Well it took me about 3.5 hours start to finish, but she's done and looks factory
I had a few minor holdups, but nothing I couldn't work around and complete. Would I do this install again????? YES!!!!! Now that I know some ins and outs. Along with the SCT X-CAL 2 tune, this baby rocks and rolls now. Took my dad out with me on the test drive. He drove it before these mods so had him along to see the difference. Lots of traffic being a Friday, but I was able to get a few hundred feet of clear road. From about a 10mph roll, I stomped it. It downshifted into first hard, got going quickly and when it shifted into 2nd...it stepped out some
Here are install pics and comments.
Before:
The WMS CAI Kit:
The Stock MAF & filter box removed:
Overflow bottle relocated:This is where I hit some snags. First of all trying to drain the radiator while the car is not lifted is somewhat difficult.Very cramped lying on the floor and wedging yourself between the floor and bottom of the fascia. I had one hand on the wrench to turn the petcock and the other holding the hose over a bucket. The small hose in the kit came in extra handy here as I hooked it to the spout just above the petcock. Thought I had all of the coolant out when I removed the lower overflow hose from the connection at the thermostat(had bucket under there just in case). Well, more came out than I anticipated and some spilled on the floor before I got the bucket slid over more. After that, the rest was quite simple. Cut a bit off the factory upper overflow hose and spliced it to the new one supplied in the kit.
I took the rubber grommet from the factory airbox, cut the center out and used it for the new overflow bottle bracket for dampening purposes. The hole in the new bracket is to small to use it as is. After cutting it I placed the pieces on each side of the bracket.
Air fliter on: The clamp they supply to atttach the filter to the MAF had to be loosened NEARLY all the way to just get enough room to force the rubber boot over the MAF.
Spliced wires at MAF harness plug and valve cover:There was only thing that was not right on the wiring diagram supplied from what was actually on the car. Diagram was showing purple/yellow wire on harness, but in fact it was solid red. No matter as long as you know to connect the 2 ends with eachother. There are 6 wires total to splice.(It would've been nice if they at least sent you wires that had the insulation pre cut. That took an extra minute or 2 to do) The wires they supply end up being nearly twice as long as they need to be also. I cut the extra off.
Finished product: Looks VERY factory IMHO:
I had a few minor holdups, but nothing I couldn't work around and complete. Would I do this install again????? YES!!!!! Now that I know some ins and outs. Along with the SCT X-CAL 2 tune, this baby rocks and rolls now. Took my dad out with me on the test drive. He drove it before these mods so had him along to see the difference. Lots of traffic being a Friday, but I was able to get a few hundred feet of clear road. From about a 10mph roll, I stomped it. It downshifted into first hard, got going quickly and when it shifted into 2nd...it stepped out some
Here are install pics and comments.
Before:
The WMS CAI Kit:
The Stock MAF & filter box removed:
Overflow bottle relocated:This is where I hit some snags. First of all trying to drain the radiator while the car is not lifted is somewhat difficult.Very cramped lying on the floor and wedging yourself between the floor and bottom of the fascia. I had one hand on the wrench to turn the petcock and the other holding the hose over a bucket. The small hose in the kit came in extra handy here as I hooked it to the spout just above the petcock. Thought I had all of the coolant out when I removed the lower overflow hose from the connection at the thermostat(had bucket under there just in case). Well, more came out than I anticipated and some spilled on the floor before I got the bucket slid over more. After that, the rest was quite simple. Cut a bit off the factory upper overflow hose and spliced it to the new one supplied in the kit.
I took the rubber grommet from the factory airbox, cut the center out and used it for the new overflow bottle bracket for dampening purposes. The hole in the new bracket is to small to use it as is. After cutting it I placed the pieces on each side of the bracket.
Air fliter on: The clamp they supply to atttach the filter to the MAF had to be loosened NEARLY all the way to just get enough room to force the rubber boot over the MAF.
Spliced wires at MAF harness plug and valve cover:There was only thing that was not right on the wiring diagram supplied from what was actually on the car. Diagram was showing purple/yellow wire on harness, but in fact it was solid red. No matter as long as you know to connect the 2 ends with eachother. There are 6 wires total to splice.(It would've been nice if they at least sent you wires that had the insulation pre cut. That took an extra minute or 2 to do) The wires they supply end up being nearly twice as long as they need to be also. I cut the extra off.
Finished product: Looks VERY factory IMHO: