Well installation had its pitfalls. First off I had to redo my fuel lines a bit. My old fuel pump was forward on the frame. I had to cut and reinstall the braided -an fittings so I could mount the high pressure pump closer to the tank. That took me most of the first day. Wiring seemed easy enough. Battery, switch, tach and it has it's own built in fuel pump relay so it had a wire for the fuel pump power also. Installed the O2 sensor bung, the strap on type. I'll weld it when I upgrade my exhaust later. And lastly the temp sender in the intake manifold. I then had to install a return line to my fuel cell. I just used some fuel quality rubber line for that. Now for the problems:
1. The O2 bung was missing the gasket that was advertised with the kit.
2. When I barely started bolting down the throttle body itself the corner cracked. Yes the half inch thick billet bolt flange cracked. It didn't crack all the way through so I pressed on just to hear it start.
3. I turn the key for the first time and the fuel pump comes on for all of half a second. DOA.
At that point I had about 9 hours into the job and went to bed. I got up the next morning and in less then 30 mins I had it all packed up and back in the box. After a 3 hour round trip run to Summit Racing I was back at the house and in less then an hour I had the kit installed again. The second kit had inspection sheets in the box that showed someone did a QA on it before sending it out. The first kit didn't have that.
So it took several tries and I still couldn't get the thing to start. I turned the key and waited for the fuel injectors to squirt. Then I tried to turn it over. It would kick over for a second and then die. This went on for an hour. I finally called the Tech support(very helpful and friendly guys btw). After him hearing what it sounded like trying to start over the phone he deduced that the problem was my source for the switch wire was being interrupted during cranking. I had used the choke wire. He instructed me to move it to the pos side of the coil. After that it started right up.
I am still having problems with cold starts. I have to find time to get out there with Tech support and adjust(with the laptop) the IAC valve and the idle itself and the richness on cold start settings.
But on a final note. It runs like a scalded cat down the roads. So much so that I popped the weld on my four link and almost lost my rear end down the road. A few cargo straps and I drove it back home and drilled and bolted it back together.
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