Roushcharger install has started

[toolttime]

Install of rouscharger has started and I am taking lots of pics as we go along. I will post here as the install progresses to show what's involved.. They say 8 hours for install. Yea maybe after you did 50 of em lol. Instructions are good so far and the parts boxes are well labeld.

[dakkon]

can't complain to much, mln only got a box of parts..least you get some form of instructions, and an "estimate" of how long it should take...


can't wait to see your pictures...

[RandyB]

I can't wait to see more pics. I'll be taking my own sweet time with the install when the time comes. I saw the '8 hrs' estimate and thought the same as you. Are you impressed with all of the parts so far? It looks top notch from everything I have seen.

[toolttime]

Originally Posted by RandyB

I can't wait to see more pics. I'll be taking my own sweet time with the install when the time comes. I saw the '8 hrs' estimate and thought the same as you. Are you impressed with all of the parts so far? It looks top notch from everything I have seen.

Yes everyting so far is as if it were factory. Right we are doing mods to wiring ,air box,heater hose asemblies, alternator.

[toolttime]

here are some of the pics . We had to remove battery, throttle body,disconnected all vacum electrical plugs etc. and the removed intake. Battery cable from alternator to battery removed, new cable in kit as the alternator is to be relocated.

[toolttime]

With the intake of we taped of the intake ports into heads to protect from contamination getting inside. Lots of wire harness work and heater hose rerouting when intake is off. Note those valves in the old intake ports in that won't be used in the new intake. With intake off you can see the hoses that heater hoses that are to be modified. Note the 2 knock sensors in each side of block.

[toolttime]

Battery cable is seperated from loomix that the alt.regulator wires are in. The water crosover is removed as the crossover will be in the new intake.

[toolttime]

The first part of the installmis all about mods. Here alternator we had to remove one of the ears that old mounting bracket mounted to. It would be in the way of alt. relocate . We used a chop saw to cut it off and it worked great.

[toolttime]

These pics are of some wiring plugs have to be moved from the front to the rear and other side of engine now that the throttle body is going to be at rear passenger sides. When you pull loomix of to pull those groups of wires to their new postion we taped the wires together at the breakout points so when we reistlled the loomix the spsrkplug. injector plugs would be at the right spots. We also retped the the cable hold downs in their original position as we worked our way to the back of harness. It could make it quite confusing I think not taking the time to do this. we also toke the heater hose out of the water pump . The braket that held the 2 hoses together had to be cut as the new hose will come from the new intake. we reninstalled and retaped the wiring harness.

[RandyB]

Thanks for taking the time to post those - that's awesome. All of the wiring harness mods have me worried a little, but I guess it's pretty well explained in the instructions. Having fun yet?

[Roushinator]

Nice Progress...

[toolttime]

Originally Posted by RandyB

Thanks for taking the time to post those - that's awesome. All of the wiring harness mods have me worried a little, but I guess it's pretty well explained in the instructions. Having fun yet?

Yeah were having fun. I would sugest as you disconect the wiring at start mark what they are acorrding to what they call them in the instructions with masking tape. It seems like when you have it apart they are more plugins then you started with lol

Originally Posted by toolttime

Yeah were having fun. I would sugest as you disconect the wiring at start mark what they are acorrding to what they call them in the instructions with masking tape. It seems like when you have it apart they are more plugins then you started with lol

Are you going to do a Custom tune? How long do you think it will take , with out rushing ? It must be hard Not to get in a hurry !!And Finish it so you can break it in! Good luck Nice thread

[tooltime]

Originally Posted by blueboy

Are you going to do a Custom tune? How long do you think it will take , with out rushing ? It must be hard Not to get in a hurry !!And Finish it so you can break it in! Good luck Nice thread

Nope I am installing exactly like the instructions want right down to where I have taken off my k&n cai and using the modidfied stock air box. The pcm is at roush now getting flashed. I think it is really hard to judge how a kit works if not done the way they want it. Then complain the tune is no good when you have not done as per instructions. When I post more pics I' ll some changes to the airbox that seem like they wouldn't make a bit of difference. But I look at it like hey they spent a lot of money planning and reseaching this kit and that liittle change must be important otherwise they wouldn't have done it. I have read many installls that are have not been done exactly as the manufactiue has said wether procharge, vortech etc. and have had problems with tuning or engine blowing up.

[gymratt41]

awesome thread! thank you!

[tooltime]

CPU back from roush today I was suprised it is here already since I had sent on Friday the 23 december with xmas in between. They have there sticker on it so it must have made it there.

[toolttime]

here is some work on the air assembly 1st pic is a round ring you install in the outlet of air box seems insignificant but it is in the kit. Same with dirty air inlet they supply does seem like it would do much. Maf is moved to the new inlet tube from old location. They give you aplate to cover old hole

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[toolttime]

Here is the preassembly on the intake and intercooler. Note how the heater hoses are now part of intake
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[toolttime]

front hose hanger has to be trimmed to clear alternator. The 2nd pic is the assembled cooler assembly that we have to in stall in front. That is our next step. We have to remove inner fenders, front valance and front bumper to install cooler. Also the new fuel rail and injectors we assembled that came in kit. Here is a pic of one of the prts boxes showing how they have them well sorted and labeld. the new tank for the cooling system will be attched at top of fan shroud. Kinda looks like the fact. rad tank


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[Shay]

Awesome! Watching with baited breath