jmeiers
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Thanks to COVID, I been working from home and bored. Ended up ordering, waiting for shipment, and installing the following:
Ported Cobra Jet manifold (Bret Barber/AFS)
VMP 137 Monoblade throttle body
Steeda CJ Closed CAI
S&B valve cover breathers (keeping my existing JLT catch cans on hot standby in case there are mess/smell issues)
My notes:
1) Install was super easy. I just installed Kooks longtubes back in January, on by back and by myself, so installing this was a breeze to say the least. Anybody can do this!!!
2) As others have explained in previous posts, I cut 2 tabs on the stock fuel rails and then bent the top rail forward and down in front of the bottom rail to clear the underside inlet of the CJ. I included a photo circling the 2 tabs I cut. I used a dremel cutoff wheel and a steady hand.
3) Did not install the included straight water bypass pipe on the driver side to clear the throttle body motor. Instead used a rubber mallet and 2 firm soft taps and simply bent the pipe enough to clear.
4) The bottom driver side vacuum port on the CJ is not 3/8" like the top port on the driver side. It is larger like 1/2" and I only had 3/8" fuel hose on me at the time and everything being closed up around here didn't help. I ended up temporary rigging up a 1/2" clear tubing to a 1/4" NPT - 3/8" barb adapter. Be sure you have larger hose around for this. I just assumed from the other install posts that both driver side ports were the same size. They are not.
5) My motor was already lowered with BMR motor brackets and still used the stock motor mounts. I know others say it doesn't work, and I don't doubt that, but my stock 2019 hood shuts fine and clears my CJ after removing the hood insulation. No cutting or notching of the hood at all. The only difference between my CJ and others I have seen that have clearance issues is that I have a brand new Ford Performance branded CJ and the others have the older Ford Racing CJ. They are supposed to be the same, but maybe the Ford Racing logo sits higher than the Ford Performance plaque and causes the rubbing?
My car was already E85 tuned by PBD and I had my updated initial CJ tune files ready to go and I have made a few datalogs. The car started right up and idled nicely, especially after it was fully warmed up. Overall, the car drives pretty good and my first WOT pulls were AMAZING, on just the initial E85 tune. I just sent in my logs this morning and am waiting for updates before making more pulls but it is totally driveable the way it is now. No stalling and it idles pretty smooth. The motor is flowing way more air now!
Any questions about the CJ install or anybody need help on their own CJ install, let me know. I got nothing but time on my hands and no tracks are open to SEND this bitch!
Ported Cobra Jet manifold (Bret Barber/AFS)
VMP 137 Monoblade throttle body
Steeda CJ Closed CAI
S&B valve cover breathers (keeping my existing JLT catch cans on hot standby in case there are mess/smell issues)
My notes:
1) Install was super easy. I just installed Kooks longtubes back in January, on by back and by myself, so installing this was a breeze to say the least. Anybody can do this!!!
2) As others have explained in previous posts, I cut 2 tabs on the stock fuel rails and then bent the top rail forward and down in front of the bottom rail to clear the underside inlet of the CJ. I included a photo circling the 2 tabs I cut. I used a dremel cutoff wheel and a steady hand.
3) Did not install the included straight water bypass pipe on the driver side to clear the throttle body motor. Instead used a rubber mallet and 2 firm soft taps and simply bent the pipe enough to clear.
4) The bottom driver side vacuum port on the CJ is not 3/8" like the top port on the driver side. It is larger like 1/2" and I only had 3/8" fuel hose on me at the time and everything being closed up around here didn't help. I ended up temporary rigging up a 1/2" clear tubing to a 1/4" NPT - 3/8" barb adapter. Be sure you have larger hose around for this. I just assumed from the other install posts that both driver side ports were the same size. They are not.
5) My motor was already lowered with BMR motor brackets and still used the stock motor mounts. I know others say it doesn't work, and I don't doubt that, but my stock 2019 hood shuts fine and clears my CJ after removing the hood insulation. No cutting or notching of the hood at all. The only difference between my CJ and others I have seen that have clearance issues is that I have a brand new Ford Performance branded CJ and the others have the older Ford Racing CJ. They are supposed to be the same, but maybe the Ford Racing logo sits higher than the Ford Performance plaque and causes the rubbing?
My car was already E85 tuned by PBD and I had my updated initial CJ tune files ready to go and I have made a few datalogs. The car started right up and idled nicely, especially after it was fully warmed up. Overall, the car drives pretty good and my first WOT pulls were AMAZING, on just the initial E85 tune. I just sent in my logs this morning and am waiting for updates before making more pulls but it is totally driveable the way it is now. No stalling and it idles pretty smooth. The motor is flowing way more air now!
Any questions about the CJ install or anybody need help on their own CJ install, let me know. I got nothing but time on my hands and no tracks are open to SEND this bitch!
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