Just finished installing a COBB FMIC and one step colder plugs. Just a couple of tips for anyone thinking about doing the COBB.
No need at all to remove the front bumper, there are a couple of 8mm bolts its handy to have an offset head ratcheting head wrench for, but its not a deal breaker if you don't have one just tedious as hell.
You don't have to, but I took the headlight trim panels off just because I wanted more room to get at the grille bolts underneath. It's not hard, but take your time and ease them off (painted pieces).
The rest is fairly easy, a couple of guys said they did this 4-5 hours, that's not me, I didn't (don't) hurry and don't use an impact (electric or otherwise) for much. Probably took me 8 hours total not standing around admiring my handiwork. You won't believe the room you have under there once the stock IC fan setup is gone. Take your time getting the hoses in the right place prior to tightening the clamps, you'll thank yourself later. Hardest part for me was getting the damn BOV hose back on the bottom of the intake and making sure it was locked on. Apparently my arms aren't long enough and or bent in the right places.....
There are a couple of vendor u-tube videos out there (Not COBB) showing how to do this installation, if you want my opinion, take them with more than a couple of grains of salt, they flat tell you to do some wonky shit. One advises the complete wrong thing to do with the O rings COBB supplies....Follow COBBs directions and you'll be golden.
Some guys leave the motors hooked up and tied up, I didn't, I removed them. No CELs, no problems.
I've got some other mods, but the truck runs good, really good. I have a MPT tune, data-logged it after the installation, MPT said its good, getting a lot of benefit from the lower intake temps. They did make one minor adjustment to the tune, didn't tell me what it was.
No need at all to remove the front bumper, there are a couple of 8mm bolts its handy to have an offset head ratcheting head wrench for, but its not a deal breaker if you don't have one just tedious as hell.
You don't have to, but I took the headlight trim panels off just because I wanted more room to get at the grille bolts underneath. It's not hard, but take your time and ease them off (painted pieces).
The rest is fairly easy, a couple of guys said they did this 4-5 hours, that's not me, I didn't (don't) hurry and don't use an impact (electric or otherwise) for much. Probably took me 8 hours total not standing around admiring my handiwork. You won't believe the room you have under there once the stock IC fan setup is gone. Take your time getting the hoses in the right place prior to tightening the clamps, you'll thank yourself later. Hardest part for me was getting the damn BOV hose back on the bottom of the intake and making sure it was locked on. Apparently my arms aren't long enough and or bent in the right places.....
There are a couple of vendor u-tube videos out there (Not COBB) showing how to do this installation, if you want my opinion, take them with more than a couple of grains of salt, they flat tell you to do some wonky shit. One advises the complete wrong thing to do with the O rings COBB supplies....Follow COBBs directions and you'll be golden.
Some guys leave the motors hooked up and tied up, I didn't, I removed them. No CELs, no problems.
I've got some other mods, but the truck runs good, really good. I have a MPT tune, data-logged it after the installation, MPT said its good, getting a lot of benefit from the lower intake temps. They did make one minor adjustment to the tune, didn't tell me what it was.
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