While I had the intake manifold off I figured I would address another issue I was having. I believe I made mention of it earlier in this thread. The cooling hoses on the driver's side of the 05-06 GTs and the, in my opinion retarded design, thermostat housing. As you may or may not know from 05 and 06 the thermostat housing is suspended by 4 hoses in the front of the engine bay. I ran into issues when the hose coming off the driver's side head was routed directly in front of the intake for the turbo. After countless hours of trying to figure out how to reroute these hoses using this setup I couldn't come up with a feasible solution. So after a little time spent on Google I learned that the water crossover tube for the 07 GT was interchangeable. By switching to it I was able to delete that octopus apparatus of cooling lines and have the thermostat on top of the driver's side head. Thus, being able to use the stainless tube provided by On3 to modify the upper radiator hose.
***Not my car. This is an example of the routing of the radiator hoses in the 05-06 GTs***
*** Not my car either. This is upper radiator hose of the 07-09 GT (what this kit was designed on by On3).
So in any event. I ended up buying the 07 coolant by-pass from my local dealership for 200 and some change. I just want to point out that the need for this conversion on the 05-06 models was not mentioned in fitment of this kit on their website, or the few times we were able to get in touch with them via phone as they never answer and you can't leave a message since they don't clear their messages (I think intentionally).
After a few day wait I received the new tube it was a quick install with the intake manifold off. There were only 2 remaining bolts as the other 2 also bolted down the intake. The new tube came with the gaskets, thermostat and water neck completely assembled so it was just a matter of bolting it on.
With it on I then installed the intake manifold in reverse order of the steps above. There is a torque sequence to the manifold bolts, refer to a chiltons, haynes or other manual for the specs and sequence. If needed I can provide them, I just don't feel like getting up at the moment.
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Also at this time I took the opportunity while the fuel rail off to install the 47lb injectors. to do this all that is required is a small flat screwdriver and a good thick rag. As there is no valve to bleed the fuel rails how I released the pressure was by slowly removing the passenger side front injector first with the injector and fail wrapped in a rag to keep the fuel from spraying everywhere. To remove the injectors simply pry the little clips on either side out of the recess that they sit in and slide them off. then gently wiggle the injectors out of the rail. Especially slow on the first one as it is still under pressure. One the injectors are out I applied a small amount of petroleum jelly to the o-rings of the new injectors to help them slide in a little easier and so they would seat properly. with the injectors back in the rail. reinstall the clips. There is a slot on the injector that the clip must slide into as well. Make sure that they are attached properly and that the tabs are in the recesses as they were before removal.