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Boomba Racing Intake Manifold and Throttle Body Spacers
- Thread starter Boomba Racing
- Start date
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Installed, and very enjoyed already!
I am not as far along the modification list as some of you but I did notice the difference. I have a Cobb CBE, RMM, Panel Filter, & AccessPort running the Stage 1 93 octane tune, stock rubber on 15.5 lb lightweight wheels, and the Boomba BOV spacer.
2J-Racing Cowl Intake & Race Downpipe on order. FMIC upgrade after that.
The install was long and, at times, extremely tedious. My advice to you all... set aside plenty of time, have a friend available at times, and make sure you have the right tools to complete the job. It took me about 4 1/2 hours. My hands are all kinds of cut up from the extremely tight spaces and sharp edges. There are also a couple of misprints in the Boomba Install Manual. My FiST is a 2015 so the bolt sizes may be different than theirs, but the intake manifold removal section (#24 on the pdf) says the bolts are M6 & M8. I found they are M8 & M10. Additionally, the vent clips for me were just squeeze-released, unlike their instructions to rotate it to the left then pull it out. One suggestion I will make is before you reinstall the intake manifold, go ahead and attach the throttle body spacer first. It's not in a very convenient location to hold and feed screws into. Let alone the next part (which is attaching the throttle body to the spacer, which took me to the limits of my already waning sanity); for whatever reason, I couldn't get the bolts to initially grab. Eventually I fed them in from the bottom, using three extension pieces and a twerking video's worth of wobble. But hey, it worked.
Hope this helps, and I'd be glad to answer any questions you guys have!
I am not as far along the modification list as some of you but I did notice the difference. I have a Cobb CBE, RMM, Panel Filter, & AccessPort running the Stage 1 93 octane tune, stock rubber on 15.5 lb lightweight wheels, and the Boomba BOV spacer.
2J-Racing Cowl Intake & Race Downpipe on order. FMIC upgrade after that.
The install was long and, at times, extremely tedious. My advice to you all... set aside plenty of time, have a friend available at times, and make sure you have the right tools to complete the job. It took me about 4 1/2 hours. My hands are all kinds of cut up from the extremely tight spaces and sharp edges. There are also a couple of misprints in the Boomba Install Manual. My FiST is a 2015 so the bolt sizes may be different than theirs, but the intake manifold removal section (#24 on the pdf) says the bolts are M6 & M8. I found they are M8 & M10. Additionally, the vent clips for me were just squeeze-released, unlike their instructions to rotate it to the left then pull it out. One suggestion I will make is before you reinstall the intake manifold, go ahead and attach the throttle body spacer first. It's not in a very convenient location to hold and feed screws into. Let alone the next part (which is attaching the throttle body to the spacer, which took me to the limits of my already waning sanity); for whatever reason, I couldn't get the bolts to initially grab. Eventually I fed them in from the bottom, using three extension pieces and a twerking video's worth of wobble. But hey, it worked.
Hope this helps, and I'd be glad to answer any questions you guys have!
Got mine in. Can't drive until tonight. A few install tips off the top of my head. First, I still have my sound symposer and that thing was a headache to remove and won't fit in the grommet on the intake manifold anymore. I plan on getting rid of it after I get an exhaust anyway. That was probably the only thing that slowed my progress. Second, was to not remove the large vent line from underneath the intake manifold that connects to the valve cover. You remove the top connection, of course, but leave the bottom one in place. The other two vent lines that have both connections on top should be removed completely. Third, you can use a 1/4 inch, 6 sided socket to remove that male torx stud on the alternator. Fourth, when they say don't tighten the upper alternator bolts when reinstalling, they really mean it. Barely start them or you'll have a hard time getting the bottom bolt in. Other than that, everything went smoothly Typical Boomba quality regarding the parts. Can't wait to drive it. Reset my KAM just in case. Oh yeah, if you have a compressor, blow off any dirt that may have collected in the area between the intake manifold and head as soon as you remove the engine cover. That will keep any dirt from falling into your intake ports when you remove the intake manifold. Enjoy your spacer and be prepared to get depressed when you see how gummed up your valves look.
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