Incline Design Intercooler Pipe Kit

[flosho]

So I bought the whole upper and lower intercooler pipe kit off ebay, after reading some reviews and seeing some say it fit well and some saying it didnt fit well. I took a chance... bad decision.. If you are ont he edge thinking about making the same decision I did, don't do it.

Anyways I get it about 2 weeks after paying for it on the 12th, it arrives, I open the box and find that the upper pipe has 3 large scratches that really detract from the pipes.. and they are not just little, they are about 2 inches long and pretty wide, careless handling.

Not a big deal as its only spray paint in the first place.. Then theres the issue of the "couplers" which is really just 2.5" radiator hose from NAPA... To top it off I look inside the pipes to see it filled with metal shavings from where the pipe was cut. Attatching the coupler to the intercooler was also half assed because the intercooler inlet is a 1/4" smaller than the "coupler". So I had to tighten the clamp like a madman to get it tight enough.

I go to install it and after I get it hooked up... I got the greddy BOV attatched to the flange and look from the side and the BOV sticks up about 3/4 to 1 inch too high... so I cant even close the hood!

I figure this is mostly because I have the k&n cone filter kit but even with the filter removed(just to see if it would fit) its still an EXTREMELY tight fit. It WILL close without the cone filter, but I obviously can't drive the car like that..

Overall:
scratched spray painted pipes
shavings in the pipes
radiator hose "couplers" that are "one size fits all"
waste of money


So overall with some real displeasure I'm gonna use the pipes if I can get a filter that isn't as wide as the K&N filter kit filter... Any ideas?

 

[twack]

can we get pictures of this

 

[RiceKiller_TSi]

Can we get a link to this "Incline Design" eBay vendor?

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I've hear bad things about these pipes too, sorry you had a bad experience.

I went with the "altezza" greddy rip-off pipes and while they arent awesome quality the shipping was fast and the pipes shine like the sun itself. Oh, and no fitment problems.

 

[flosho]

I've hear bad things about these pipes too, sorry you had a bad experience.

I went with the "altezza" greddy rip-off pipes and while they arent awesome quality the shipping was fast and the pipes shine like the sun itself. Oh, and no fitment problems.

Where can I get the rip off greddy pipes?



I was gonna try and flip the pipe over, but then the BOV will be venting to the atmosphere, which wont work right now..

link to incline designs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...ryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

 

[RiceKiller_TSi]

After reading the sellers feedback I'm not surprised that you're not happy with the intercooler pipes. This sellers feedback is straight jacked! Anything less than 99% and I'm not trying to buy anything from them. From the dialect he uses he must be from the other side of the globe somewhere. Maybe thats why shipping took so long? When your product is coming from some cave in Australia it might take a while just to hit U.S. soil.

Here's negative feedback concerning some diamond plate car mats that Incline Design sold.

Looks like someone made it in shop class and took a long time to receive.
Buyer javierlel( 1 ) Jun-04-06 16:37 8067379749
Reply by incdesign: Sorry we sent a bad part Buyers come to us with problems please Jun-07-06 12:33

 

[skinnykenny84]

I dont see how the width of the k&n has anything to do with the hiegth of the bov??

We need some pics!

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Where can I get the rip off greddy pipes?



I was gonna try and flip the pipe over, but then the BOV will be venting to the atmosphere, which wont work right now..

link to incline designs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...ryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

This is the exact kit I purchased.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-9...tegoryZ33742QQihZ008QQitemZ180014553928QQrdZ1
There are tech articles about this piping too, check it out.
Remember that the welds are rough on the inside but otherwise a good looking part that fit perfectly.

 

[skinnykenny84]

Man you can get a entire fmic kit from ssautochrome for $300

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Man you can get a entire fmic kit from ssautochrome for $300

You're absolutely right! But I'm on a stock turbo and stock exhaust. I also only had $120..

 

[skinnykenny84]

I understand that! Its just that I have learned that its cheaper in the long run to buy the best part you can first instead of constantly upgrading and loosing money on the "in the mean time" parts. I thought the guy was selling em for $150 shipped thats why I was thinking, hell, another buck 50 and you got whole damn fmic.

 

[skinnykenny84]

Oh and I was responding to the original poster by the way. Sorry for the mix up