Just installed my V2 - I used cobb's instructions which were mostly pertinent. Post-install I have a hard time getting over 12 degrees above ambient, and that was lugging the engine like a butthead trying to get it to heat up. Ambient 39, cruising at 44ish, 49 under load. Did manage to get significantly higher after sitting in one spot, but that was in traffic with a truck's exhaust blowing into my front grill. Build quality is great, the coating looks great, and this thing is *beefy*.
Can the bracket in my image be safely set aside, or should it be modified and reinstalled?
Also I had a multi-day gap between disassembly and reassembly, if I left the bracket out, I think I still have one extra fastener in this picture (and I used the whoosh cap-screws+washers on the bottom of the IC). Can you confirm if I am a potato-brain or not? I can tear it all back down to verify but if you say "yep those are leftovers" that'd be great
Can the bracket in my image be safely set aside, or should it be modified and reinstalled?
Also I had a multi-day gap between disassembly and reassembly, if I left the bracket out, I think I still have one extra fastener in this picture (and I used the whoosh cap-screws+washers on the bottom of the IC). Can you confirm if I am a potato-brain or not? I can tear it all back down to verify but if you say "yep those are leftovers" that'd be great
