Hardest part about installing a Vortech?

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Nobody

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The hardest part for me is paying an expert $1,000 to do it right and stand behind his work. For those DIY'ers, what was the hardest part for you?

 

VibrantRedGT

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You will learn to do this yourself down the road. I paid someone to do it for me years ago. Now I could install one in a few hours.

I learned that you do not have to install each part on the car. It can be assembled out of the car, carried over to the vehicle and simply bolted on. The instructions should have be done like this....

 

davins130

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i could have had it done for 500 bucks yesterday, but i opted to do it myself, and it sucks.

 

davins130

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if my kit was new, then it would be way easier, but im missing about half those bolts

 

Grn92LX

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Overall the install wasn't too bad. The part that I found to be a pain in the balls was doing the T rex by myself (which I shouldn't have even put on to begin with) and trying to find a belt to fit a non a/c car (never got the belt, I would have needed a larger ps pulley and a smaller water pump pulley to make it work) Might be different with 94/95's. I got about 98% done with the install and pulled it all off and sold it But hey, at least i learned how to do it.

 

YEAHLOH95

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do your self a favor and get a aftermarket over-flow it will make things way easier, there is just no room around the stock one .

 

S351R"Animal"

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Probably the hardest part is just the time involved. If you have doen a few it can been done in a somewhere around 5 hours with air tools. I wouldn't pay someone more than $500 to have someone install it.

 

davins130

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yea im almost done, i had to cut and drill new holes on that overflow tank to make room for the s/c belt, and its still in the way so i need to pull the tank back a bit more still, the hardest part so far is the trips to the hardware store. i ended up snapping the a/c line by the upper radiator hose so i tore all the lines out(had shortbelt anyways) the oil feed part on the sending unit sucked, tapping the pan took some fabrication of punches put it was pretty easy, i would never buy a used kit again because im missing so much stuff when it was supposed to be a complete kit, but i did save 2500 bucks plus 500 for install

 

94GTLaserRC

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Ask Joe the Hardest part for me.....giving it to the shop and having them take 3 F______G weeks to do it b/c they kept putting other jobs in front

Then finally getting it back and THANK GOD for Joe's help, helping me correct all the problems that arose.


RC

 

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The hardest part.

The hardest part is doing all the work your self taking lots of time doing it nice and neat adding full synthetic oil and blowing a headgasket the fist time out and having to take the whole thing apart again. But I have lots of practice now on doing it.

 

davins130

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how easy is it to blow a head gasket? i dont want to do that

 

YEAHLOH95

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if you have enough fuel pump and injector and not too much timing you shouldn't worry about hurting your head gaskets

 

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IM going to say the hardest part about the whole ordeal is troubleshooting if you have problems after the install...Ive been screwing around with mine for a week and it still has moved beyond my driveway except for one cruise around the block...

 

VibrantRedGT

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If you guys have not done a custom tune then your playing with fire. I was an idiot and starting beating on it right away. My timing was low and my fuel pressure was high but not knowing A/F ratio got me. Blew the heads off the block after a few days. Get it tuned or pay the price.

 

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VibrantRedGT said:

If you guys have not done a custom tune then your playing with fire. I was an idiot and starting beating on it right away. My timing was low and my fuel pressure was high but not knowing A/F ratio got me. Blew the heads off the block after a few days. Get it tuned or pay the price.

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Just what he said get a custom tune even if you think your safe. Your car will run a lot better and longer with it anyways.