[PerfectSaiyan]

NikiterZTS,Nov 14 2006, 09:49 PM Wrote:

PerfectSaiyan,Nov 14 2006, 03:43 PM Wrote:

NikiterZTS,Nov 12 2006, 04:30 PM Wrote:mmmm

one day i'll be there
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well when you get there, you ask me what belt you have to use. I finally sourced one for no A/C :)
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how long did it take u to put ur powerworks on?
and what problems did u run in to?
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its still being installed right now. I have been waiting on my ECu to get back because mine was used, it didnt come with spark plugs, a couple of gaskets, a powerworks badge, and a couple of bolts.

irritatingly enough the 2 bolts that werent included were for the manifold to bolt up to the head, so i have to wait until they get there so I can finish what I am doing. the focus has gotten a nice little vacation from being DD'd though.

for me, a very novice mechanic, it took me about 14 hours start to where i am now. I have all the wiring done, I test routed the belt. all that needs to be done is bolting it properly down to the head, putting in the alternator, attaching throttle body/intake, and minor other things (spark plugs, etc) and its ready to be turned over. Ive test fitted the alernator 3 times so i could get the belt on properly, had to take it out so the bolts on the lower portion of the manifold can be put in properly.

Ford only put around 5 bolts in the stock manifold, but 9 bolt holes exist. the other ones are just capped off on the stock manifold. but yeah, sticking a cast 46lb blower on will change that for sure, so the bolts are class 10.9 and are impossible to find locally, so right now Im at the mercy of UPS.

but yeah, I studied the repair manuals and the pwoerworks instructions religiously for 1.5 weeks before starting it, and its been fairly straight forward, its a good piece of engineering right thur.

i tried to put the blower in without the engine being rocked forward. its a mistake, my tranny bolt had a bitch of a time getting out, so I tried without out, and scratched the valve cover up pretty nicely, thats why you see tape on it. but after rocking the engine forward, its not that difficult to do. I can do it myself (lower it in, so 2 guys isnt 100% necessary)

I havent rushed myself because I can use 3 other cars if I need to, but if you dont, dont rush it, or take more than the weekend off to do it.

the only problem I ran into was I didnt have a big enough wrench to take off the coupling that hold the EGR to its tube, and I didnt have an E8 inverted torx bit to remove the studs on the manifold/alternator. buy them, the E8 bit is $6, and the wrench was $18. in the powerworks guide, they say its 1 1/2 inch, but its smaller than that, so it was a waste of money IMHO