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[noavgcobra]

pulled the eaton this morning not as hard as i thought. great instructions by steigemieier's web site. cost $80 to ship with packaging but i hope to get a quick turn around.

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[Maniak]

sweet man, new found power for cheaper than gettin a whipple!!

ya, i was lookin at the instructions cuz ubsmoked (mike) was lookin to do this and he was bitchen about how hard it looks. i think it look simple. pop off some vacum lines, sensors and what not then unbolt and pull off the manifold. i'll do it for him if he's to scared.

 

[hj16]

sweet man, new found power for cheaper than gettin a whipple!!

ya, i was lookin at the instructions cuz ubsmoked (mike) was lookin to do this and he was bitchen about how hard it looks. i think it look simple. pop off some vacum lines, sensors and what not then unbolt and pull off the manifold. i'll do it for him if he's to scared.

You're right, its so easy. Having directions makes it easy, and taking pictures of everything you remove along with labeling little baggies for the bolts and nuts makes it 100X easier.

 

[rdsnake]

Ive done like 5 eaton swaps, It is very easy. I can rip off the eaton in about an hour or so....

 

[Mr. Unknown]

Ive done like 5 eaton swaps, It is very easy. I can rip off the eaton in about an hour or so....

I bet I could do it faster!

 

[noavgcobra]

took me about an hour and a half but i took extra care in labeling everything. hope it goes back together just as easy. the best part was my wife holding the blower up while i unbolted the intercooler piece.

 

[rdsnake]

took me about an hour and a half but i took extra care in labeling everything. hope it goes back together just as easy. the best part was my wife holding the blower up while i unbolted the intercooler piece.

Just get your self a nice 2 by 4 and stuff it under the block and lower intake... The hardest thing is the EGR tube that thing blows

 

[TCG Member 5219]

Totally cool man. Glad you had the balls to do it, I was nervous when I was thinking about doing mine. Cant wait to ride in that beast when you get it back together.

 

[Stangfreak91]

What Flash tuner are you using? GL with the install, should be a cake walk, let me know if you need a hand.

 

[Flyn]

Just get your self a nice 2 by 4 and stuff it under the block and lower intake... The hardest thing is the EGR tube that thing blows

+1 on the EGR tube. That thing can be an SOB.

I still remember when Hank brought his over to my house to pull the blower. That was years ago. It was one of the early port jobs before Stiegemeier got popular. Learned a lot.

 

[noavgcobra]

Just get your self a nice 2 by 4 and stuff it under the block and lower intake... The hardest thing is the EGR tube that thing blows

i used a pipe wrench and half a turn it was loose. my car only has 7k so everything is still like brand new

 

[noavgcobra]

What Flash tuner are you using? GL with the install, should be a cake walk, let me know if you need a hand.

going with the predator seems to work well for everyone else

 

[Flyn]

going with the predator seems to work well for everyone else

Check your A/F on a dyno after you are done.

 

[superman]

wow since you guys are all so fast.. zach, chris come do mine

 

[Maniak]

wow since you guys are all so fast.. zach, chris come do mine

i'll do it, for a small fee...... buy me some headlights

 

[noavgcobra]

Check your A/F on a dyno after you are done.

I will post all dyno results after my tune. cant wait to see the numbers

 

[rdsnake]

i used a pipe wrench and half a turn it was loose. my car only has 7k so everything is still like brand new

Getting it off isn't the problem. it is getting the tube back into the EGR valve that is the problem, It is even worst with the LDC cooling mod, because it is kind of in the way of the tube. Good Luck.

 

[rdsnake]

wow since you guys are all so fast.. zach, chris come do mine

I'm down, never worked on a sonic blue before, of course a test drive is in order after it's back together :banana2: :banana2: :banana2: :banana2:

 

[01Sleeper]

Getting it off isn't the problem. it is getting the tube back into the EGR valve that is the problem, It is even worst with the LDC cooling mod, because it is kind of in the way of the tube. Good Luck.

Easiest thing to do is just eliminate the egr. Did mine and it cleans up the engine bay a lot.

 

[rdsnake]

Easiest thing to do is just eliminate the egr. Did mine and it cleans up the engine bay a lot.

Yep I'm doing that too, I have to pull the plug out of the stock header, then cap it, which came in the kit, then put it in the LT's

 

[sonic02gt]

Ive done like 5 eaton swaps, It is very easy. I can rip off the eaton in about an hour or so....

:laughing2

 

[Maniak]

I'm down, never worked on a sonic blue before, of course a test drive is in order after it's back together :banana2: :banana2: :banana2: :banana2:

it would be slow compared to ur beast

 

[SVT SPEED 04]

glad to see you take the step :biggthump

should be a nice improvement once tuned with proper supporting mods

 

[noavgcobra]

Getting it off isn't the problem. it is getting the tube back into the EGR valve that is the problem, It is even worst with the LDC cooling mod, because it is kind of in the way of the tube. Good Luck.

what do i need to do to eliminate the egr? also do any of you replace those weak ass bolts that hold on the intercooler? i broke one off and had to pay$20 to get it removed....also picking up an idler set and having stegemeier install a 2.76 upper. changing the heat exchanger to a fluidyne and anything else you guys can think of that is cheap!

 

[01Sleeper]

what do i need to do to eliminate the egr? also do any of you replace those weak ass bolts that hold on the intercooler? i broke one off and had to pay$20 to get it removed....also picking up an idler set and having stegemeier install a 2.76 upper. changing the heat exchanger to a fluidyne and anything else you guys can think of that is cheap!

You will need an egr block off plate, and a cap for the manifold (easiest way is just cut the egr tube and have it welded since it is a special thread) Then you just have to reroute some vacuum lines. I just did mine and it was pretty easy. I just made a block off plate out of some aluminum. Let me know if you need a hand and I can help you.

Todd