Silver Serpent
Banned
Hey everyone, I just completed my PFab intercooler reservoir installation today. I had my wife help me as it was kinda tough doing it when I only have two hands.
First I removed the plastic panel, there were 4 push-pins that took a bit of time to get unscrewed properly without bending it. Then I removed the 2 8mm bolts that held the stock one. Then the hardest part was removing the 2 hoses that were connected. Basically what I did was had my wife squeeze the hose clamps with pliers and tried to pull it off but it felt like it was stuck with glue. So I sprayed some WD40 and it made it ohh so much easier, it slid right off!
The top one was easy to take off, however, it's the bottom one you need to worry about it was a bitch. But eventually it came off leading to some antifreeze spilled all out of the hose, but that was okay.
the 2 hoses.
Wow just look at that size difference....
I noticed that I had to place the bracket through this so I had to remove my K&N FIPK bracket because it wouldn't fit. Next week I am going to remove the K&N FIPK heat shield completely as it is only in the way!
For some reason when I removed the 13mm radiator bolt, it was threaded in and I removed it but when I tried to put it back in, there was no thread and I'm like what in the world, I could've sworn there was thread and I unscrewed it. So right now it's just hanging so I need to go buy a nut and screw it back in next week, I hope this is OK.
I hope it's OK to be hanging like this for a while until I get a nut to screw the 13mm bolt back on tightly.
I used 50% of this to re-fill my tank with 50% Ice/Water.
Here it is in action.
It's so cold it's starting to condensate.
I just started the car, revved the engine a few, I didn't get to take it out for a drive yet. The ice melted immediately.
The finished product.
Approx installation time: 30-45 minutes (not including the 2 hours I spent trying to figure out how to remove the hose and go and buy the antifreeze)
If you guys like this post, I'll do the same when I do my next installation for the Heat Exchanger and other installs.
P.S. I know somebody is bound to mention this to me. Yes, I know about the f*cked up supercharger snout that I have (I discovered it a few months after I bought my car used--I was going to swap the pulley and I removed the pulley guard to that ugly ass snout). I am pulling it as soon as my intercooler bolts come in and swapping it with a ported eaton that I already bought. :beer:
First I removed the plastic panel, there were 4 push-pins that took a bit of time to get unscrewed properly without bending it. Then I removed the 2 8mm bolts that held the stock one. Then the hardest part was removing the 2 hoses that were connected. Basically what I did was had my wife squeeze the hose clamps with pliers and tried to pull it off but it felt like it was stuck with glue. So I sprayed some WD40 and it made it ohh so much easier, it slid right off!
The top one was easy to take off, however, it's the bottom one you need to worry about it was a bitch. But eventually it came off leading to some antifreeze spilled all out of the hose, but that was okay.
the 2 hoses.
Wow just look at that size difference....
I noticed that I had to place the bracket through this so I had to remove my K&N FIPK bracket because it wouldn't fit. Next week I am going to remove the K&N FIPK heat shield completely as it is only in the way!
For some reason when I removed the 13mm radiator bolt, it was threaded in and I removed it but when I tried to put it back in, there was no thread and I'm like what in the world, I could've sworn there was thread and I unscrewed it. So right now it's just hanging so I need to go buy a nut and screw it back in next week, I hope this is OK.
I hope it's OK to be hanging like this for a while until I get a nut to screw the 13mm bolt back on tightly.
I used 50% of this to re-fill my tank with 50% Ice/Water.
Here it is in action.
It's so cold it's starting to condensate.
I just started the car, revved the engine a few, I didn't get to take it out for a drive yet. The ice melted immediately.
The finished product.
Approx installation time: 30-45 minutes (not including the 2 hours I spent trying to figure out how to remove the hose and go and buy the antifreeze)
If you guys like this post, I'll do the same when I do my next installation for the Heat Exchanger and other installs.
P.S. I know somebody is bound to mention this to me. Yes, I know about the f*cked up supercharger snout that I have (I discovered it a few months after I bought my car used--I was going to swap the pulley and I removed the pulley guard to that ugly ass snout). I am pulling it as soon as my intercooler bolts come in and swapping it with a ported eaton that I already bought. :beer:
