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      06-08-2012, 09:31 PM   #1
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akrapovic evolution questions

hi guys, would like some feedback regarding the akrapovic evolution w/o downpipes.

How long does the exhaust take to break in? And also after installing, i noticed a little power loss. is it normal? feels like the type of power loss u'd get when you straight through a NA carn

thoughts?
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      06-09-2012, 08:22 AM   #2
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hi guys, would like some feedback regarding the akrapovic evolution w/o downpipes.

How long does the exhaust take to break in? And also after installing, i noticed a little power loss. is it normal? feels like the type of power loss u'd get when you straight through a NA carn

thoughts?
I'm not too sure about the break in period- maybe a couple weeks or so. As far as power loss, I didn't notice any at all. In fact, it felt slightly quicker to me.
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      06-10-2012, 06:31 PM   #3
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Just installed mine yesterday. I had to test drive it even though I finished at 1 am and didn't *seem* to notice a power loss. Now that you mention it, it could have down a little but I wasn't pushing it. I wouldn't be too suprised, though, if the car is still "learning" mode....wish it were a little louder......
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      06-10-2012, 06:55 PM   #4
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Do you have a tune on your car?
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Do you have a tune on your car?



Nope. No tune.

Mine came w the wireless kit too. sometimes I noticed when the wireless kit is in red, it flickers back to white for a few seconds and back to red again.. Hehe anyone experienced this?
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      06-11-2012, 05:00 PM   #6
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Nope. No tune.

Mine came w the wireless kit too. sometimes I noticed when the wireless kit is in red, it flickers back to white for a few seconds and back to red again.. Hehe anyone experienced this?
I have noticed that on my friends car. Sometimes it seems it doesnt even go to red.
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hi guys, turns out that i had a boost leak for 3 weeks. OMG..

My charge pipe burst a few weeks ago. went back to claim warranty and they swapped out the parts for me. however, the AD forgot to fit the O Ring back into the Chargepipe without my knowledge.

When i drove the car i felt something was wrong. that it wasn't as strong as before. AD told me it was probably psychological. That was the same time i installed the AKRA.

Now that i fitted the ER Charge pipe, the pull is alot stronger than before
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hi guys, turns out that i had a boost leak for 3 weeks. OMG..

My charge pipe burst a few weeks ago. went back to claim warranty and they swapped out the parts for me. however, the AD forgot to fit the O Ring back into the Chargepipe without my knowledge.

When i drove the car i felt something was wrong. that it wasn't as strong as before. AD told me it was probably psychological. That was the same time i installed the AKRA.

Now that i fitted the ER Charge pipe, the pull is alot stronger than before
now that there is no more boost leak, i can really feel the power increase of the AKRA Evolution. satisfied.

one observation though, it seems like there is more power with the wireless kit in red rather than white. don't you think so?
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Nope. No tune.

Mine came w the wireless kit too. sometimes I noticed when the wireless kit is in red, it flickers back to white for a few seconds and back to red again.. Hehe anyone experienced this?
Its proven with 2 guys that did downpipes back on the 1 M that the car actually lost power because the ecu is almost playing it safe, i think the ecu is getting to smart. You will need a tune from what I have seen to really get any effectiveness out of it.

If your switch is bouncing back you need to check your voltage connection on the wireless tap, if the voltage isnt steady then its very possible it is loosing connection to the remote therefore resetting.
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Its proven with 2 guys that did downpipes back on the 1 M that the car actually lost power because the ecu is almost playing it safe, i think the ecu is getting to smart. You will need a tune from what I have seen to really get any effectiveness out of it. ........
Interesting. So, in your opinion, going with dp's with just the bms dp fix v3 is insufficient to *maintain* stock power levels?
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