Excited to see how the story goes.... You could use the Sunday to post a write up and post pics...

 

Thanks shiaz. Yep that's my plan. I was gonna take more pics tonight during process but I got too much into it... Along with imitating a drunken sailor lol...

 

Omg omg omg something just arrived... Like a kid on Christmas Day.

 

NICE! It is like Christmas Day!!!

 

I remember those days... when I had money.

Before the dark times... Before the Empire. Lol

 

 

Update as of 9/27, 10 pm...

Not much actual car work today... just received the package and started unboxing and getting it all ready for tomorrow's shindig!!!

I made sure someone was home for this:



Clearing out a space in the garage... the wife's Prius sits outside tonight



My Defi Gauge



My Roush vent gauge pod (thanks Mark!!!)



I'm supposed to adhere this sticker on my gas cover



Full print:



Box 1 completely sorted:



Box 2... something is peeking in there



The 2.3L blower has finally arrived...




Till tomorrow folks... need some sleep to get an early start.

 

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Lol "Omg omg omg something just arrived... Like a kid on Christmas Day."

That is how we felt when we got the box for the clutch kit for our Polaris RZR 900 XP! bahaha

My hubby wants to know where you got that sweet shelby snake poster that is on the wall in the garage?

BTW looks like things are coming along nicely!!

 

Good to see it got there! Good luck with the build and keep posting the progress!

 

Will do...

 

Up at 4:30 am.... Couldn't sleep due to some hot Cuban food we ate last night lol.

So might as well start on the SC build before my buddies get here at 7 am

 

All best buddy...have a nice n safe work!!!

 

Dang I missed this thread completely. I took a week off work and TMS also. Looking great man. Blue blower is a really nice touch. Can't wait to see how she turns out.

 

Awesome Burton. I am assuming there is some wrenching going on as we speak.
Get'er done bud!

 

Saturday night, 9 pm. Done???

 

Ugh... Exhausted... 13 hours straight... Long story short, we got er mostly done... I'd say 85%. Updates tomorrow... Am beat, bloody fingers, knuckles, etc...must rest

I will have pictures and stories up tomorrow. I almost cried a tear when I stood back to admire the work lol.

 

You are a brave soul doing it yourself.

 

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Update as of Sunday 9/29/2013

Sorry I wasn't able to post much yesterday. I was in the belly of the beast so to say. All in all, I'd say I'm about 80 - 85% done overall. I worked alone for about 2 hours starting at 5 am yesterday, then buddies came over and we worked till 2 pm. I then worked alone again for about 2 more hours.

The install was a major success for the most part. The minor snags we ran into were:

1) Determining a good enough "cut"/modification to the PCM run-start fuse to allow for a good fit of the tapped fuse. After about 15 minutes of haggling with it, we got it in.

2) EVAP solenoid extension harness provided was the right kind (male/female), but one end of it was the wrong orientation/shape. You'll see what I mean in the pics below. I believe it's an error in the Magnuson kit, so I will be contacting them tomorrow to make sure they correct it for future kits, or perhaps I will have to change it again. We made it work by pushing it (without clicking) as much as possible, then wrapping tape around it good to ensure it doesn't come off.

3) Coolant hose routing was in error on the manual. Pics didn't match verbiage. I will be contacting Magnuson about this too. Only by looking at close-up pics of other installed Maggie Stangs on the web, were we able to determine the proper routing. Essentially it was deciding whether the driver or passenger side intercooler on the SC manifold went to the new coolant reservoir. We figured out that it was the driver side.

4) Driver side PCV hose was a major PITA!!! I spent almost 2 hours removing the fitting and reinstalling it. Task was to shorten the hose. Problem was, I had to CAREFULLY cut the molded tubing off WITHOUT damaging the fitting. Then I was supposed to heat up the tubing enough after cutting it to length, to push the fitting back on all the way in. As you can imagine, I couldn't get it hot enough to allow to push, or too soft that it started flexing. Anyways, went to ACE hardware, had another guy help me (I was alone at home doing this), then bought additional shrink tubing to make sure it was sealed.

Other than that, install was literally easy. I'd rank the overall install about a 7/10 in terms of difficulty. Just mechanical (and some electrical) inclination is all you need.

I still need to do FIVE more things... today/tomorrow (when I'm off work).

1) Fill new intercooler reservoir with coolant.

2) Reinstall the front bumper and other connections.

3) Install boost gauge, complete with power/ground connections. I will need HELP with this, for those of you out there. Where do I tap power??? esp for dimming?

4) Zip tie and clean up wire looms, tubing, etc all over engine bay.

5) Load new Magnuson tune (tomorrow arrival).

Then I'm done.... now on to the pics...

Finished tapping the fuse and connecting all the grounds. I'm amazed at my ability to do wiring at 5 am... lol




Installed panel mounting nut for intercooler pump.




Intercooler pump mounted on bracket.




Intercooler pump mounter on cross member.




Intercooler with foam backing installed.




Intercooler mounted in place! Looks amazing...




Intercooler coolant reservoir mounted in driver side strut mount.




The BELLY of the BEAST!!! Stock intake manifold removed...before cleaning. I'm amazed at how much crap is able to get in there.




New Maggie SC manifold flipped over for gasket and solenoid install.




Maggie SC ready for mounting...




This was a GRAND moment... first looking at this setup, standing back and admiring it... that was priceless.




Fuel rails with new fuel injectors ready for mounting. Getting it all lined up before pushing it down was kindda freaky... had to make sure it was all straight.




Here's this EVAP harness... stock is on right, new one is on left. You see how the straight vs curved sides is mirrored on each one???




Here's the PCV hose... see how I still had to shove it in another good .25"??? What a royal PITA.




Here's that same hose all fixed up and sealed.




New Maggie KnN filter in red, as opposed to stock orange. I noticed how much thicker the OEM one was. Back goes the stock box though! I will miss the Cone shaped AirRaid I had...


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And here's the final pics... everything installed, sans bumper and cleanup of course. Serpentine belt all installed on new pulleys/idlers, etc. Airbox installed too. This is what 13 hours of work (with more to do yet!) looks like. I just LOVE how the set up looks tho. I'm SO glad I got the powder coated blue. It matches the coil covers so well.

Many thanks to Mike and Ed and Derek. My buddies who helped me this weekend. FYI, I might still need more of your help

More updates today/tomorrow as I do the 5 things I mentioned above.

 

That setup does look extremely good! The blue looks exactly like the coil covers and it's all a great contrast to kona when you pop the hood.