I think the mother in law may be getting a set of brake caliper adapters off me for christmas, i have every confidence that they will perform as expected.
I think the mother in law may be getting a set of brake caliper adapters off me for christmas, i have every confidence that they will perform as expected.
I have a cm tip and so far no problems. Money wasn't the issue I just didn't want to wait 21days for the Sfs or 28 for the badger at the time.
I had to trim and play with mine abit to take a kink out of it but after that it sits well and I don't really have much else to say it does the job although I may change in the future as I'm having the heatsheild and jetex off bill and will get this pipe as well
Get the V2.2 don't scrimp on such an important part of your set up! If the photo in the op doesn't put people off CM products nothing will
Dont expect Bills to a straight fit either in fact none of the 80mm tips on the market are a perfect fit. I got one off Badger5 it came with the earlier thinner coupler for the turbo and also had a massive kink in it near the turbo end and was a right pig to fit and after peeing around with it for hours and Bill telling me that bring it down he will fit it for a fee like I was an spaz or something it got sold and because of that woefull customer service experience along with being rude about trying and getting info for some brake adapters which didnt go to well either because I wanted info before i purchased he wont be getting anymore of my money.
I have noticed he is doing larger couplers now just like CM so there must have been a fitting issue with them to start with it otherwise why would the coupler have got revised?
I have alot of time for smaller companies run by enthusiasts that don't charge the earth as long as their customer service is good and even if they have issues getting things right a few times around they will get my money to help them along rather than bigger companies ripping people off because of their brand name.
The only reason the badger 5 one is expensive is he doesn't manufacture he outsources economies of scale and all that.
People like forge make quality products there is no doubt but they are extortionate in their prices and back in the day their silicone came from China and they also had quality issues even if they don't admit it I know as I still have their piss poor fmic silicone hoses that are wafer thin on the mk4 golf.
Unlike other people jumping on the bandwagon my experience and comments come from years of testing many different products from different manufacturers and I was only down at a famous tuner called Nick in Hinckley few months back when he was tuning up a S3 with CM 80mm tip and make better figures than the badger go figure..
Whats good for the consumer if anything is these smaller firms popping up it has got the bigger brand names thinking which can only be good for the consumer and bring prices down.
I didn't scrimp in the first place just my own impatience couldnt wait have I made a mistake? Possibly but it's holding up ok and I'm not just gonna change it because of this photo. I will be changing it this year as I want a different setup and will keep an eye on it.
Get some facts right FFS
I Originated the TIP.. Billet version.. CM tossers copied it blatently.. I continued to develop it and its billet geometry changed in the pursuance of performance, NOT fitment. It has always fitted when done properly.. I fit dozens of these.. They require patience and time to trim and fit to sit nicely. Not all folks are as able to do this fitment. The version 3 is a simpler item to fit lower cost item for those wanting performance on a reduced budget.
I do not give dimensions or part numbers to ANYONE... Why should I? You got the hump.. ?? FFS Your attitude also was poor. thankfully you are in the minority of people I deal with.
There is no way a CM copy can work any differently (better) to the v2 TIP on which its a blatent copy, but made from inferior materials... hence why you see on another thread what happens to poor quality materials which delaminate in use.... Thats why they're cheap. Indian/Pakistani made copies.. Not quality stds at play. You get what you pay for.
Needless to say My billet TIP revision is V2.2 and has been for nearly a year.
Without getting into your personal issues with other companies you have highlighted again why your attitude stinks. The main issue I have is that you are using the Indian Pakistani theme again knowing full well that the company in question is owned by a German and originated from Germany yet you use this Indian/Pakistani debate because they employ asians to make it look like its a company with piss poor 3rd world and lowest in order of quality to boost your own products.
I have no time for people who use race or nations to discredit a company and for other peoples information I can point you to other forums and post where you constantly bash this rubbish pakistani and Indian theme. Grow up and accept there will be other manufacturers that can give brand name manufacturers a run for their money and give the consumer options.
You sir are not a major manufacturer and outsource all your manufacturing so are not even in the same price bracket for the quality that's fact for you.
If you don't believe me on the tuning capabilities of other products and manufacturers ask them yourself I dont make things up there are hundreds of them out there.
On the brake adapters etc I wasn't after measurements I wanted a product that will do the job but you are only interested in selling me a kit that will be useless to me when I already have half the goods.
So unless I was putting money your way for a whole kit and everything you were not interested in helping me out that's the fact do you want the recorded phone conversation it was made via my workplace they keep it for 7 years if your interested.
So before berating me do some research and get your facts correct other than that I have no issues with you so calm down as you say I am not in the majority of people because I am not a sheep
Without getting into your personal issues with other companies you have highlighted again why your attitude stinks. The main issue I have is that you are using the Indian Pakistani theme again knowing full well that the company in question is owned by a German and originated from Germany yet you use this Indian/Pakistani debate because they employ asians to make it look like its a company with piss poor 3rd world and lowest in order of quality to boost your own products.
I have no time for people who use race or nations to discredit a company and for other peoples information I can point you to other forums and post where you constantly bash this rubbish pakistani and Indian theme. Grow up and accept there will be other manufacturers that can give brand name manufacturers a run for their money and give the consumer options.
You sir are not a major manufacturer and outsource all your manufacturing so are not even in the same price bracket for the quality that's fact for you.
If you don't believe me on the tuning capabilities of other products and manufacturers ask them yourself I dont make things up there are hundreds of them out there.
On the brake adapters etc I wasn't after measurements I wanted a product that will do the job but you are only interested in selling me a kit that will be useless to me when I already have half the goods.
So unless I was putting money your way for a whole kit and everything you were not interested in helping me out that's the fact do you want the recorded phone conversation it was made via my workplace they keep it for 7 years if your interested.
So before berating me do some research and get your facts correct other than that I have no issues with you so calm down as you say I am not in the majority of people because I am not a sheep
trimming of K03 tips is very common..
not much space down there to get it between the coolant pipe and turbo, and precious little land for the hose clip to clamp onto on turbos nose
I was just saying when or if you replace it go for the V2.2. I'm very happy with mine and it was a straight forward fit no issues at all.
Unlike other people jumping on the bandwagon my experience and comments come from years of testing many different products from different manufacturers and I was only down at a famous tuner called Nick in Hinckley few months back when he was tuning up a S3 with CM 80mm tip and make better figures than the badger go figure..
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