Ls6 intake self install
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Drifting
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From: Ocean County NJ
Ls6 intake self install
I am gonna pick up a new intake soon and thinking of doing it myself....I hear the vacumn line at the back is a pain and something??? is easily broken if not done right....any input??? Any special tools needed for injectors, etc? is it PITA with coolant and fuel leaking????
Thanks for any input!
Thanks for any input!
Drifting
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From: Rockford IL
Re: Ls6 intake self install (skidmarc)
Easy job! Can be done in about an hour. Do a search on install, there should be a step by step somewhere, I have done it several times, if you need help you can e-mail me.
Racer
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From: Niceville FL
Re: Ls6 intake self install (skidmarc)
Skidmarc,
The tiny vac line at the rear is alittle tricky. You will have almost no coolant
leak at all, and I did not unhook the fuel line, just lift injectors, rails and all and lay it to the side, so you will have no fuel leaks.
No special tools required if you don't unhook fuel line.
I would get an inch lb. TQ wrench if you don't have one.
As kwik8racr said it can be done in about an hour, but as you have not
done it before allow yourself about 5 hrs. and you will not be late for the
New Years Eve party.
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The tiny vac line at the rear is alittle tricky. You will have almost no coolant
leak at all, and I did not unhook the fuel line, just lift injectors, rails and all and lay it to the side, so you will have no fuel leaks.
No special tools required if you don't unhook fuel line.
I would get an inch lb. TQ wrench if you don't have one.
As kwik8racr said it can be done in about an hour, but as you have not
done it before allow yourself about 5 hrs. and you will not be late for the
New Years Eve party.
:seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya
Drifting
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From: Wildwood MO
Re: Ls6 intake self install (skidmarc)
Check out the following link for a complete step-by-step guide to installing a new Intake.
It is from fellow forum member JmX's web site. http://www.ls1howto.com/howto/car/mo...d/install.html
[Modified by MTWallet, 9:43 PM 12/28/2002]
It is from fellow forum member JmX's web site. http://www.ls1howto.com/howto/car/mo...d/install.html
[Modified by MTWallet, 9:43 PM 12/28/2002]
Team Owner
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Re: Ls6 intake self install (skidmarc)
If you've never done it before, give yourself at least 3 hours. I've done it 4 or 5 times and can probably do it in 45 minutes to an hour. It's really simple if you use jmX's instructions as a guide. Just take your time and be gentle with it. As stated above, you'll need an inch-pound torque wrench to torque most of the bolts down.
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Drifting
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From: San Francisco CA
Re: Ls6 intake self install (skidmarc)
While not absolutely necessary, an inch-pound torque wrench will insure you don’t over-tighten and snap the manifold bolts.
The rear two manifold bolts are under the windshield and cannot be completely removed until the intake manifold is lifted out. A tie wrap on each of the two bolts will hold them up and out of the way while lifting the manifold out and putting it back in (not necessary but convenient).
A way around replacing the coolant line is to clearance the bottom of the LS6 intake with a hand held grinder.
Silicone grease will make reinstalling the vacuum lines at the back of the manifold easier.
The rear two manifold bolts are under the windshield and cannot be completely removed until the intake manifold is lifted out. A tie wrap on each of the two bolts will hold them up and out of the way while lifting the manifold out and putting it back in (not necessary but convenient).
A way around replacing the coolant line is to clearance the bottom of the LS6 intake with a hand held grinder.
Silicone grease will make reinstalling the vacuum lines at the back of the manifold easier.
