Anyone have issues with their revo intake being insecure? Mine has a lot of movement in it. As far as I can see there isn't anything I should be attaching anywhere else, it just rests on the heat shield? Is this right?
Securing Revo intake
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I think the revo one has an extra connection point near the back of the engine, but my evoms CAI was only secured by the pipework from the turbo and single bolt at the slot just behind the cone. It moved around quite a bit as the engine twists under load. It's not loose like it's going to fall off, so I'd not worry too much.
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There is some movement on my Revo intake but only if I move it by hand. I guess it needs some movement otherwise it would stress too much.
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Mines the same, S3_trev fitted an extra bracket near the heat shield, maybe PM him
I'm having the same issue with Revo - quite a crappy design! Does anyone have any details on how this bracket is setup?
s3_trev
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Hey guys, sorry to stick my nose in! But yes I experienced the same thing with my Revo pipe. As I have said before I do not believe the pipe as it comes out of the box, is actually fit for purpose. My general feeling is that Revo are good with software, but maybe not so much the hardware....
But anyway, please see below pic which shows my improvements
You will notice the extra bracket, which is essentially just a hose clamp supporting the pipe right above coil pack number 4 in the pic. It beggars belief that this intake did not come with a support in this area.
I also made some adjustments to the heat shield itself, in that I trimmed an extra few mm away underneath the two hose clamps that hold the filter on. You will notice this if you look closely. This was to cure another problem I had of metal on metal, with the hose clamp and the heat shield.
I then secured the heat shield itself to the front of the car, to give the entire kit as much support as possible. I feel this is especially important on vehicles with lowered or stiffened suspension, as any 'give' is going to be amplified over any bumps etc.
Its interesting to note that the AMD intake, has pretty much now been made in the factory, with all of the improvements above (not saying they copied me, that would be ridiculous, nor are they paying me to say this) but I just think its such a great looking kit, and def the one id be going for if I had to buy again. I share this picture just as a comparison shot to highlight what I have said above.
If anyone wants more pics or info feel free to PM me!
But anyway, please see below pic which shows my improvements
You will notice the extra bracket, which is essentially just a hose clamp supporting the pipe right above coil pack number 4 in the pic. It beggars belief that this intake did not come with a support in this area.
I also made some adjustments to the heat shield itself, in that I trimmed an extra few mm away underneath the two hose clamps that hold the filter on. You will notice this if you look closely. This was to cure another problem I had of metal on metal, with the hose clamp and the heat shield.
I then secured the heat shield itself to the front of the car, to give the entire kit as much support as possible. I feel this is especially important on vehicles with lowered or stiffened suspension, as any 'give' is going to be amplified over any bumps etc.
Its interesting to note that the AMD intake, has pretty much now been made in the factory, with all of the improvements above (not saying they copied me, that would be ridiculous, nor are they paying me to say this) but I just think its such a great looking kit, and def the one id be going for if I had to buy again. I share this picture just as a comparison shot to highlight what I have said above.
If anyone wants more pics or info feel free to PM me!
Oh, thanks for sharing! I may have to copy your mod too 
You are absolutely right in saying that the design is not 100% thought through and am very surprised that there aren't more people complaining about this - it didn't take much for me to notice the metal clanking over bumps.
Do you have a close-up picture of your mod by chance?
You are absolutely right in saying that the design is not 100% thought through and am very surprised that there aren't more people complaining about this - it didn't take much for me to notice the metal clanking over bumps.
Do you have a close-up picture of your mod by chance?
s3_trev
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Yes exactly!! I think a lot of people just fit it and forget. I recently bought a Revo throttle pipe from ebay (I know, more Revo hardware..) and it had marks on it that clearly show it had not been fitted proplerly, but thats another story lol.
Please see below..
This is closeup of the top bracket. Its basically just a metal support, curved to the shape of the pipe, with some sponge material on the top of it that the pipe sits on. This bracket actually extends about an inch more to the right underneath the pipe, and then the hose clamp is attached around the pipe and the bracket, holding it all secure. I could try and take an underneath shot if you needed, as I appreciate most of what I just described is actually out of view. I then painted the bracket black.
This is half way through the front support. Cant seem to find a completed shot. I could always take more pics though if necessary. Engine bay looks so messy with a flash picture lol.
Please see below..
This is closeup of the top bracket. Its basically just a metal support, curved to the shape of the pipe, with some sponge material on the top of it that the pipe sits on. This bracket actually extends about an inch more to the right underneath the pipe, and then the hose clamp is attached around the pipe and the bracket, holding it all secure. I could try and take an underneath shot if you needed, as I appreciate most of what I just described is actually out of view. I then painted the bracket black.
This is half way through the front support. Cant seem to find a completed shot. I could always take more pics though if necessary. Engine bay looks so messy with a flash picture lol.
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s3_trev
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You're a legend, this is perfect - I can see how the support for the pipe would work now. Will try to rig something along the same lines.
s3_trev
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No worries pal. If I can be of any further help you know where I am. You could probably come up with a better solution than the one that I did as well, but at the very least mine should see you well.
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To be fair to Revo,the number of supports they use is no different to the ITG design.
There's no shortage of clips holding the ITG together,but I don't want any of them bolted to or touching the heat shield,and the whole thing is perhaps a bit more flexible than the Revo,so less likely to rub against anything.
Thinking on it,that's got to be the answer.....the ITG is kind of rubbery by comparison,where the Revo is a very nicely crafted but rigid pipe.
There's no shortage of clips holding the ITG together,but I don't want any of them bolted to or touching the heat shield,and the whole thing is perhaps a bit more flexible than the Revo,so less likely to rub against anything.
Thinking on it,that's got to be the answer.....the ITG is kind of rubbery by comparison,where the Revo is a very nicely crafted but rigid pipe.
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