I got mine from the Verus site the day it dropped. It shipped quickly, but then FedEx screwed up and now it’s floating around the northeast somewhere.
Man...those went quick!
Not to hijack the thread, but have both of these components on-hand. Do you really feel there was a an HP increase after installing the Eventuri intake? The 20hp they state on their website is a big number for just an intake.
It is attached to the motor, but so is the heat shield, so it will all move together
Duh. Of course. Thanks. Still going to keep an eye on it. The way the heat shield is cut leads to me to believe it wasn't intended to touch like this, but I'll reach out to them and ask. I appreciate you taking the time to respond!
Just so you know - it's the wastegate actuator. It's important as it controls the amount of boost going through your engine. It should be ok, as others have mentioned they all move together, but mine definitely isn't hitting that.All it took was one long, boring conference call I wasn't leading and I was able to get the heatshield installed ? :
I agree with @Loco38SUP that it should include an install diagram or maybe they should update their video for the '21, as the install process is different. It's fairly obvious where it goes, but it did catch me off-guard when I realized I couldn't remove the factory heat shield like they did in the video and was convinced they did a mid-model year change until I realized it was an install video for the '20 version.
I am concerned about one thing, and I'm seeing this same thing on all of the pics on this forum:
The shield makes contact with this piece. I have no idea what it is. I had to drop what I was doing and get something else done right when I was finished bolting it on, but if these two pieces make contact, and if whatever the silver component happens to be is attached to the motor, it could torque under power and cause metal-on-metal rubbing to occur. This could possibly damage both components. Again, it appears as everyone else who posted pictures here has this same issue, but can someone confirm if these two pieces touch in their car? I'm going to reach out to Verus if this is a consistent issue - seems like it may be a design issue that needs to be corrected. Luckily, it would just mean cutting the small piece a little more and sending it out to folks who have already one one - and it would be an easy change out.
