I ordered the TVT Design Cold Air Intake with Mercedes Engine Cover last week on Tuesday and received the Cold Air Intake this Monday. The Engine Cover is back ordered and I should be receiving hopefully sometime next week. The installation took approximately 1.5 hours and the hardest part was snaking the flex tubing under the headlight into the same compartment as the fog light. It was too hard to go in from above, so I had to go in from underneath. This requires taking off the driver side wheel and removing the front wheel base paneling. After the paneling was removed I was able to snake the tubing in. I also had to untwist the flex tubing tube mount and seperate it from the flex tube to make it easier. There's hardly any clearance to push the tube through, so that was the toughest part. Assembly of everything is pretty easy and secured with O band clamps. My only gripe is I wish the the two connecting aluminum tubes was one piece rather than two and also I wish the tubes were more shiny, they are actually kind of dull. I haven't had time to actually measure the air tempurature coming in with my OBDkey Scan Tool to measure the actual Intake Air Temperature because I'm too tired, but with a short test drive around I can already tell that the CAI has made a noticeable improvement in acceleration. Also the car now growls differently than with the standard air box. It's slightly louder, but not bothersome. I can't wait to get my Mercedes Engine Cover in.

Here are some pics:

Standard Air Box


New K&N Filter Installed in Fog Light Area


Engine with new CAI tubing


Another angle

 

From the Driver Side


Top of the Flex Tubing Connection


Closer to the Top of the Flex Tubing


From the Passenger Side

 

Top of the Engine


Another angle

 

I'm hoping you'ver reinstalled the access panel to the fog light!!!

 

Of course I did. That was just for pictures.

 

Is there a noticeable difference in power/sound?

 

Yes on both counts.

 

TVT claims 8hp over stock @ 4000rpm.
There's a dyno sheet on their website.

 

 

yeah, there is a noticable difference in both sound and performance. i've had it for almost a month now and am having a lot of fun.

 

that polish on the pipes looks kinda weird as if it was not fully polished.

 

Yeah I was expecting it to be fully polished. But it's not.

 

I apologize for the polish on the pipes. I think if you just go over it with a quick buff it will shine right up.

Daniel,

Your cover is in and will be shipped tomorrow. I'll try to figure out a fix for the lack of luster on the pipes or send you out new ones.

Anthony
TVT Design

 

So you have to replace one of your foglights? I don't get it. Does this sit behind the foglite or does it replace the light altogether?

 

Scooter, does your pipe have the same polish as well?

 

Apparantley I did have a different idea than TVT, however we came up with the same conclusion. Nice work.

 

Also TVT is there any way to keep the stock engine cover if you cut it carefully and then sand it to get rid of the rough spots? Have you tried this?

 

I'll try to buff up the pipes this weekend and see how it comes out. When I took them out of the box, my roommate actually said they looked kinda dull and should be more like bright chrome.

 

i don't remember mine looking that dull...but maybe. i'll post a picture tomorrow.

 

TVT sorry to hijack but will your thermostat work with the SRT6 and how much and how soon can I get one?