Thanks guys. I'll document the whole install.

Nah, the Whipple's a much better intake manifold!

 

Tonight was great! Got exactly where I wanted to be by Saturday.

Took about 2 hours to get to the timing cover grinding.

First thing I did was remove the JLT Carbon Fiber (shameless plug) intake.



I removed the throttle body electrical connector, purge valve and complete tube connecting below the brake booster (you wanna lift up on this clip), and both PCV lines.

I disconnected the supply line to the fuel rail, and both heater hoses. I used the windshield wipers to hold the heater hoses out of the way.



I removed the support brackets for the heater hoses and then I removed the steel section of the brake booster vacuum line from the joint near the rear of the intake manifold.



I removed the 3/8" coolant hose from the tank to the engine.







(to be continued)

 

I removed the (2) harness retainers on the back of my Boss Manifold. The stock intake manifold uses (4).

I removed both fuel rail insulators and disconnected all (8) fuel injector connectors. I removed the (4) bolts that run through the fuel rails, and the (6) bolts through the intake manifold (these do not come all the way out).

The intake manifold is ready to be removed.





I lifted the intake manifold off of the engine and placed it to the side with injectors and fuel rail intact.

I cleaned the exposed surfaces of the intake ports and used painters tape to keep debris out.

Notice the knock sensors in the valley. These will be rotated later in the install.





I removed the coolant tank and then used a 16mm socket to rotate the Front End Accessory Drive Tensioner counter-clockwise in order to release enough tension to remove the belt.

I removed the (4) bolts securing the water pump pulley to the engine.

I cut the AC belt and removed the upper radiator hose.









I removed the (2) bolts securing the electric fan and shroud and then unclipped the harness from the fan.

I removed the electric fan and shroud.





(to be continued)

 

Are you installing that in the living room? I see carpet...

 

Hahahaha. You're the first of many who will comment on my carpeted garage.

I unclipped the electrical harness clips along the top of the passenger side of the front timing cover to make room for the surgery I'll be performing tomorrow!









I made some rough markings for where I'll be cutting and grinding tomorrow.











Here's how the car sits until tomorrow.



Tomorrow night I need to go buy a few tools, and I'll be right back at it. Ready to conduct surgery on my timing cover.

LostSoul, Charlie Sheen, and Dizzle are coming over around 5:30pm tomorrow to distract me with a drinking contest. Anyone else is free to come by if you'd like.

 

Nice progress! Are there any routine maintenance items you can take care of at the same time since you're already dissasembling some of the car? Just curious...

 

Coolant flush, oil change, spark plug change, and belt change.

That's about it.

 

Looking good

Thanks for all the pics!

 

No sweat!

My iPhone is nice and coated in a thin layer of coolant and grease now, but I figure it's worth it.

Thanks for following the install.

 

Ah ok, and I'm guessing none of that stuff needs changin yet (maybe oil).

Looking forward to the next post!

 

Exactly. Nothing really needed yet.

Good time to detail the engine compartment.

I'll post up tonight's results either late night tonight, or tomorrow morning.

 

Man i am thinking this is exactly what i would get for a power adder, right down to the upgrades.

Can't wait to see the finished product and hear about the results.

I think you would be over 600RWHP with 10 psi pulley and good tune.

 

Can't beat it. This is a great kit, and I spared no expense in order to get it exactly how I wanted.

I think I'll see a minimum of 580rwhp.

 

what octane are you planning on running?

 

I'm here in CA, so we get 91.

But, I just found a local station with 94, 96, 98, and 100 octane.

I'll either do mostly 91 with 4 gallons of 100 for added safety, or maybe just use the 94.

If I go to the track, it will be 100 octane all the way.

 

Dude awesome right up so far. Looks great. It's awesome you have stations near u with octane that high. We only have 93. Good luck.

 

Last night a few of my buddies came over to lend a hand.

We started off by drinking several beers standing over the engine compartment bull****ting for a while.

I had stopped at the thrift store and bought a bunch of sheets to cover the engine.





I used a Dremel to take care of the grinding.







This is a very slow process, but it is easy work. I think a Dremel will ultimately be the cleanest way to take care of the timing cover grinding.

I got all of the complete bosses grinder down, along with all of the ribs. The ribs were very easy to do. All I have left is the half cut boss to finish.

We went through about 30 cutting wheels, so plan accordingly if you are going to do this yourself.

Unfortunately, the timing cover was all I got done between last night and today.

I went out and partied last night until 5AM, so I was dragging my feet a bit this morning.

Here's how the grinding looks now. I still wanna clean it up a bit more.















I'm heading out to a comedy show here in a few minutes. Katt Williams, Dave Chappelle, Chris Tucker, Jo Koy, and a few more comics will be there. It should be a hell of a time. So I'm done for the day.

I'll pick up tomorrow where I left off, and I'll see if I can finish the grinding and clean it up a bit.

My intake is on backorder, and my tuner is out on vacation, so I'm in no rush right now.

I'll likely push the estimated completion date to next weekend.

 

Dope! I saw a Kat Williams show and he was hilarious. His hair is luxurious lol

 

So, how was the drinking contest with Charlie Sheen !!!
Seriously, that's one major surgery you're tackling there my friend.
Thx for entertaining us on the progress, we're right there with 'ya, but from our sofas in the living room ! Keep it up .

 

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys!

This weekend I consumed enough alcohol to kill a small horse, so I rested yesterday.

I'll be right back out in the garage tonight when I get home from work.

Thanks for following the thread!

I hope you guys find it helpful when tackling your own installs.

This grinding is easy work, just time consuming. Don't be intimidated by the work. Anyone can do it.