Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 23:21:07 -0400
From: Edgar Perez <edgarperez@worldnet.att.net> Subject: DML: RE: 1/2
of FABM Installed
<<That is great. I have one in my V6 and I love it as well. I will
be ordering the K&N tomorrow or day after. How did the 180 go?
Do you have a an 8 or 6?>>
Installing the 180 was pretty easy but messy... I had radiator
coolant all over the place. I have a '98 V8 and I was able to swap it
out without removing anything except the stat housing/return hose
where it attaches to the block. The longest part of the project was
scraping the old gasket material off! You need a long screwdriver and
a vacuum cleaner with a long nozzle attachment. On the '98 you can
reach the radiator drain plug from above. It's on the drivers side of
the vehicle and it has a small drain tube that you need to unplug...
You can't see it, but it was reachable for me and that way I didn't
need to take off any of the protective stuff that's connected to the
air dam. Make sure you have two buckets though... I only had one and
it's the reason things got a bit messy.
Big difference on the temp. gauge... It barely makes it over the
first bar now.
Good luck.
T.
Boston, MA
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