today i intalled by charge pipe from zzp. installation was pretty easy, it even came with directions on what to do.its really easy. Cut plastic holding the rubber n plastic charger pipe together on both end. take of lil screw at midway point. wiggle ur way taking it off n wiggle ur way putting it back on. only took about 30 min to do. I took it for a lil test drive n notice my car does not jerk as much when u let off the gas pedal at 1st or 2nd gear. Also seems to be a lil more responsive on the gas pedal. i really do like it and not expensive. way to go ZZP ur fast service and products are awesome.

 

also has a nice more throaty sound to it compared to stock downpipe too. Well worth the money

 

umm he said charge pipe not down pipe... reading > you

 

pictures?

 

oh my bad. thanks for that

 

i will take some pics tomorrow after i get outa work. im working 1 am to 1 pm it sucks ass. but will do

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4827732...n/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4827732...5163/?edited=1 both pics are on the same link

 

I dont think cutting is needed...I just undid the couplers and pulled it out..but ya the aftermarket piping is nice.

 

wel i jsut followed the direction on the paper that zzp provided but hey if u can pull them off y not right

 

This is the 2nd time i heard people cutting **** off to take the stock charge piping off. Why would you need to cut anything? Its just T-Bolt clamps and the recall just added a pain in the ass Torx bit I think it was and a clip to the charge pipe. nothing needs to be chopped off.

Anyways thats not important though, i never even knew ZZP had charge piping untill now, looks pretty good. Take some pics, the Flikr pic didnt work

 

the zzp cp replaces the factory plasict section you dont need to take it off from the ic or the turbo just cut the 2 plastic rings on the factory piping and slide in the zzp cp and use the tbolts it comes with that simple

 

u are correct jbowman62. and as for gastop007 i think that other products differ as for application wise when dealing with the hscp. but yes u are correct as well.

 

oh so zzp has you cut the "top side" and reuse the bottom rubber portion. then that cutting makes sense.

 

yea i didnt understand what was going on untill now. I saw the product on there website and thought maybe they just didnt picture the piece that goes to the turbo and intercooler lmao. But i get it now. Why the hell would they do that though? such a pain in the ass. To me thats not really worth the work and hacking up a stock piece just to save 15-20 bucks over a complete charge pipe from Injen. Thats my opinion of course but how hard or how much more would it cost for them to make it a simple bolt on piece.

 

Thats actually a nice piece. Is that wrinkle black powder coated?

 

Good stuff OP, looks clean.

Not trying to thread jack but looking at ZZP's site I saw this

http://www.zzperformance.com/cobalt_...1154&catid=178

Is this similar to CIA's kit that moves the MAF to the cold side Charge Pipes, but the description says that "converts your MAF to a blow through design allowing you to install a Blow off valve that vents to atmosphere without the tuning nightmare". How would this work?

 

i like the finish .

 

Thanks for the feedback, but I couldn't see the pic's.

 

I can't see the pics, but I'm not interested in it if you gotta CUT the piping. Replace, yes, but cut?

 

Our charge pipe is a simple bolt on pc.. Bolts right on to the factory location! The injen pipe is thin wall alum., and crushes when you clamp it down. Aluminum has to be annealed before it can be bent, now it's even softer and can be crushed with your hands when it is thin wall. We use 14ga. aluminum which will not crush when you clamp it with a t-bolt. Reusing the factory couplers is a good way to keep the cost down on a great part, and there are no significant gains to be had when you change the lower charge pipe. Especially for the amount of extra work.

No cutting of the piping, wow. Just the plastic rings, so you can remove the factory charge pipe leaving the factory couplers in place.

 

Wow, I was able to see the pic and that looks nice, I may pick one of these up the price is right!

 

I hear what your saying and im a big supporter of you guys, but I guess im one of those guys who likes to keep all his stock parts and throw them in my attic just incase i ever need them back on. It would be nice if I had the option to buy a full replacement Hot side piece. Thats just me though

 

You can put the stock tube back on, you would just have to clamp it. We also have replacement 4 ply silicone elbows coming soon, so that will be an option.

 

Matt could you explain this product to me http://www.zzperformance.com/cobalt_...1154&catid=178 either in here or via PM

 

Since many people wish to run a remote mounted BOV venting to atmosphere on our upgraded turbo kit, we went ahead and manufactured an aluminum lower charge tube with a MAF pad built in. This will avoid the rich condition/stumbling associated with a draw through MAF/VTA combination.