dave7

Ok, so I got the mod on my car today. I ended up contacting a welder/fabricator to make the pieces (all the rails). He charged me $50 for the 4 rails and the 1 short rail. It might be a good idea for those who don't have the tools for this mod, such as myself. Seeeeeya, the nibbler was a good idea in theory but not in practice. It ended up being time consuming and not very precise. The mod went on well except the BPV sense hose. It's very tight maneuvering near the intake manifold. I ended up getting the hose on tight just by pushing it on (with the clamp on). So hopefully that did the trick. Just wanted to say that I'm a complete noob with cars and tools but this mod was super easy. The intercooler was pretty easy to get off and it was easy to modify as well. I was a little bit intimated by taking off the intercooler at first...but not anymore (its super easy). So if anyone out there that might be intimated by this mod...just try it. It was about as bad as installing my intake.

So I went out and bought a nibbler. Damn...i did one rail and my hand is really sore. It works...but it leaves little "burrs" on the metal if you will.

Yea it was like at 6pm. I'm sorry did I interrupt your CSI? But seriously, people can be so uptight.

This is the part where I'm at right now. I might just take it to a machine shop and see what they say . One of my neighbors came to the door and complained about the noise I was making .

I just tried to fabricate this kit and I'm realizing I don't have the proper tools to do it. I live in an apartment and the dremel is so LOUD and time consuming to use. Does anyone have any tips on how to cut the aluminum? Seriously wish I had a garage =/