btw I have had the Mishimoto and was always able to twist off the bottom while gripping the top with my other hand. Then have to pass it between hands to get it out which can be a little tricky, but yea I didn’t remove the entire can:
I found this t-bolt clamp that is a perfect fit for the molded collar around the vacuum port on the intake manifold:
I used the wormgear clamps supplied for splicing in a check valve:
They’re not always available, last time I checked they weren’t but looks like they are now! https://a.co/d/09ppfCTE
And 2x these: https://a.co/d/0aY7pU9a
I had some concern about this as well as the weight of the resonator making the passenger-side tip hang a little lower. I found some slightly shorter hangers for the front of the rear muffler section and some poly hangers with offset holes for the rear that allowed a minor adjustment.
Old:
New:
+1 DSC sport controller installed
Initial response is that the bump absorption and ride quality improvement in Comfort is quite good.
still corners flat, feels more laid back but still light on its feet. Will be exploring sport and +R
On the hard pipe before the throttle body, it was the hole for mounting the sensor. First tried cleaning it up with a thread chaser but eventually had to drill it out, re-tap and insert one of those mini-springs, worked fine.
I don’t know if the tube n fin adds some lag that is canceled out by HVI, or if I just haven’t detected small lag increase, but I’m happy. The end tanks are probably half the reason I chose it. HKS was my prior choice.
HKS and HPS charge pipes don’t seem to replace the parts near throttle...
Definitely a lot lighter than the bar and plate I installed on friend’s. I also added the HVI intake same time, and together no noticeable increase in turbo lag.