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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Debating on if I should do it myself or pay my tuner? He's not cheap at all but he does great work. I'm replacing the motor as well so ill have the motor and all out as well... And I have a lift just looking for some opinions thanks
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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I didn't remove my engine, so the hardest part was the k-member. Everything else was easy. It was straight forward. Took a while though. Did the easy stuff first, washer fluid reservoir & over-flow, then FMIC, and so on. Needed the car M-F at the time so I installed it myself over several weekends.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Good to know
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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Haha...... It's very time consuming and much easier if you pull the motor and I'm not talking about from the top lol. The kit is a very nice piece though wish I could have one.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Just take your time and lots of it. K member is a bitch by yourself. I did mine on a lift, not a fan of jack stands. Is it a new kit or used??
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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It's all brand new with the LG upgrades planning on a 410 from aes soon to go with it.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TermnEatr
It's all brand new with the LG upgrades planning on a 410 from aes soon to go with it.
thats gonna be a killer setup. Good luck with it.

Enjoy
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If the motor is out anyways i see no reason not to install it yourself.
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Thanks for the opinions guys can't wait to get the ball rolling with the build...
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
If the motor is out anyways i see no reason not to install it yourself.
To save money!? lol not everyone wipe's his *** with Benjamins
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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Read.The.Manual..... thats all I can tell you. youll take MAJOR steps back if you try skip steps
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One more ? On the kit I know I will need the msd aps starter and a bmr crossmember now is it just any crossmember or is there a specific one I need?
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Call bmr they have two now aps specific! One for more room for inlets and one with more room for larger bb turbos! I have the original that the aps manual calls for and the one for the larger inlets (not installed yet) looks like a ton more room for inlet tubing!
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Originally Posted by SLOWWZ28
Call bmr they have two now aps specific! One for more room for inlets and one with more room for larger bb turbos! I have the original that the aps manual calls for and the one for the larger inlets (not installed yet) looks like a ton more room for inlet tubing!
Are u talking about the k member? I have the k member ... On the site it says not included are the msd starter and also a bmr crossmember that will be needed
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Anyone ?
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
If the motor is out anyways i see no reason not to install it yourself.
Originally Posted by Somebody09
To save money!? lol not everyone wipe's his *** with Benjamins
Reading comprehension fail lol
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Hello ,
I have the msd starter but i didnt installed it yet because the oem works great with only heat shield.
so imo if you still dont have it dont buy it until your starter fail
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Good luck.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 04:12 AM
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Just take your time and lots of it. K member is a bitch by yourself.

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I havnt done an APS kit but ive done a bmr turbo kmember, with a pift doing it urself shouldnt be horrible, did mine with a friend on jack stands in my driveway, so hilding up and tryin to keep it alligned while putting bolts in were a bitch, even with a jack helping it, just get the little dowels/alignment pins in there holes and u should be good
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
Reading comprehension fail lol
Yeah, you're right, but that's okay. My heart will continue to pump blood through my arteries and veins regardless.
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