[doodlebro]

Installed the FTP charge pipe in my N55 X3 tonight. Was a bitch front to back but I'm a rookie when it comes to DIY mechanic work. Best part was I didn't have to drop the intercooler and was able to pull the stock CP out from the top.

EDIT: Added some pictures (check out that open-hood clearance).

The vacuum line was incredibly difficult to get off the stock pipe. I definitely fucked the clips up somewhat, but it holds strong on WOT, so we'll see if I need to replace it after tuning.

I didn't want to drop my FMIC and pull CP out the bottom, but I was able to get my arm down enough to push the curved part up and out.

According to timestamps, here's the general idea of how long things took:

1.5 hours to disassemble the air box stuff, belly pan, and create access to pull out CP from the top, 15 minutes to pull the CP, 30 minutes to get the vacuum line out, 45 minutes to install new CP and another 30 for reassembly.

These cars are incredibly rewarding to work on. First cruise felt great and the turbo is a bit louder now. Will be installing VRSF downpipe this weekend.