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For what its worth. I changed my cam and did ProCharger install without ever taking steering rack or swaybar out... Also never disconnected any of it (other than battery)...
What I do is,
I take 4x 18mm bolts out of steering rack and sway bar..
2x 15mm which hold swaybar to subframe
11mm which connects steering rack to steering shaft...
Than i just lean it forward and I can get to my 24mm to take pulley out...
- The crank pulley can be nasty. I used a Harbor Freight "Earthquake" impact with 750 lb ft of torque on my 80 gallon compressor at 150 psi and it zipped right off after a few hits.
Ant
I couldn't agree with you more Anthony! Many of you heard I broke my left pinky finger trying to break the crank pulley bolt free using a cheater bar. Layed off for 3 weeks... Long story short. If you don't have a massive impact gun... Hitting the crank bolt with a blow torch for a good 3 to 5 minutes will cook the "RED" locktite off and make short work of getting that bolt to break free!
I couldn't agree with you more Anthony! Many of you heard I broke my left pinky finger trying to break the crank pulley bolt free using a cheater bar. Layed off for 3 weeks... Long story short. If you don't have a massive impact gun... Hitting the crank bolt with a blow torch for a good 3 to 5 minutes will cook the "RED" locktite off and make short work of getting that bolt to break free!
In my humble opinion, just spend $28 for a flywheel locking tool, $8 for a 5' piece of pipe to use as a cheater pipe. It really wasn't that difficult for me to break it loose. I am not a big dude, 5' 7" and 150 lbs. When the flywheel is locked 100% of your energy is applied to the bolt and none is wasted loading up your driveline if you have a manual. Heating up your crank could easily damage your crank seal.
Blower has been done for a while, Alky kit finally showed up and it's installed. Thanks to Fyreant for his detailed install thread. If you install a blower this is not a big deal but did take a full day taking my time. The only thing I did differently was I initially pulled the wheel liner out because it gave me plenty of room to install the intercooler tubing. I also loosened the bottom of the fender and dropped the windshield reservoir tank. This was only a few bolts and made it easy to drill holes for the wideband cable, vacuum line, and the Alky wiring. Will have it tuned in about two weeks...
Holes drilled for wideband cable, Alky wiring, and vacuum line...
Alky LED location
Covered all removable hoses with black fire resistant covers. You can get this at a computer store, $50 total in materials.
There is no way GM would put a 2 gallon tank on this car or any car. That is just too large, anyone else wants to chime in since google search does zilch for me? http://bfy.tw/DLHu
So if it is about 1.5 gal and my car does not spray meth (Light does not turn green) and I fill the tank with .5 gal and all of a sudden I am spraying meth? happened 2 times. Explain that?
So if it is about 1.5 gal and my car does not spray meth (Light does not turn green) and I fill the tank with .5 gal and all of a sudden I am spraying meth? happened 2 times. Explain that?
Are you implying that your tank was empty and you filled only half a gallon to fill it all the way up to the brim? Its just as easy to run the tank empty and then fill it some but not all the way..
I always filled it to the top brim, and both times when my meth would not spray I fill to the top with 2 liters and it sprays meth?
Maybe I am remembering it wrong. I'll go check the helms manual to confirm..
EDIT: as it turns out this info is not available in either the owners manual or the shop manual! I just filled mine and it didn't take as much as I remember so I concede that it may be closer to .5 or .75 gal.
I already emailed Andy at A&A Corvette last wednesday and no response? Maybe he is on vacation?
Call. Always call. They never stop working over there those guys are always answering the phone. Andy even forwards the phone to his cell after hours. Talk about great customer service!
Call. Always call. They never stop working over there those guys are always answering the phone. Andy even forwards the phone to his cell after hours. Talk about great customer service!
I can confirm he was travelling last week and back this weekend because I was at A&A yesterday meeting with him. Give him a call and he will help you out. He will be in this week as well. Or you can give Josh a call or shoot him an email with questions.
Call. Always call. They never stop working over there those guys are always answering the phone. Andy even forwards the phone to his cell after hours. Talk about great customer service!
On Andy getting to the phone to get up with his customers.
I called he answered and will look at my problem on 9-1-2017 to resolve it. I have faith in him getting it right. Will update you all on what the problem was.
The harmonic balancer bolt as you probably know is extremely difficult to break free. I bought the most powerful impact I could find but my little compressor couldn't push enough air. Having an automatic means you have to keep the engine from turning over. You need to buy a flywheel locking tool. There are not a lot of options that I saw. Forum member Chefcg1 is an awesome dude and sold me his. Many thanks to his generosity! Here is the tool and it's $28 from MAF Racing who hand makes them.
With the flywheel locked I used a four foot pipe from Home Depot as a cheater pipe, braced myself while standing in the engine compartment and broke it free pretty easily. Trust me, that tool is well worth it. If your going to spend over $5K on a blower, spend the $28 for that tool.
Got the Chrysler harmonic balancer removal tool from Autozone (free rental with refundable deposit) but the bolt was too short. Went back and got another set that had the perfect bolt. The two sets together worked perfectly.
Sexy balancer installed
you used a wrench and a 4foot pipe to remove the harmonic balancer bolt instead of an impact? I ask because I don’t have a impact gun or a compressor
08-11-2017, 11:46 AM
On Andy getting to the phone to get up with his customers.
