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VF2 SS - Black edition

Ron Burgundy

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How do you remove badges easily without marking the paint?

Dental floss and Orange power.
I cut the double sided tape first with floss and then peel off remaining bits with fingers. I then hit the stubborn bits with orange power.
Works really well...
 

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Dental floss and Orange power.
I cut the double sided tape first with floss and then peel off remaining bits with fingers. I then hit the stubborn bits with orange power.
Works really well...

How come nothing gets crud off things better than a fingernail?
 

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How come nothing gets crud off things better than a fingernail?

Best tool ever :)

I used to heat up the badge with hair drier as some people suggested but actually found this made it messier and it took longer to remove.
 

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How come nothing gets crud off things better than a fingernail?
A hundred thousands years of the deepest research and development, mining boogers.
 

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Getting MSE plumbed to HSV intake duct...

Looks pretty factory.

HSV wanted $145 for plastic connector !

I bought this one from ebay for $4
Drilled 31mm hole.
Applied JB plastic weld to thread and screwed it in.
Will never come off !

Now waiting for the hose I ordered from HSV to connect MSE to this :)
 

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.. love JB Weld
great for many things :)
 

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I connected this with not perfect fitting, spare stock hose that I trimmed and did back to back testing of MSE with stock intake pipe and R8 setup.

I did not expect any difference, however R8 intake connected to MSE is noticeable louder and deeper ! Quite noticeable.

I had bimodal exhaust off so I can properly hear it and as soon as you put your foot down the R8 setup wakes up. I really like it ! Now waiting for better fitting hose from HSV.
 

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I think the R8 intake makes a big change from the SS/Redline one. Test drove both and much more of an intake note in my HSV. One of the main reasons for buying it over an SS.

I'm still in two minds over an aftermarket intake. Can't decide between:
  • keeping current - cheaper, easier, like the sound
  • OTR - local, harder to clean filter
  • rotofab - looks great, easy to clean, overseas so less support
 

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I think the R8 intake makes a big change from the SS/Redline one. Test drove both and much more of an intake note in my HSV. One of the main reasons for buying it over an SS.

I'm still in two minds over an aftermarket intake. Can't decide between:
  • keeping current - cheaper, easier, like the sound
  • OTR - local, harder to clean filter
  • rotofab - looks great, easy to clean, overseas so less support
I think you would struggle to get any significant gains from non standard airbox/CAI.
VF intake, especially on your R8 is not restrictive.
I will soon have my car tuned with R8 intake and then see how that compares with VCM otr tuned LS3s.
I doubt that there is any significant improvement worth the hassle...
In the end VCM would have cost me less than all this hassle but stock look, no leaning of radiator and easy of filter change/cleaning led me to where I am now...

HSV would have not bothered with all this if stock SS airbox intake was working for them.
I believe in early hsv ls3 days they even marketed an option 'sv' that was bump to 340kw by using this setup. They went from 307 to 340kw by playing with air intake and exhaust...
 
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