[Tiago@VRSF]

Great review, thanks so much for taking the time to post your thoughts