Forget TIP Install - Help!

[mozzzy_2000]

I've think I may have bitten more off than I can chew. In the middle of the TIP install & I'm already in trouble! Its far more fidly than expected. The 2 bolts you have to loosen are very difficult to get to & undo with just allen keys.
I was trying to undo the no.8 allen bolt that holds that hard coolant line and I've dropped the allen key in the engine bay. I can't locate it. That bolt is impossible to get at. I don't even think I can get to the turbo bolt either. Need help badly!
I'm pretty much grounded at this stage.

[shaneth]

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Grrrrr post length to short

[Blitzen]

For all of those others that have trouble undoing the 5mm and 8mm Allen bolts, put the longer end of the Allen Key into the bolt head, then use a ring spanner(about 13mm) over the shorter shaft of the key, and use this as an extension bar to undo the bolts.

Sorry Mozzy, that I didn't give you a heads up about how tight the bolts were, I really just forgot, and I am used to using the above method to undo things.

[shaneth]

For all of those others that have trouble undoing the 5mm and 8mm Allen bolts, put the longer end of the Allen Key into the bolt head, then use a ring spanner(about 13mm) over the shorter shaft of the key, and use this as an extension bar to undo the bolts.

Sorry Mozzy, that I didn't give you a heads up about how tight the bolts were, I really just forgot, and I am used to using the above method to undo things.

Yes i used a pair of multigrips at the end of the allen key. Worked well. Told Mozzy this.

Mozzy how are you going.

[mozzzy_2000]

Sorry fellas for the delay! Well she's in. And I think I may have set a record for the longest TIP install! 10.5 Hours roughly all up. Man that was a friggin' nightmare hey lol. Gotta laugh now. Wasn't laughing yesterday though. Yeah I think had I not ran into a few problems it would have taken only a couple of hours. But after I lost my first Allen key into the engine bay, I struggled & struggled to fit the TIP onto the turbo without being able to loosen the black coolant pipe. Found it impossible to fit without that being loosened & removed. I later found that an Imperial 1/4" key is almost the exact size of an 8mm key. For some stupid reason in my set of keys, the metrics are shorther than the imperials. Like you said Blitzen you need all the purchase you can muster. So it was suggested to me to use a socket extension arm on the key and once I did that it was easy to loosen. It had green loctite which is pretty hard to budge.

Anyway the main issues was getting that bolt back in once it was removed. The TIP hose clamp on the turbo ended up being the hardest part to do up in the end. And the TIP itself took ages to get onto the turbo.
Oh and the 'lost' allen key miraculously dropped down at the very end after it was all done. Dam that Murphy's law! Anyway all in all It very educational day.
I don't want to turn anyone off doing it themselves but it was a complete beatch to do really. Also its not something that a short person like myself can do so easily. You really need a long set of arms and legs so you can really get down into the engine bay. I actually had a friend of mine help me at one stage.

So anyway initial thoughts are mixed to be honest. Out of the couple of mods that I have done this one is the most subtle & least noticable IMHO. Apart from the initial APR chip I have done the torque arm insert which makes heaps of difference; A K&N airfilter which I believe to be easily the best mod you can do for the money. The airfilter is the biggest choke point not the stock TIP in my opinion. And the APR R1 diverter valve also gives a massive performance boost. I still got to do the SEAT intake which may help the TIP a bit more but so far the Forge TIP is no way as noticable as any of the other mods. It kinda smooths out the acceleration a bit more I think but its very subtle. I am kinda hoping the ECU still needs time to adjust so it may improve with time. But I guess in essence its the sum of all the mods thats where you get the benefit from. Its just been interesting doing them one at a time to see what effect each mod gives. I'd rate the TIP as one of the least necessary so far.

Anyway I really hope nothing goes wrong with it because I really don't want to be doing that all over again! lol

[Plautos]

Sorry fellas for the delay! Well she's in. And I think I may have set a record for the longest TIP install! 10.5 Hours roughly all up. Man that was a friggin' nightmare hey lol. Gotta laugh now. Wasn't laughing yesterday though. Yeah I think had I not ran into a few problems it would have taken only a couple of hours. But after I lost my first Allen key into the engine bay, I struggled & struggled to fit the TIP onto the turbo without being able to loosen the black coolant pipe. Found it impossible to fit without that being loosened & removed. I later found that an Imperial 1/4" key is almost the exact size of an 8mm key. For some stupid reason in my set of keys, the metrics are shorther than the imperials. Like you said Blitzen you need all the purchase you can muster. So it was suggested to me to use a socket extension arm on the key and once I did that it was easy to loosen. It had green loctite which is pretty hard to budge.

Anyway the main issues was getting that bolt back in once it was removed. The TIP hose clamp on the turbo ended up being the hardest part to do up in the end. And the TIP itself took ages to get onto the turbo.
Oh and the 'lost' allen key miraculously dropped down at the very end after it was all done. Dam that Murphy's law! Anyway all in all It very educational day.
I don't want to turn anyone off doing it themselves but it was a complete beatch to do really. Also its not something that a short person like myself can do so easily. You really need a long set of arms and legs so you can really get down into the engine bay. I actually had a friend of mine help me at one stage.

So anyway initial thoughts are mixed to be honest. Out of the couple of mods that I have done this one is the most subtle & least noticable IMHO. Apart from the initial APR chip I have done the torque arm insert which makes heaps of difference; A K&N airfilter which I believe to be easily the best mod you can do for the money. The airfilter is the biggest choke point not the stock TIP in my opinion. And the APR R1 diverter valve also gives a massive performance boost. I still got to do the SEAT intake which may help the TIP a bit more but so far the Forge TIP is no way as noticable as any of the other mods. It kinda smooths out the acceleration a bit more I think but its very subtle. I am kinda hoping the ECU still needs time to adjust so it may improve with time. But I guess in essence its the sum of all the mods thats where you get the benefit from. Its just been interesting doing them one at a time to see what effect each mod gives. I'd rate the TIP as one of the least necessary so far.

Anyway I really hope nothing goes wrong with it because I really don't want to be doing that all over again! lol

HAHAHHAHHAHAHA
I´m going to see this movie today!!!

Do you have to trim the TIP? Cut any part of it?

[Sharkie]

So anyway initial thoughts are mixed to be honest. Out of the couple of mods that I have done this one is the most subtle & least noticable IMHO. I'd rate the TIP as one of the least necessary so far.

You will actually find that a combination of the SEAT Intake, K&N panel and Forge TIP makes about 1 kw atw difference. Yes, a whole 1 kw.

It is not about extra power, its about improving the power curve. We have seen in extensive dyno testing that the combination means the GTI makes power all the wayto 6500tmin where a stock setup runs out of puf at 5200rmin.