KB 3.2L :)

[Phoenix]

Everyone is doing a GoFundMe campaign these days...start there lol

No lie, i told my friend yesterday i may be doing that for the 3.2 :lol:

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[Travis@boostworks]

Here's our Boost-a-Pump installation addendum for the instruction 2015/2016 instruction manual.

 

[Obsol3te]

Ok, I didnt get to start as planned when I got home from work last night. I ended up getting out later than I would've liked. Also, I have family visiting(yay...) today so now I need to delay installation a little more so I can go and pick them up from the airport...
SO! If all goes well, I should be starting sometime around 2pm today. Hopefully no more distractions

 

[Underoverated]

Awesome I can't wait


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[Gdyup50]

Looking forward to it, I'm still tussling on whether or not to pull the trigger. Spoke to Travis on the phone yesterday and he answered all my questions. They are doing their first install of one this week at the place I would go for my install, so I'm kind of keeping an eye on that too. Big decision...can't wait to see your progress...

 

[Evo_Rob]

Ok, I didnt get to start as planned when I got home from work last night. I ended up getting out later than I would've liked. Also, I have family visiting(yay...) today so now I need to delay installation a little more so I can go and pick them up from the airport...
SO! If all goes well, I should be starting sometime around 2pm today. Hopefully no more distractions

Pictures. Lots and lots of pictures

 

[Travis@boostworks]

Looking forward to it, I'm still tussling on whether or not to pull the trigger. Spoke to Travis on the phone yesterday and he answered all my questions. They are doing their first install of one this week at the place I would go for my install, so I'm kind of keeping an eye on that too. Big decision...can't wait to see your progress...

Let us know if we can be of any further help.

 

[jefc73]

Let us know if we can be of any further help.

[MENTION=10789]Travis@boostworks[/MENTION]. Will be giving you a call soon Travis. Have some questions as well.

 

[Travis@boostworks]

@Travis@boostworks. Will be giving you a call soon Travis. Have some questions as well.

Awesome!

If you miss us over the phone, please email me personally at [email protected] , and I'll be sure to get back with you asap.

 

[Obsol3te]

Ok! Progress so far

Everything has been going fairly smooth, no real issues as of yet other than doing a little extra work that I didn't have to do. After speaking to Travis you really dont need to pull the front fender.
But here we go hopefully they post in order.
First picture, I removed a couple of covers, the battery and engine cover. I skipped around the instructions a little bit doing a little bit of the top end work while I was waiting for the car to cool down.

Second picture I removed the strut tower braces, they wont be re-used. Also disconnected the battery.

Help was en route so I started on the motor mounts. Theyre really not hard to do, dont be afraid of them. I was able to reach the forward chassis to mount bolt with a ratchet from up top. The kooks headers I had to remove the mount to engine nut from underneath, along with the rear mount to chassis.
The passenger side was a LOT harder, but it still wasnt bad. I jacked up one side of the motor using a block of wood and a jack on the corner of the oil pan(i know...)
Lowered it back down with bolts in place and moved onto the drivers side. The drivers side is accessible from the top. Very simple. The directions want you to remove the steering column, you dont have to. You can maneuver that mount around without touching the damn thing. Leave it connected. Plopped the other one in place and torqued it down.

The next pic is just a comparison of the two motor mounts. a clear drop in height as you can see.

The next picture is the removal of the airbox, and a few lines. Factory connectors are pretty simple to remove. Most have this collar you push in and the connector pops right off.

The next pic we disconnected a couple more lines, and also disconnected the fuel rail. Loosened the manifold mounting hardware as well. This bitch is about ready to come off.

Manifold removed. The connectors in the back of the manifold wernt as bad as I thought they'd be. I've got some MITTS and I was able to work my hands back there.
I had a buddy lift the manifold and tilt it slightly toward him so I could remove the two connectors and zip tie mounts at the base of the rear manifold.

The next picture I did a bit more work than I needed to. I guess I didn't have to remove the passenger side fenderwell because im not removing the bumper cover. There is AMPLE room after you take off that plastic air dam underneath the front of the car to reach and do what you need to.
The drivers side DOES need to come out because of the air filter and horn needing to be relocated(im not sure why, Travis you wanna chime in?)

The last picture is just where im at right now, im a little further in the instructions im actually working on cutting the wiring loom and remounting the knock sensors as soon as the wife gets back with my torque wrench.
The knock sensors need to be angled slightly more toward each cylinder head to allow room for clearance of the heat exchanger. There's supplied heat tape that i'll be using and i'll snap a few more pictures of how that's coming along.

I might do a little more tonight, but we'll see. I have my startup tune from Lund waiting in my email, so it's all on my time right now. Hopefully I can piece it back together tomorrow!

 

[Obsol3te]

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[ifly680g]

Looks Awesome, I showed my wife and all she could say is "You Don't Need That"

 

[Travis@boostworks]

Thanks for the detailed write up! It really helps for others to see just how straight forward the install is when you're in your garage with basic hand tools.

The liner on the driver's side has to be loosened because you will need access to mount the massive air filter. Also, the horns get moved over to make room for that. I usually just bend them forward, though. ;)

 

[Jmeo]

Looking good, can't wait to see your numbers

 

[Evo_Rob]

Looks Awesome, I showed my wife and all she could say is "You Don't Need That"

Mine said that, too. Whipple en route. :lol:

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