S/C Reference Info

[Ascinder]

I don't know if you planned on keeping the stock manifold or not, but I am looking for one if you want to get rid of it. Great reference by the way, I think this going to be a real helpful resource that's been needed for awhile now.

[Ldub]

I'll post "items of interest" as they occur to me, in no particular order...all worth the price you paid... maybe.

I had some of the cap screws that fasten the tube between the EGR block & the back of the supercharger vibrate loose & disappear, causing the hot rod to run poorly (low power), idle rough or not at all, throw codes & make a bizarre "MOOOOO" noise every time the engine was shut off.
I used hi-temp silicone instead of red loc-tite when I fixed this problem & haven't had any problems since.(almost a year)

I fixed the frequently loose 22mm EGR nut in the same manner...by substituting hi-temp silicone for red loc-tite & have had no further issues...but still carry a 22mm "stubby" in my glove box, just in case.

[Ldub]

Two or three hose clamps on the fuel supply line to the fuel rail fixed the fuel leak I had there...one just didn't do it.

Some permatex "Copper spray-a-gasket" on the copper washers which seal the "banjo fittings" on the hard line between the fuel rails fixed that fuel leak.

It's handy to have a compact air impact wrench to get the nut off the crankshaft to install the piggyback pully. The one I got at Sears just BARELY fit between the crank & the radiator.

If you decide to replace the thermostat while you have the intake off, be VERY careful when removing the "hard" coolant pipe that's in the way. It's sealed by an O-ring that is easily damaged. (Yes, that's the voice of experience.) You won't know it's damaged until you have everything back together & THEN find out you have to tear the whole thing apart again to fix it.
On a positive note...it exponentially expands your "swearword vocabulary".

If you damage one or more of the O rings on the injectors, it will invariably be on the drivers side...with the intake etc. in your way. (there's that voice again.) Thank you Mr. Murphy.

[Ldub]

Always use new intake gaskets.

Ckeck the s/c belt tensioner pully...last time I had mine apart (use a dental pic to remove the seal) there was NO sign of grease...bone dry. I can't imagine how that didn't fail somewhere between here & Moab.