Need help with hard charge pipe install

[Kuntryboy865]

I need help removing the stock charge pipe clamp at the bottom.

 

[Rbrown1677]

Which one there are 2 types?

 

[Kuntryboy865]

the driverside hard charge pipe. the clamp at the bottom I can't pry it off, such a small space in there.

 

[Rbrown1677]

You best bet is to remove everything as a whole that you can undo it from the bottom of the turbo and then from the charge pipe off the intercooler once you have it out side the car it makes it a lot easier to pry off the factory crimped clamps.


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[Rbrown1677]

**** read what you said wrong you said drivers my bad.


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[Rbrown1677]

When I did mine I did the whole DDM silicon charge pipe kit so i had to take off the from bumper I don't know if you have done that yet but it might be easier if you pull the bumper. Then you could undo it from the bottom and pull the whole assembly out as a whole


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[2014 Blue RS]

Getting new intercooler. Any use for silicone? I liked the idea of the silicone hoses.

 

[Dubbs_RS]

Getting new intercooler. Any use for silicone? I liked the idea of the silicone hoses.

What intercooler are you getting?

I had MPFabs and loved it. If you are just picking up an intercooler (like ZZPs) then yes I would suggest DDMs silicone charge tubes to go with it. If you got a fill kit like BNRs or MPFabs, then those come with hard charge tubes.

 

[2014 Blue RS]

Thanks! Why HAD MPFabs?

 

[Kuntryboy865]

I got it, was a pain in the ass at first but I got it off and put the new charge pipe on. Although the pipe kept popping off because DDM didn't supply enough clamps so I had to limp mode myself to the nearest auto parts store and get some more clamps.

 

[2014 Blue RS]

So you got rid of the MPFab intercooler and went back to dtock?

 

[Dubbs_RS]

I HAD the kit for 2 reasons 1) got a hole in my AC condenser and removed the kit to get it fixed by the dealer. 2) around the same time I bought an R32 and was going to keep the sonic stock... Which apparently was just me lying to myself. Lol

 

[2014 Blue RS]

I think i remember some posts about that. I'll def look at clearances around the IC.

 

[Dubbs_RS]

Yea. Just be careful about mounting it if you get it. There have been plenty of people with the kit that have had no problem. I just wasn't aware of the problem, so I wasn't as careful as I should have been about clearance.

I still highly recommend the kit.