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I was at the u-pull today when I saw a '99 9-5 T7 with the hood up. The charge air pipe was an aluminum mandrel bent thing of beauty. Photo below.
Well, more beautiful than the black plastic that adorns the OG 9-3 T7.
Was this standard on the 9-5 4 cyl? The EPC isn't very clear although I see a change of pipe in 2001. Was this used on the 9-5 throughout the run? Or did they change in 2002 to a plastic version? The part numbers appear to match the Viggen T7 but I'm not aware of the Viggen ever having anything other than a plastic pipe.
I had (have) thoughts of retrofitting it to my OG9-3. It looks like it ends up in the same place as the standard OG9-3 plastic pipe. Anyone know if it fits? . Also, I don't see a fitting for the brake line vacuum port like on the T7 intake at the TB. Did it use a different solution for that? Or is that an automatic/manual transmission difference that I'm unfamiliar with?
Lastly , it looks like the rubber elbow that attaches it to the throttle body is NLS - not even listed with a part #. Is there something after market that 9-5 guys use for that when it gets degraded? I didn't pull this one, but it didn't look spectacular in condition
Thanks,
Well, more beautiful than the black plastic that adorns the OG 9-3 T7.
Was this standard on the 9-5 4 cyl? The EPC isn't very clear although I see a change of pipe in 2001. Was this used on the 9-5 throughout the run? Or did they change in 2002 to a plastic version? The part numbers appear to match the Viggen T7 but I'm not aware of the Viggen ever having anything other than a plastic pipe.
I had (have) thoughts of retrofitting it to my OG9-3. It looks like it ends up in the same place as the standard OG9-3 plastic pipe. Anyone know if it fits? . Also, I don't see a fitting for the brake line vacuum port like on the T7 intake at the TB. Did it use a different solution for that? Or is that an automatic/manual transmission difference that I'm unfamiliar with?
Lastly , it looks like the rubber elbow that attaches it to the throttle body is NLS - not even listed with a part #. Is there something after market that 9-5 guys use for that when it gets degraded? I didn't pull this one, but it didn't look spectacular in condition
Thanks,
