INSTALLED! Hahn Intercooler; charge piping; down-pipe and 3" exhaust
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INSTALLED! Hahn Intercooler; charge piping; down-pipe and 3" exhaust
AUDIO VIDS ON PAGES 3 AND 4 OF THIS THREAD!!!
EDIT 2: 5 NEW VIDEOS ON PAGE 7!!!!
After weeks of anxious filled anticipation, I got it all in the mail last night and wasted no time. The tech at Chevy whom Ive talk to quite a bit got approval from the GM to let me help and take pics throughout the whole process. Here's a bunch.
First the layout:
Intercooler
Charge-piping
T-clamps with couplers(2 Hahn stickers included)
Downpipe
~Did not get a pic of the exhaust til it was gettin installed(so kill me)
Exhaust de-install:
Cut the back off just in front of the rear axle and then unbolted at the front
Front half out
New 3" Hahn exhaust install:
Back half hung
Front bolted on and this coupler and clamp hooks the middle together
(turning into a how-to sorta) :P
Hahn intercooler installed:
Took off the front fascia and headlights to make intall as easy as possible
Hung the new IC after unscrewing from clamps and taking the stock piping off of the back
Charge Piping install:
Only tough part of this was putting the puzzle together with the pipes in the right spot and the right couplers in the right spot as there were multiple different sizes. I talked with Bill Hahn after install and recommended a simple numbered or diagram instruction sheet to help with install. Would have made it much faster although it was not too hard. We got it after we messed with it for a while
Be sure to exchange over the sensor from the old piping and attatch it
All done and back together
This whole process took one GREAT GM tech and myself and 3 solid hours. The car sounds F'N amazing! It's got a subtle growl to it but on acceleration and especially WOT it comes alive like crazy! Absolutely zero rice sound. It's got a mix between a modded SRT4 and that familiar and original tone of a WRX. I can't be happier with the sound!
The boost lag is also slightly shorter and I know these LNF's are supposed to stay 260/260 even with mods until tuned, but I'll be the first to tell you that even yet to take it past like 60MPH or 4th gear.....it FEELS like it pulls a lil harder....not a ton but it's definately there!
Any other questions please feel free to ask! I highly recommend this system to anyone! I think I'm the first car in the country with these mods installed minus the exhaust. Hahn FTW!
AUDIO VIDS ON PAGES 3 AND 4 OF THIS THREAD
EDIT 2: 5 NEW VIDEOS ON PAGE 7!!!!
After weeks of anxious filled anticipation, I got it all in the mail last night and wasted no time. The tech at Chevy whom Ive talk to quite a bit got approval from the GM to let me help and take pics throughout the whole process. Here's a bunch.
First the layout:
Intercooler
Charge-piping
T-clamps with couplers(2 Hahn stickers included)
Downpipe
~Did not get a pic of the exhaust til it was gettin installed(so kill me)
Exhaust de-install:
Cut the back off just in front of the rear axle and then unbolted at the front
Front half out
New 3" Hahn exhaust install:
Back half hung
Front bolted on and this coupler and clamp hooks the middle together
(turning into a how-to sorta) :P
Hahn intercooler installed:
Took off the front fascia and headlights to make intall as easy as possible
Hung the new IC after unscrewing from clamps and taking the stock piping off of the back
Charge Piping install:
Only tough part of this was putting the puzzle together with the pipes in the right spot and the right couplers in the right spot as there were multiple different sizes. I talked with Bill Hahn after install and recommended a simple numbered or diagram instruction sheet to help with install. Would have made it much faster although it was not too hard. We got it after we messed with it for a while
Be sure to exchange over the sensor from the old piping and attatch it
All done and back together
This whole process took one GREAT GM tech and myself and 3 solid hours. The car sounds F'N amazing! It's got a subtle growl to it but on acceleration and especially WOT it comes alive like crazy! Absolutely zero rice sound. It's got a mix between a modded SRT4 and that familiar and original tone of a WRX. I can't be happier with the sound!
The boost lag is also slightly shorter and I know these LNF's are supposed to stay 260/260 even with mods until tuned, but I'll be the first to tell you that even yet to take it past like 60MPH or 4th gear.....it FEELS like it pulls a lil harder....not a ton but it's definately there!
Any other questions please feel free to ask! I highly recommend this system to anyone! I think I'm the first car in the country with these mods installed minus the exhaust. Hahn FTW!
AUDIO VIDS ON PAGES 3 AND 4 OF THIS THREAD
Last edited by SUKXOST; Dec 20, 2008 at 03:59 PM. Reason: new vids added to page 7
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Sadly you will all have to wait for some sound clips or vids til tomorrow. I pulled a 24hour shift and went straight home to get the parts and head to the dealership to get this done. By the time I got home it was too late and my woman was not around to help with a vid and I'm still awake after like 35+ hours and cant sleep. It's dark now 
I'll get at least an audio clip tomorrow everyone! No banning yet :P
I'll get at least an audio clip tomorrow everyone! No banning yet :P
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by the way nice mods but we need a video of this
Anyone interested in one, you may email us:
Order@TurboTechRacing.com
We can get you one at a discount off MSRP (Hahns selling price)
Order@TurboTechRacing.com
We can get you one at a discount off MSRP (Hahns selling price)
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yes its catless. TX has a yearly inspection but being a new car I get 2 years so I'll either have to find somewhere that does not check the cat or throw the stocker back on with a coupler for the inspect.
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In TX you have two options:
1) use a spacer in the rear O2 to "trick" the computer and get no cel
2) if you unplug a wire so that the OBD2 port does not function you can have the inspector put the car on the dyno and pipe it. this is OK in TX on OBD2 cars only if the car "does not communicate" make sure the tech doing the test knows this.
1) use a spacer in the rear O2 to "trick" the computer and get no cel
2) if you unplug a wire so that the OBD2 port does not function you can have the inspector put the car on the dyno and pipe it. this is OK in TX on OBD2 cars only if the car "does not communicate" make sure the tech doing the test knows this.
