H/C/I Install Done Today!!!

[MysticKeith50]

Man I am syked...Me and my bud Carl started at 8:00 this morning and 12 hours later (8:00pm) we were done with the swap. I did:
Trick Flow Intake w/ 3/8's spacer/EGR elbow
Trick Flow Aluminum Heads
Trick Flow Cam
Timing Chain
New rollers, 1.6rr and push rods
Anderson Fors Motorsports chrome valve covers
70mm throttle body
24lb injectors
75mm Pro-M
255lph Walbro
SCT custom chip
EGR delete
MSD distr and wires
Chrome FMS water neck, and new water pump
Just about every other little thing as well.
It started right up set the timing/fuel pressure and ahe has a nice lobey idle. The only friggin problem we had is the chrome water neck where the thermostat is leaked like 4 times. I finally had to grind the chrome off(which I should have done anyway) on ther gasket side. I drove it about 1/2 an hour tonight and everything is perfect!! Oh well...I will also post some before and after pics later.

 

[stprorolla49]

AWESOME MAN!!!!!! you must be stoked!...make sure you get a tune, then make some vids....or makes vids of the tune....preferibly both...

 

[MysticKeith50]

I would like to get it tuned.....for now I got one of those custom SCT chips, which deleted the egr program from the computer, plus has all the components like maf size, injector size, cam specs etc. I was hoping it would start, but to have it running this good was way past my expectations. Will post before/during/after pics as well.

 

[stprorolla49]

I would like to get it tuned.....for now I got one of those custom SCT chips, which deleted the egr program from the computer, plus has all the components like maf size, injector size, cam specs etc. I was hoping it would start, but to have it running this good was way past my expectations. Will post before/during/after pics as well.

awesome!! and please get some pics of the outside of the car too, i dont think you've posted full pics before, or at least i havent seen any.....

 

[Pops Fun]

Great news... Keep us posted....

Steve

 

[Suspect]

sweet!! i cant wait to do my cam and head swap.

 

[CManT1914]

Man that's moving quick for a h/c/i swap! It took me two full days.

 

[MysticKeith50]

Yeah we flew..but that is where air tools, and especially an air scraper, grinder for removing those ****** gaskets comes in handy. The only gd problem I have is I bought a FMS chrome water neck where the thermo goes, and it keeps dripping. We put it one first, it dripped, we took it off scraped the chrome off the gasket side, put it back on, it leaked, took it off again, put another gasket on it with some glue and black permatex and its drip......drip......again. Oh well, I guess my problems could be a lot worse.
BTW, is there a break in period for anything other that what I should do for the cam?

 

[CManT1914]

Drive normal (no WOT, no babying it either) for 500 miles, change the oil, then let 'er rip.

 

[Dan95-5.0]

cant wait to see those pics.

was that the full trickflow kit that you got?

 

[MysticKeith50]

Yes...but there are a few things you have to buy to make it work....I will post pics asap...Left camera at the place I did it!!!!

 

[CManT1914]

Time to update your sig.

 

[Black95GTS]

Yeah we flew..but that is where air tools, and especially an air scraper, grinder for removing those ****** gaskets comes in handy. The only gd problem I have is I bought a FMS chrome water neck where the thermo goes, and it keeps dripping. We put it one first, it dripped, we took it off scraped the chrome off the gasket side, put it back on, it leaked, took it off again, put another gasket on it with some glue and black permatex and its drip......drip......again. Oh well, I guess my problems could be a lot worse.
BTW, is there a break in period for anything other that what I should do for the cam?

Those water neck's are junk. Go to NAPA and for 8.89 you can get a chunky steel one that is not that pretty, but its a solid part and gets the job done!

Conragts on your HCI, air tools are definately worth their weight in gold.

Adam