Damn... Way to go with the hoist! These blowers are heavy as hell!

RT

 

my son and his friend put it in for phase 1, while I was screaming 'Don't tear the O ring"

well, when we took it out to swap cam , injectors, etc. sure enough a corner of the O ring was shredded. So we got the hoist, but the boom was way too short, so we McGyvered a weights bar onto the end, and still had to use fedex shims underneath for the last 2 inches (front and rear), in that the firewall insulation was wedged up against the top of the blower.

I thought that someone might appreciate this...lol

 

I'm an idiot. Have a hoist and my 64 yr old *** (at the time) did it by myself lol...feel like a dumbass now. Guess I was anxious huh?

 

my son and his friend did it by hand (phase 1...blower tb, 4" pulley). On this truck, the firewall upper insulation squeezes the blower down against the manifold and O ring....well, they shredded a corner of the O ring, so after the cam, springs and injectors swap, we used the cherry picker along with an extension bar (boom had no reach). still had to protect the O ring during final inch or so with fedex shims.

gotta get creative...I'm 64 at the moment....lol

 

I have been thinking about using some thin polypropylene sheeting (flexible cutting board) to let the manifold slide around while setting it down on the heads then gently slide them out.

RT

 

the manifold is light and has 1/8" min of rubber port seals sticking out of it. I would use at least 2 of 6mm longer bolts or studs, and hover the manifold above the holes. that would be ideal, but not 100% needed. You pretty much have to be an animal to lose or pinch a seal.

plus, once you have a few bolts started, you can look around and see (even from the inside of the manifold , looking down at the runners) and you would be able to tell if the (green in my case) seals are in their groves

 

He's got a TVS...

 

ok,so does the manifold and bower have to go in together? If so, I understand, and more reason to drop it straight down on the holes and to use a hoist

 

Yeah manifold and blower are together.

RT

 

hoist w/ extension and just hover over head ports. start a couple of long screws and drop her straight down for the win !!