VARARAM TCR-7 Installation Instructions
Toolsneeded:10MMdeepsocketw/a6inchextensionPhilipsheadScrewdriver7mmsocket5/16thssocket
Readtheinstruc2oncompletelythroughBEFOREbeginningtheinstalla2on.Inthebackoftheinstruc2onswehaveincludedsomecompletedoverheadviews.Ifyoufeeluncomfortabledoingthisinstalla2onpleaseconsultacer2fiedservicetechnician.
RemovingRadiatorduct:Usinga7mmsocketremoveall4bolts.
Removeintaketube:RemovePCVline/lines(1or2linesdependingontheYR)Squeezetorelease.showninimageUse5/16thsocket,loosenthethroMlebodyclampandtheclampontheair-boxneck.Removetheintaketube.
Removeintaketubeprt-2
Separatortank
RemovingtheAirbox:UnlockandunplugtheMAFharness.(asshowninMAFdisconnectimage)Usinga10MMsocket,removebothAir-boxboltsaspicturedinimage#1and#2.It’sbesttousetheextensionontheboltclosesttotheradiatorsothatyoucangainaccessunderthehoodshock.1. Nowremovethesecondbolt.2. LiVoutfactoryairbox.
#1
#2#4
PassengersidePCV
DriverssidePCV
MAFdisconnect
RemovechromeAir-boxknobontheinsidefenderbelowthesecondairboxbolthole.(10mmdeepsocket)
RemovingMAFsensor:RemovethesensorusingaPhilipsheadscrewdriver,somemodelyrs.mayuseastarpaMernscrew(#21).Makesuretoremoveandre-usetheBlackSquareshapedringsealfromtheMAFsensorontheVRIntake.
Airboxbolthole
Chromeknob
InsertMAFsensorintoVRunit-Re-usethesquareringsealbetweenthesensorandtheVRunit.UsetheVRsuppliedscrewstoYghteninplace.DONOTover2ghten!
InstallfoamstripwithadhesivebackingPeeloffred3MandsYckontotheframe,followingtheoriginalAir-boxlineasshown
Installbubblestripwithadhesivebackingontothelowerfrontsec2onoftheVRunitasshown.Thisisrequiredforapropersealandperformance.
FRONTofCAR
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InstallingtheVRunitintoplaceasonepiece-ReadthroughthissecYoncompletelybeforebeginning.Placeallbandclampsontheunitasshown,leavingthebandclampsthatsecuretheintaketubetothebackoftheAir-boxfingerYght,but,Yghtenoughtoholdthetubeonasshown.Alignthefrontairboxboltholefirst.RuntheboltinsnugbutdonotYghtenitcompletelyyet.Runinsecondboltanddothesame……..NowstarYngwiththefrontboltYghtenbothboltscompletely.ThefrontsecYonisdesignedtoflextoshapetothefendertoformaproperseal.
Centerclamps
SlideintaketubetailhoseontothethroMlebodyandYghtentheclampcompletely.
ThiswillpulltheJointbetweentheAir-boxtailandintaketubeinoppositedirecYonsandSETtheintaketubeandAir-boxjointangle(asshownbelow)FeeltheendoftheintaketubeandslidetheclamptothisareaandYghten(sparkplug2ghtonly)NowYghtentheAir-boxneckclamp(sparkplug2ghtonly)
JOINT
Clamps
Aquickdoublechecksteptocheckyourwork-Removethesystemasoneunit,leavingJOINThoseclamps2ght.OnceremovedrunyourarminfromthethroMlebodysideandFEELforthetransiYonattheAir-BoxtailtointaketubeconnecYon(asshown)feelforanygapsontheshort-sideradius,ifsoslidetheintaketubeclampdownfurtherandre-Yghten.Re-Installthesystemasonepieceasbefore.
FEELHERE
PlugintheMAFsensorharness.
InstallingthePCVlines–ifthisisan2014-2015therearetwolines,2016-currentusesasingleline.UsetheinstrucYonsforyouryearvehicle.
2014-2015yrs.:RemovethelinesbysqueezingthegrayconnecYons.Removebothlines,onefromthesumptankandtheotherfromthedriverssidevalvecover.2016-current:Removetheonesinglelinefromthesumptank.Sumpline:SqueezetheseblacktabstoreleasethelineInstallingtheVRPCVlinesandBarbs:Passengerside-UsingsuppliedPCVlineslidethishoseontothesumptankconnecYonandroutehosethroughthesamelocaYontabsasthefactoryhose.Usingsuppliedanglecutbarb,placethebarb50%insidethePCVhosewiththeanglecutendFacingoutwardasshown.OrientthebarbsothattheanglecutisfacingthethroMlebodyforacleanpullofvacuum.SimplypushintotheBLKsiliconhose.Thiswillnotcomeoutwhendrivingorduringroadracinguse.
InstallingtheVRPCVlinesandBarbs:Passengerside-UsingsuppliedPCVlineslidethishoseontothesumptankconnecYonandYghtenwithsmallclamp.RoutehosethroughthesamelocaYontabsasthefactoryhose.Usingsuppliedanglecutbarb,placethebarb50%insidethePCVhosewiththeanglecutendFacingoutwardasshown.OrientthebarbsothattheanglecutisfacingthethroMlebodyforacleanpullofvacuum.SimplypushintotheBLKsiliconhose.Thiswillnotcomeoutwhendrivingorduringracinguse.
Driverside2014-2015carsonly:Usingsuppliedanglereducerhose,shortPCVlineandanglecutbarbAssemblebyslidingthe3/8thshoseINTOtheanglereducerhose(noclampneededhere)nowplacethebarbintothe3/8thshosewiththeanglecutfacingthethroMlebodyforcleanpullofvacuum.
Re-installfrontfanshroudduct:
Install1.5inchtallsoZsealasshown:JustlineitupwiththecontourandbuMitupagainsttheVRunit Contour
Topviewofcompletedinstall
Driverssidepcv Passpcv
VRPCVhosetosumptankAllyearmodels
VRPCVHOSEtoValvecover2014-2015carsonly
Neopreneflowpad
Side/topviewofcompletedinstalla2onPrt2