The Carbon itch...

[PhilDR]

Rash.... Do you have your original airbox and front cover spare?

 

[Rashman]

Rash.... Do you have your original airbox and front cover spare?

Hey Phil,

Yes.

Providing the Renntech intakes fit with no problems, I will have the following spare:

1x left stock airbox
2x right stock airboxes
1x stock Y-piece intake, complete with fastenings
1x stock engine cover (front V-section)
2x MAF sensors
2x stock MAF sensor covers
4x K&N's (both sets have done about 3000miles approx)

However, for the time being, I'd like to keep hold of the bits I am about to remove off the engine, just in case I get any problems with the Renntech intakes.

 

[sjmaxwell]

Lets keep this on topic, no chickens or opinions on the content of a members personal life.

I've PMd you regarding BW

 

[Justin1600]

I like those air boxes mate, look really nice The more Carbon Fibre the better

I have just fitted a adjustable Carbon Fibre spoiler to my RS Turbo

 

[Rashman]

I like those air boxes mate, look really nice The more Carbon Fibre the better

I have just fitted a adjustable Carbon Fibre spoiler to my RS Turbo

Hey Justin!

Thank for your post and kind words, bud.

Gonna try and fit the buggers again tonight.

Steve's coming over with a couple of tools that should do the trick.. hopefully!

Your spoiler sounds cool!

 

[Justin1600]

Hey Justin!

Thank for your post and kind words, bud.

Gonna try and fit the buggers again tonight.

Steve's coming over with a couple of tools that should do the trick.. hopefully!

Your spoiler sounds cool!

will look nice when they are fitted mate, you will be able to change your sig picture when they are done.


Here is the RS's new look

It also now has Carbon Fibre rear wheel arch lower protectors and headlamp air intake surrounds.

 

[Rashman]

RS looks awesome Justin!

Loving the spoiler.

CF rear lower wheel arch protectors?... but what on earth will you use to protect the carbon fibre, man?!

Lol

Great looking car.

 

[Justin1600]

RS looks awesome Justin!

Loving the spoiler.

CF rear lower wheel arch protectors?... but what on earth will you use to protect the carbon fibre, man?!

Lol

Great looking car.

The guy who does my bi-spoke carbon lacquers the items in 2k so that they last alot longer. Also if they get chipped they can be rubbed down again and re-lacquered

 

[Rashman]

The guy who does my bi-spoke carbon lacquers the items in 2k so that they last alot longer. Also if they get chipped they can be rubbed down again and re-lacquered

Sweet!

Bespoke carbon, you say?..... hmmmm, thats interesting.

Is he expensive?

When he makes bits, I'm assuming he would need items off the car to make moulds?

 

[BenzedUP]

The guy who does my bi-spoke carbon lacquers the items in 2k so that they last alot longer. Also if they get chipped they can be rubbed down again and re-lacquered

Hmmm, can he get my 32 box done in carbon fibre? Renntech don't make one for the 32 unfortunately.

 

[Justin1600]

Sweet!

Bespoke carbon, you say?..... hmmmm, thats interesting.

Is he expensive?

When he makes bits, I'm assuming he would need items off the car to make moulds?

It would be expensive if it is a one off, if he can sell a number of the items then obviously the price comes down. Wouldn't say he was the most expensive company out there for sure

He did all the interior carbon fibre in my C43, some people off of here saw the quality at the PCS GTG, Gurpz, The Don etc

 

[Rashman]

Ok, so I set to work at fitting the Renntech intakes again..

Disconnected the MAF's, removed the filter boxes. I removed the filters and wiped out the lower filter boxes.

Steve was on his way but after removing everything but the Y-piece, I couldn't stand there and do nothing. So I set to work and attacked the Y-piece again!

There was no way of getting my hands to the release clips on the sides of the oval intake so I fashioned a coat hanger into a hook and managed to get to the clips. It was abit tricky though. I really needed a proper tool to reach the clips but the coat hanger worked just fine. I released one clip, went round to the other side and released that one.

Steve arrived just as I was working the Y-piece free. He gave me a hand as one clip wanted to clip back on as you freed the other one

Y-Piece off! :bannana:

So, now the crunch time.. finding out if the Renntech intakes fit

I know from experience that the first tricky bit was getting the Renntech intakes over the oval inlet on the back of the engine without scrathing the carbon fibre on the fuel line and brake/esp lines. It really is a tight squeeze.

Thought it was best to have a microfibre between the carbon fibre and these lines, to try and prevent scratching. This worked, but it was still tight. Had to carefully remove the microfibre once the intakes were on the oval inlet.

So, intakes in postion.. now the moment to find out if they were made acurately enough to bolt down cleanly..

I have to say, it was very tight, getting the intakes in the grooves of the lower boxes. So tight that I thought they weren't going to bolt down properly and had visions of me returning another set of intakes!

I had to work the intakes into postion with a few bit of effort.

With a bit of pressure under my palm, it seemed that the intakes weren't going to seal over the filter and lower boxes enough and started to worry.

There was no way of knowing how well they were going to go into position without actually bolting them down.

As the bolts tightened, the intakes fell further down over the filter and lower chambers which was a great relief!

Now that they were finally on the engine, I could really appreciate how they looked.

I was very happy with them and Steve agreed that they looked great.

Final step was to fit my spare engine cover that I had sprayed gloss black to match the CF more.

I'm very pleased with how it all looks and I'm glad I had the engine cover sprayed black. Looks alot better than silver would have looked.

Started the car to make sure it was happy with its new bling.

The car barked to life as it always does on a cold start. Steve was quite taken back by the roar of the thing! lol

Car ran well and there were no warning lights. MAF's were happy and the car was happy.

All good!

Took a while to get it all fitted but it was worth taking the time over.

Soooo glad to have the intakes finally on the car.

And soooo glad that they fit!

It's really changed the look of the engine bay.

Although the silver looked great and sparkly, the carbon fibre and black engine cover gives the engine bay a very clean, mysterious look.

The engine cover works really well with the grille too, which is nice.

Here are a few pics.

I will take better ones as the final pictures didn't come out that well.


Enjoy

 

[Rashman]

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[Rashman]

One more

 

[Rashman]

Steve, really big thanks to you for coming over and helping to solve some of the obstacles!

Really appreciate it dude.

Much better having you there for help & support rather than doing it on my own!

 

[Rashman]

Sorry about the sideways pictures!!

Those ones came off my iphone. Turned them sideways for some reason

 

[Dr-Nab]

Wow, Rash they look amazing love the black engine cover too suits the intakes very much - is that cover going to stand up to the intense heat and won't crack up?

 

[sjmaxwell]

We'll find out tomorrow at 8pm when Rash will take it to Bluewater

(Although we did run the car up to temperature in his garage!)