LCP

...it served me better than OEM for 2.5 years. After it popped off a month or so ago, I tightened it tighter than I had previously. But yet it popped off again last night, hence my plea for a bipipe. Since my car was hot and it was getting dark, I figured I would just put it back on this morning. I do that (tightenting even tighter than last time) and drive out of the neighborhood, get some gas and pull out of the gas station heading toward work. But a few yards later, it pops off again so I just head back home. I take the whole thing off this time and it's starting to fall apart on the inside. The silicone is worn off around the area where it fits up to the throttle body and a stringy piece of silicone is coming loose. So I toss it aside and pull out a new spare OEM TBB. I'm on that today -- I'm sure it will hold for a little while, and it darn sure fits better than that Samco did.

I sure hope whoever with Audi that designed the POS TBB lost their job. I can't believe the headache that part has caused me (multiplied times thousands of people and probably hundreds (or more) of blown turbos).

SmokinS4™

What about MTM brace?

J.RandomS4 (oinked)

From hoppen MTM -

MTM TBB
MTM F-pipe
MTM/Bosch 100 BPVs

I was looking a little at the samco and saw it had fitment issues. The MTM TBB is wicked expensive for what it is but a lot of people seem to like it, maybe I should just go with the bipipe and the other MTM parts.

Do you have a writeup or anything for doing the swap outs on the TBB and BPVs, FPipe and etc?

I know this part is a bitch, my S sounds like it has a BOV right now (I think it's my BPVs) but I am chipped so I am going to replace the whole 9 yards for peace (or piece ) of mind.

thanks and good luck!

Jared

LCP

...and I'm sick of band aids. The bipipe is a solution, not a band aid.

JasonS4+Festicle

Fitment is awesome (made from the factory mold) - I just sick of wondering whether or not is was broken - one slight decrease in performance for 1/2 second, I'd wonder.

Bi-pipe cures this issue - the only real problem I see with the bi-pipe is that it certainly does not look stock.

In my opinion, if you're out of warranty or don't care about stock appearance the bi-pipe is a one time fix and you're done.

If you need to stay "stock" appearing, the MTM black one is the only way to go.

JasonS4+Festicle

twice - great noise when it pops off isn't it!!!

Anyway, I then wnet with the MTM (red one) and then got so sick and tired of wondering if the thing was broken or not that I just got the bi-pipe....I should have gotten it to begin with..

It is the perfect solution!

mpwolf

I'm not keen on having those bolts into the throttle body holding the bipipe there. I pushed it on as best I could, I still needed to use the bolts to torque it down. It is a good solution, albeit one that doesn't fit all that well.

mpwolf

for less. You can also get the 110 valves (exact same as the MTM valves and 710N valves) from a Saab dealer.

dscottjr

Piggie said "Bipipe is the ultimate" Nuff said.

SmokinS4™

Good point.