Our charge piping sucks!
07-27-2008, 12:35 AM
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Our charge piping sucks!
A bracket for my car piping "slipped" today after i turned around a bumpy corner
Took a wiring loom with it and exposed two wires. The synapse charge piping is looking mighty good right now
Took a wiring loom with it and exposed two wires. The synapse charge piping is looking mighty good right now
07-27-2008, 01:05 AM
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keep up the good updates it's stuff like this im looking for so i know what to expect if i decide to purchase in '09......
op thanks for posting and keep the updates coming, got any pics!
sorry to hear
op thanks for posting and keep the updates coming, got any pics!
sorry to hear
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07-27-2008, 10:17 PM
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The first thing I noticed when I opened the hood of my car was the really flimsy hoses and charge pipes. I'm not sure who did it but perhaps it was the dealer, there was a thin film of what seemed to be engine detailer all over the pipes and hoses which was really greasy. Perhaps not the best idea around the joints which could be prone to blowing apart if lubricated.
07-28-2008, 01:51 AM
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Upon closer inspection the bracket actually broke... Plastic sucks and should not be used with boost... Getting the dealer to fix it so i get a new connector and loom for what it destroyed... but ill be ordering the synapse piping within the week
07-28-2008, 02:09 PM
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same thing with me exact same actually i brought it to the dealer and they said the part was back ordered he said it was under r&d and will be fixed in mid august with a better design
07-29-2008, 12:13 AM
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ya I to am having charge piping problem too. The clip that holds it in place broke off Is it flops around. Im going to the dealer tomorrow to see what they can do for me.
07-29-2008, 03:11 AM
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$600 i suggest going to t-bolt clamps silicone couplers and a really good exhaust shop
custom piping FTW they bend the whole set-up if they know what there doing it will run ya $200 and be really clean
then when you get home dissasemble it and paint em for a extra clean job
and keep all the stock stuff for warranty
custom piping FTW they bend the whole set-up if they know what there doing it will run ya $200 and be really clean
then when you get home dissasemble it and paint em for a extra clean job
and keep all the stock stuff for warranty
07-29-2008, 03:23 AM
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That is what I plan on doing...no point in paying that much money for something you can get for much cheaper..of course they are going to say it was for R&D cost...which may be true. You can do a lot better things with $600.
07-29-2008, 04:18 PM
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$600.00 for piping? I can buy a lot of beer and make it myself for $600.00. Dues any one know how or who they got the recycling bov unit for the charge pip? It it GM's or after market?
07-29-2008, 04:29 PM
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the bov is built into the turbocharger, our charge piping doesnt affect that.
Our charge piping which we sell on cobaltss.net for $499 includes the highest quality 4 ply silicon couplers and t bolts, the same hardware we use in the 700+whp cars we build in the shop. It also includes a CNC'd bracket to house the intake air temp sensor, and vacuum line fittings. We offered to sell just the custom piping powdercoated with cnc adapter for $350.
We can garantee you will not be getting near the same quality as our kit for $200.
Our charge piping which we sell on cobaltss.net for $499 includes the highest quality 4 ply silicon couplers and t bolts, the same hardware we use in the 700+whp cars we build in the shop. It also includes a CNC'd bracket to house the intake air temp sensor, and vacuum line fittings. We offered to sell just the custom piping powdercoated with cnc adapter for $350.
We can garantee you will not be getting near the same quality as our kit for $200.
07-29-2008, 04:32 PM
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the bov is built into the turbocharger, our charge piping doesnt affect that.
Our charge piping which we sell on cobaltss.net for $499 includes the highest quality 4 ply silicon couplers and t bolts, the same hardware we use in the 700+whp cars we build in the shop. It also includes a CNC'd bracket to house the intake air temp sensor, and vacuum line fittings. We offered to sell just the custom piping powdercoated with cnc adapter for $350.
We can garantee you will not be getting near the same quality as our kit for $200.
Our charge piping which we sell on cobaltss.net for $499 includes the highest quality 4 ply silicon couplers and t bolts, the same hardware we use in the 700+whp cars we build in the shop. It also includes a CNC'd bracket to house the intake air temp sensor, and vacuum line fittings. We offered to sell just the custom piping powdercoated with cnc adapter for $350.
We can garantee you will not be getting near the same quality as our kit for $200.
How
Do you get the boost to 23 psi.
07-29-2008, 04:36 PM
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wow thats cool but the bov is not in the turbo. the box that holds that air temp sensor has a vacuum line that gos to a splitter that then gos to the turbo. "recycling bov" so how did you get the air sensor? Is it from gm or is it after market?
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07-29-2008, 04:49 PM
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the blow off valve recirculates air from the pressurized side of the compressor housing into the other.
im not sure what you mean how did we get the air sensor?
here is a picture of the bov built into the turbo:
