1 - The SN95 elbow adapater was missing the 4 5/16 bolts that go from the elbow to the upper plenum.
2 - The upper plenum also did not come with enough fittings to block off vacuum holes.
3 - The front of the lower wasn't machined enough so the steel fuel line that connects the fuel rails together had to be bent a bit in order to the get the dizzy back in. When I say not machined enough they should have taken out another 1/2 inch into the front of the lower. I had to use a rubber hammer to bend the fuel line in order to get the dizzy to seat.
4 - The elbow adapter mates like crap to my TB. The gasket is good but damn it barely seals it in.
So I need to hit up NAPA for 4 5/16s coarse threaded studs and a couple vacuum fittings before I can be done. It sucks because I have everything set and by the time we buttoned up the job to the point where I am missing pieces all we needed to do was torque the upper on and set the timing, about 30 mins of work.
It took about 3 hours to take everything apart and scrape all the old gaskets off. We worked another hour till when we had to stop due to parts. Total time is about 4.5 hours. Keep in mind this is my first time and we drank steadily the entire time.
Overall I'm not impressed with design of the pieces or the lack of necessary parts. I actually checked off the parts list and had everything they were supposed to send. THey did stupid things like KNOWING there were 4 vacuum openings on the bottom of the upper and only sending me 3 plugs
Anyone else find anything similar with this piece?
Adam
2 - The upper plenum also did not come with enough fittings to block off vacuum holes.
3 - The front of the lower wasn't machined enough so the steel fuel line that connects the fuel rails together had to be bent a bit in order to the get the dizzy back in. When I say not machined enough they should have taken out another 1/2 inch into the front of the lower. I had to use a rubber hammer to bend the fuel line in order to get the dizzy to seat.
4 - The elbow adapter mates like crap to my TB. The gasket is good but damn it barely seals it in.
So I need to hit up NAPA for 4 5/16s coarse threaded studs and a couple vacuum fittings before I can be done. It sucks because I have everything set and by the time we buttoned up the job to the point where I am missing pieces all we needed to do was torque the upper on and set the timing, about 30 mins of work.
It took about 3 hours to take everything apart and scrape all the old gaskets off. We worked another hour till when we had to stop due to parts. Total time is about 4.5 hours. Keep in mind this is my first time and we drank steadily the entire time.
Overall I'm not impressed with design of the pieces or the lack of necessary parts. I actually checked off the parts list and had everything they were supposed to send. THey did stupid things like KNOWING there were 4 vacuum openings on the bottom of the upper and only sending me 3 plugs
Anyone else find anything similar with this piece?
Adam