What have I needed to fabricate myself???
So far I have been required to do is:
1. Rerouted the Engine data connector to the rear of engine as well as the Idle Air Control Valve. easy.
2. Cut fuel lines at best points to attach rubber fuel lines to aid in ease installation. Fuel rails are a bit wider apart so I felt this was better than bending and molding the original pipes.easy.
3.In the process of rerouting coolant and vacuum hoses all over the engine bay.easy.
4.Tap barbs into the manifold and into the rear intake for vacuum/boost. easy.
5.Brought a cheap intake tube from autozone and tapped more barbs into it for powersteering and Idle air control valve. This connects the throttle body to the MAF sensor.easy.
6.I used lextreme's PCV valve trick to add a PCV on the passenger side of engine too. Tough to fit the hoses into eachother. Much props Lex!!!
7.Made up a bracket to support the throttle cables and they were a real stretch to get them to reach, so hopefully the transmission shifting wont be too harsh. Difficult and frustrating.
8.I had to purchase a bunch of Orings to fit on the bypass valve to secure vacuum. O-ring # is 127. simple.
9.Grinded down the side of the manifold to squeze it in between the heads. headache.
10.Grinded down the bottom edge of the manifold to fit it over the by pass pipe and air pump pipe(cali cars only).headache.
11.The Manifold bolts that came with the kit were a bit long, so I had to cut them down about 1/4".simple.
12.Made a support for the front of the blower(washers), so that the drive belt pressure would not be able to pull the rear of the blower upward.easy.
13.The only obstacle for me is the drive belt pulleys. I am currently planning on having ScottURnot fabricate the pulleys for me when he has the time. Difficult.
14. Then I will have to figure out which way to run the top radiator hose. If I have to I will delete the engine fan for the electricals to clear up space...then all I would need to do is flip around the hose, so that it will clear the drive belt path. Difficult.
15.EGR delete. with a resistor to rid of the engine light. not fun at all I actually went under the car to remove and block off the EGR pipe with out removing the tranny. You may get away with just leaving the pipe at the rear of the manifold, but I am a neat freak and removed the damn thing.
The only tough parts are the EGR delete, throttle cables bracket and the pulleys. ScottURnot is the man to go to for help here. It seems like a bunch of work, but it ain't that bad. Supercharging is possible and with more people trying it we can eventually have a "simple" write up for it.
Much thanks to Andrew at Richwood Technologies for the great product and service. ScottURnot from clublexus has helped me a lot on this. He is a real genious. Thanks to all you guys for all your support. Good Luck!!! Much thanks to Lextreme for hosting this great site and connecting us all.
