5CHN3LL

Working to replace the starter this afternoon and I didn't pay too much attention to the parts coming off to provide "access" to the starter bolts (that bottom bolt is just SLIGHTLY harder to access than that one water pump bolt)...but tonight while I was cleaning up the throttle body and the plenum, I noticed this.

Nice surprise...thanks, previous owner!

Slakker

Wow. That is a nice surprise. Might should measure the throttle body while you are at it just to see if there is another Easter egg.

5CHN3LL

The TB does not look like it has been bored out, but I have some measuring gadgets around here somewhere...

5CHN3LL

So now I'm left with a dilemma...do I keep the cool IPD plenum, or do I sell it, pick up a stocker, and pocket a few hundred bucks...

Hm...

FRUNKenstein

According to their website, your car should now be able to do this:


So, I'd keep it.

alpine003

If that's the only aftermarket performance part you have left on your car, I'd probably sell it. If you have other performance parts on your car or are planning to get some, I'd keep it.

You should check your intake plenum to make sure PO didn't swap in a X51 package for you too. LOL

Slakker

My initial thought was to sell. I don't think it does very much by itself.

5CHN3LL

I'll be checking part numbers when I put the new starter in tonight. I do not see any of the parts in aluminum rather than plastic, which I thought was one of the obvious indications that the X51 upgrade is in place...

The plenum is easy enough to swap out. If the throttle body turns out to be larger, I'll probably keep both.

PO spent a lot of money on this car. It's crazy to still be finding upgrades 4 years later.

5CHN3LL

Also, I'll need to find a Turbo badge, since I clearly now have turbo parts. It says so right there on the plenum.

I wonder if I can just cut some gills out of electrical tape for the rear bumper cover to give it that narrow-body-turbo-996 look.

Does anyone have an extra GReddy sticker? I definitely need one of those now as well.

Welp, off to Ebay up a fake blow-off valve.

alpine003

Don't forget to carry around a print-out of the IPD plenum dyno of 25+ whp in case you have to flash it out the window to the teen that doesn't believe those badges/stickers/sounds.

If you get the electronic bov, you'll definitely have to get the interfooler to back it up.



If you have the 3rd radiator cutout, even easier to install. You will have to buy the extra piping though to run it all the way back to your tb though.

Alansglide

Saw Turbo Mike 2 weeks ago. Was talking to him about his new 2016 Turbo S .

FRUNKenstein

Alan - Did he have any spatulas strapped on it?

(sorry buddy, but that joke never gets old )

Alansglide

Funny thing is KC, on the new Turbo s if you order the optional aero package from Porsche like Mike did , it has spatulas

FRUNKenstein

Alan, I will neither doubt nor taunt you or your spatulas ever again.



(But, then again, I lie sometimes, so don't hold your breath)

Alansglide