staying_tuned
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Long term I'm planning to go A2A but I got a great deal on these and have always been enamored by AMS hardware across a handful of platforms. I set aside a half-day to do these given most of the feedback out there is that this is challenging. I would imagine this is a nightmare without a few key tools but I happened to have what I needed. The entire process took less than an hour and a half. I'd say half was provisioning and assembly. Unlike everything I've read, the passenger side was twice as fast as my driver's side but as mentioned above, I had what I needed.
I'd recommend making sure you have (at a minimum) the following:
- 12" or better pry tools. Nothign fancy, I've had a $19.99 janky harbor pry tool set for years. I wait and wait for them to fail.
- Baby 1/4" rachet and 1/4" set. Again, any 1/4" set will do. If you don't have a baby ratchet but you have another you can spare, cut it in half with a hacksaw.
- 12" or better slender flathead. Damn ever since craftsman sold out they've been s$it but despite the bend comes in handy, this time is was very handy but a straight 14" or 16" would be ideal, I just didn't have one.
For the passenger side, just use a pry tool on the right clamp but hook it from under. Silly simple. On the left jam your screwdriver between the spring ring and twist to pull it out. It might take a few attempts but not many. Then just yank it out because the screwdriver holds it by itself if positioned right.
That's it. As for the rest in the picture below, I tape and mark everything I touch (getting old and forget a lot). I hit my intake mount grommets (re-used per instructions) with shin-etsu. Last a long time and man it's incredible on all weather seals and other soft rubber & synthetic stripping. I've had this single tube since F&F TD hit. That allen wrench happened to be the exact size for the AMS lid secure bolts. Finally, one of the 300 same sized furniture allen wrenches that I refuse to throw away has been put into use. My tools are never exposed to moisture but those terrible things they include just turn to dust in like 5 years all by themselves somehow hah. I didn't actually use the pliers in the picture but assumed I would and didn't want to take another picture.
Tools. mentioned above:
Angle on pass clamp using slender screwdriver and hooked pry tool. I'm hooking it from under, I have a closer view that I put a circle around. Doing this you can simply yank the intake out with your other hand because the screwdriver is engaged and twisted, holding the other.
Closeup of pry position:
These plugs were way too stiff to just mash in. I ran them under hot water so they'd soften up, otherwise I'm sure I would have mashed them to death.
Finally done and sound great. Going to get some logs out to see if need to iterate on the tune.
Ok I hope this helps someone on the fence worried bout getting this done. Get after it!
I'd recommend making sure you have (at a minimum) the following:
- 12" or better pry tools. Nothign fancy, I've had a $19.99 janky harbor pry tool set for years. I wait and wait for them to fail.
- Baby 1/4" rachet and 1/4" set. Again, any 1/4" set will do. If you don't have a baby ratchet but you have another you can spare, cut it in half with a hacksaw.
- 12" or better slender flathead. Damn ever since craftsman sold out they've been s$it but despite the bend comes in handy, this time is was very handy but a straight 14" or 16" would be ideal, I just didn't have one.
For the passenger side, just use a pry tool on the right clamp but hook it from under. Silly simple. On the left jam your screwdriver between the spring ring and twist to pull it out. It might take a few attempts but not many. Then just yank it out because the screwdriver holds it by itself if positioned right.
That's it. As for the rest in the picture below, I tape and mark everything I touch (getting old and forget a lot). I hit my intake mount grommets (re-used per instructions) with shin-etsu. Last a long time and man it's incredible on all weather seals and other soft rubber & synthetic stripping. I've had this single tube since F&F TD hit. That allen wrench happened to be the exact size for the AMS lid secure bolts. Finally, one of the 300 same sized furniture allen wrenches that I refuse to throw away has been put into use. My tools are never exposed to moisture but those terrible things they include just turn to dust in like 5 years all by themselves somehow hah. I didn't actually use the pliers in the picture but assumed I would and didn't want to take another picture.
Tools. mentioned above:
Angle on pass clamp using slender screwdriver and hooked pry tool. I'm hooking it from under, I have a closer view that I put a circle around. Doing this you can simply yank the intake out with your other hand because the screwdriver is engaged and twisted, holding the other.
Closeup of pry position:
These plugs were way too stiff to just mash in. I ran them under hot water so they'd soften up, otherwise I'm sure I would have mashed them to death.
Finally done and sound great. Going to get some logs out to see if need to iterate on the tune.
Ok I hope this helps someone on the fence worried bout getting this done. Get after it!