Introduction

Let's get acquainted with the parts in the kit first.

The main components are the ram air piece, the cannister filter, and the intake piece.

The order of installation goes: Front Bumper -> RAM air intake -> Ram Air Piece -> Filter -> Intake Piece -> Turbo. The bold-text indicates pieces from the EuroCompulsion (EC) kit, the rest are factory stock.

The intake piece is really the business end, as it contains two ports (one large, one small) as well as a nipple, to which you must make the necessary connections.

Don't worry, it's not as complicated as it might seem.

Pay close attention to the sticker which indicates the direction of airflow (which is left - to - right as you are standing in front of the car looking at the engine).

That little red arrow indicates the direction of airflow...the arrowhead should point towards the turbo.

Yes, that means that the EC logo portion of the sticker will be upside down when the filter is installed correctly.

In case you should ever get confused, you can tell which end is which by looking in the ends of the filter.

One side has an orange conical protrusion (like a small traffic cone) in there...this is the air inlet - the side air goes in BEFORE being filtered.

Now lets familiarize ourselves with the names of the stock parts we are going to be interacting with during this installation.

A. Blue Vapour Recovery Hose
B. Blue Clip
C. Green Vapour Recovery Hose
D. Green Clip
E. Air Box
F. Oil Vapour Pipe (PCV hose)
G. Rigid Oil Vapour Pipe (Rigid PCV hose)
H. Sleeve from the Filter to Turbo Air Inlet Pipe

Remember how I said the intake piece was the business end? Before I started ripping parts out, I laid it alongside the factory system to visualize how things would go.

The arrows indicate a couple of the connections that will be transferred, just so you get the idea. Don't worry, we will go over each one individually later.

The assembly will come out with the Rigid Oil Vapour Pipe attached, This is intentional, as it is easier to manipulate out of the car.

Set this part aside, we will return to it later.

You will notice a factory alignment dowel installed in the turbo inlet.

This serves no purpose outside factory assembly and can be easily removed.

Before fitting it to the car, slip a hose clamp over the piece.

DO NOT do so in the orientation shown here - it will make it much harder to do up later! Put it on the other way around (shown next).

I found it easiest to lube the first half inch or so of the RAM air intake piece before slipping it in place. I like to use Windex as it is plenty slippery and the alcohol makes it evaporate pretty quickly.

...and then the Intake Piece on the filter.

The smaller of the supplied hose clamps goes on the turbo end, and the EC intake Piece should fit flush up on the turbo intake.

Now it's time to re-make the necessary connections.

Fit the end of the Waste Gate Solenoid Valve Recirculation Pipe

Now it's time to return our attention to the Rigid Oil Vapour Pipe. We need to remove it from the Turbo Air Inlet Pipe so we can re-use it.

It is secured with a one-time use band instead of a clamp, but it can be removed by grasping both pieces firmly and working them apart with a twisting pulling motion.

Use only that force which is necessary and it will come out just fine.

With everything installed and connected, it's time to check all the connections and tighten the hose clamps.

Start at the turbo and work backwards.

Tighten the turbo clamp

Now do a final check for clearances and routing.

I found that the way I had routed the supplied T piece vac hose left it at risk of rubbing against this metal bracket...

Congratulations - you did it!

Now go for a drive!