$8 for me at PepBoys, but I bought extras in case I screwed it up. 15 minutes under the hood, since I literally have never done work on a car before (not even an oil change).
Was quick and easy - very detailed description. Had a hard time getting hose #1 in the diagram above off of its male counterpart, but a good bit of force eventually removed it.
Most noticeable to me was how much more quickly boost was gained once the turbo was engaged...1 PSI...3PSI...18 PSI. Also, I feel as though I noticed that the BOV and turbo itself were both making more noise during acceleration - but maybe that's just because I was paying extra careful attention.
Strongly recommend this to anyone that owns a pair of pliers and a pair of scissors.
ummmmm.....isn't the turbo ALWAYS engaged? it just lets the boost out when you aren't accelerating. when you put your foot down it closes the door to trap the air in and that's when boost climbs. correct me if i'm wrong.
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- Magnaflow Exhaust
- Dejon CAI
- O Stubby Antenna
- LightInSight
I installed this mod twice...Don't like it!!!!
1) Kills the great sounds of the blow off valve between shifts.
2) Can allow a surg in power if you punch it in a small area causing un-intended acceration.
3) From my testing could see no value add.
Just my opinion, and opinions are like a$$holes, everone has one!
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Mean GXP (VIN 117835 11/06 )
Name: Growler
Name: Growler (Vin #4878) Traded for Mean GXP 3/19/07
Mean, dark side, ebony leather w/red stiching, LSD, ABS, AC, Monsoon 6CD changer, mats , headliner, stability control, XM, power pkg., convenience pkg., chrome wheels, sport peddles, Fiam Air Horns, Magnaflow, De-badged, shortened waste gate rod mod.
Garage Mates: 2005 Yamaha FJR1300, 2003 Yukon w/K&N CAI, 2003 Honda CRV
I originally performed the mod but didn't really like how it changes the driving. I have it back to normal now and like it much better. I know a few that did the same.
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Reverted back to stock as well, the auto car felt like it fell on its face during shifts. Will try it stock for a while. Only a minute to change around.
Installed this mod on Monday night, engine threw a CEL on Thursday morning (~150-200 miles since install). I've double checked to make sure I installed the mod correctly and that all of the fittings are tight - everything matches the pictures.
I won't know whether the two are related until I bring it in to have the code read this afternoon, but nothing else has changed about the vehicle - same driving conditions, same fuel, etc.
Up above I posted that I had encountered a CEL after having installed this mod.
It turns out today that the codes I threw were P0300-P0304, all related to cylinder misfires.
I don't know enough about cars to determine whether or not these two things are related, but I urge modders to be careful. It seems as though these codes may be completely unrelated, and may have more to do with faulty spark plugs and short trips. Do a search for P0300 or P0301 on these forums or over at solsticegxpowners.com for more details.
Will update after service tomorrow.
EDIT - UPDATE:
It turns out that my engine was misfiring because I had not sufficiently tightened the zip ties around the vacuum tubes - one in particular. My mechanic got a $1.99 baggie of stock metal clamps, applied them appropriately, and solved the problem.
Wow that's the hard way, look at image No. 4 see the vaccum hose on the far left coming out of the solenoid get a coupler not a T pull that hose off plug it into th hose coming off the front of the solenoid, the one with the bends in it. Now unplug the hose off the back of the solenoid and follow it to the cold side pipe, unplug it and put a rubber nipple over the little pipe, wire tie the stuff and you are done, NO CUTTING NO TEE NO UGLY MESS!
Thanks lil goat. I did it your way, but with one modification. I attached the hose on the left to the one on the front using a coupler: that part is the same as your instructions. I then capped off the nipple on the left of the solenoid. Then, instead of removing and discarding the other hose going from the solenoid to the cold side pipe, I simply disconnected it from the cold side pipe and curled it around under the solenoid and attached the open end to the nipple on the front of the solenoid. Doing that effectively seals off the solenoid, eliminates the need for two additional caps, and leaves the stock vacuum hose still under the hood (neatly) so if you should ever want to reattach, you can just unclip that one side (front side of the solenoid) and move it back down to the cold side pipe and reattach. Of course, I capped the nipple on the cold side pipe also. I also used all the stock compression hose clamps... don't know why so many people are sliding those back and using new ones or zip ties: the stock ones work fine.
There's a reason why GMs technitions did what they did to make the car the way it is. You guys are fun-ny By the way, what's turbo lag?? The last i experianced, the only thing that was lagging was a 2006 S/C Cobra. That was from my measly after market Hahn Turbo kit. I now call it the Punisher.
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Wow. Good timing. I went through yesterday morning clearing out my old thread subscriptions (had 215 now back down to 45) and for some reason decided to hold on to this one and sure enough a new post pops up.
Cool. I'm going on over a year with this set up and no regrets to date. Still spools faster than I can read the numbers.
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By the way, what's turbo lag?? The last i experianced, the only thing that was lagging was a 2006 S/C Cobra. That was from my measly after market Hahn Turbo kit. I now call it the Punisher.
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