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Originally Posted by nothingman
Very impressive build.
Can you be more specific as to what challenges you encountered with the inlet pipe?
Why was this part necessary? What does it do?
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The main challenge with the inlet pipe is just the location it's in and the path that it comes from off the turbo and over to the airbox. It's not exactly a mechanically difficult install, but rather just one of those installs that requires a decent bit of finesse and patience. Even with practically everything removed from the engine it was quite tight. I would HIGHLY recommend you do what we did and install it in two separate parts. Put the aluminum inlet on the turbo and get that seated nicely, and then guide down the intake tube to the inlet and fasten the T-Bolt clamp. Trying to guide it down in one piece was just way too frustrating.
The N20 TMAP isn't exactly necessary - it really depends on your power goals. The OEM N55 TMAP can only read up to roughly 20 PSI of boost and this value is atmospheric pressure (elevation) dependent. The N20 TMAP on the other hand can read up to 35 PSI. If you plan on running over 20 PSI of boost you'll need to swap out the sensor so the DME can accomodate accordingly.