There are plenty of people out there who did this mod. And thanks to those people there were many, many step by step posts with pictures on how to do this. To those people I say THANK YOU and it was those posts that helped me thru this install...
This post is not another "how to" as I could not do a better job then what is already available. But this is a testimony of the level of difficulty one might expect to take on this task. And by that I mean the "shade tree" mechanic like myself.
I accomplished this install with simple hand tools only. Removal of the tank, side panels, air filter, and plastic velocity stack cover was all pretty easy. The task of actually loosening the allen head screws that hold the air pump in place was the most difficult task of this install, and that only because of the tight area in which to work. With some patience and the smallest 3/8" drive ratchet I could find this was not too bad.
AGG Racing makes a beautiful piece to block off the holes left by the air pump removal. Perfectly machined aluminum at a lesser cost than anything else I could find. IDK if I had a new block off, but in reviews I found you are supposed to remove a screw on the back of the block-off plates. The plates that I received had no such screws, just pure aluminum. A beautiful product.
After install of the plates everything else was reinstalled in reverse order.
Im now ready for my custom tune!
This post is not another "how to" as I could not do a better job then what is already available. But this is a testimony of the level of difficulty one might expect to take on this task. And by that I mean the "shade tree" mechanic like myself.
I accomplished this install with simple hand tools only. Removal of the tank, side panels, air filter, and plastic velocity stack cover was all pretty easy. The task of actually loosening the allen head screws that hold the air pump in place was the most difficult task of this install, and that only because of the tight area in which to work. With some patience and the smallest 3/8" drive ratchet I could find this was not too bad.
AGG Racing makes a beautiful piece to block off the holes left by the air pump removal. Perfectly machined aluminum at a lesser cost than anything else I could find. IDK if I had a new block off, but in reviews I found you are supposed to remove a screw on the back of the block-off plates. The plates that I received had no such screws, just pure aluminum. A beautiful product.
After install of the plates everything else was reinstalled in reverse order.
Im now ready for my custom tune!