Gruppe-M purchase! & review w/ pics

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Originally Posted by blk_shadow

has anyone tried to fit the intake with aluminium piping yet? (instead of the OEM black plastic one)

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and i did.. no issues and good bling

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Originally Posted by XP02ED

from the cowl top, i think he means

i had a custom intake piping which is how i fixed it.

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yep. i'm still using stock piping.
This isn't occurring for you people? just me? if i get a mugen front strut brace, would it fix the problem so there will be no room for it to pop out.

I would use 3M VHB tape to secure it down to the cowl.

no dont use a tape, its useless as theres to much pressue, and ur not the only one having this issue.

the issue is that when u launch your car engine pushes back and forth which causes the intake to follow and the piping aint stiff which when out of place it stays there.

ur problem is that it isnt sitting on the cowl top after driving right. go to supercheap and buy 3" silicon extention ( get black) and some clamps and extend it from the gruppem to the stock piping.

costs about 10 from memory for it, usually used for turbo setups for the piping connection

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Originally Posted by XP02ED

no dont use a tape, its useless as theres to much pressue, and ur not the only one having this issue.

the issue is that when u launch your car engine pushes back and forth which causes the intake to follow and the piping aint stiff which when out of place it stays there.

ur problem is that it isnt sitting on the cowl top after driving right. go to supercheap and buy 3" silicon extention ( get black) and some clamps and extend it from the gruppem to the stock piping.

costs about 10 from memory for it, usually used for turbo setups for the piping connection

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YES that is exactly the problem. When i was down at ozhonda trackday, i saw charger intake and another dc5 as well. the gruppe m rubber is more worn on the passenger side.

yeh its coz of constant rubbing from the intake rubber surround to the cowl top.

Its cause the gruppem has now support on the back besides the 1 mount it has support on which doesnt stablize it. the stock piping is short which if you by the silicon thingo to extend it will fix the issue and to stop the rubbing grinding the cowl top, u can buy door stop adhesive rubber.

although this wont rely work as constant rain etc wil tear it.

ok after securing airbox to prepare for track so it doesn't move around. After the first session on the track, the intake piping has a slit in it, could this be because there are no room for the airbox to move around?

Should i replace it with a new stock piping? or should i go something else?

That happened to me as well. it happened cause i clamped the hose first b4 all the other adjustment. I got another one and secured the gruppem then clamped the hose. hasn't broken at all,

If it ever breaks again i mite get a KNN pipe and modify it like some else did here b4

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Originally Posted by BusterSonic12

ok after securing airbox to prepare for track so it doesn't move around. After the first session on the track, the intake piping has a slit in it, could this be because there are no room for the airbox to move around?

Should i replace it with a new stock piping? or should i go something else?

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My intake pipe split after a while with the Gruppe M. I replaced it with a new one from Honda. I don't remember how much it cost be but I don't think it was very cheap. You may be better off getting something aftermarket, just don't get one of those stupid aluminium pipes.

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Originally Posted by chargeR

just don't get one of those stupid aluminium pipes.

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what stupid aluminium pipes :confused:

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Originally Posted by EL_DC5

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what stupid aluminium pipes :confused:

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For example ARC:

http://www.modacar.com/Merchant2/gra...ete_intake.jpg

but if i go back with the stock piping, wouldn't the plastic crack a slit open again?