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<blockquote data-quote="Nocturnal5.0" data-source="post: 12779687" data-attributes="member: 135205"><p>Hey guys, I figured I've lurked here long enough and finally have some free time to do this writeup on my experience with the Paxton 2200 SL install.</p><p></p><p>First off, I'd like to thank Beefcake for the great price and Shaun at AED for the great service and amazing tune.</p><p></p><p>I'd also like to note that any opinions I express in here are just that - my opionions. No nit-picks i have with the install are to reflect upon Beefcake, they are just my personal reflections and preferences on the install of the kit. With that out of the way, on to the pics!</p><p></p><p>Here are a couple of the car completely bone stock last summer shortly after purchasing it:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432975[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432976[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432977[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The car was a blast to drive, I loved it, but I wanted something more...and talking with a few friends of mine, I had my sights set on the Paxton kit, and with everyone else going with Whipple / TVS setups, I figured that I'd be the experiement for a higher end centri unit!</p><p></p><p>All pieces ordered, Paxton 2200 SL tuner kit (Beefcake special, base 3.8 pulley), JLT open element filter, Lethal Performance o/r H-Pipe, Ford Racing 47 lb/hr injectors and an SCT tuner.</p><p></p><p>This is how everything showed up at my house:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432978[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432979[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432980[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432981[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432982[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432983[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And unboxed:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432984[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432985[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The excitement was unbearable, knowing that there were 200 horses sitting in boxes on the floor. Unfortunately, I had to wait for time off from work during the holidays to get to work on the install, as well as waiting for my friend from Denver to make it here to help me out. Once he was able to make it over, we got to work immediately, knowing we only had a couple of days to get as much of the extra hands work done as possible.</p><p></p><p>On to the stock motor pics, just before cutting into the car:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432986[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The first order of business was disassembly:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432987[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432988[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Nothing too terribly hard about that, but then again, taking stuff off is easier than installing it lol.</p><p></p><p>With initial disassembly done, it was time to start putting it back together.</p><p></p><p>Removing the stock H-pipe was relatively easy, but it was made alot easier by having an extra pair of hands. With it out, it was time for the Lethal catless H to replace it:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432989[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432990[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not a bad install, but be sure if you have an aftermarket H or X pipe to put on with the kit, that you do this first, as it will be an absolute bastard to get at the flange bolts on the passenger side with the overflow tank for the kit installed.</p><p></p><p>Next was the upper radiator hose modification. You pretty much butcher this thing, pretty easy, but there are some things to take note of, but more on that later.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432991[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432992[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432993[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There are alot of small coolant line modifications you have to do, but nothing worth taking pictures of that weren't the upper hose.</p><p></p><p>Next was a small, albeit important step, bending the larger AC line over. Luckily, I had a good amount of shims laying about and was able to get just the right amount of bracing on the bottom of this line. I didn't break mine, and after it was bent, looking back on it, it really is very simple, but be cautious is key here, only bent small amounts at a time, test fitting the overflow tank and bending the line over just far enough to allow the tank to seat correctly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432994[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432995[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>While I set to work cutting the fan shroud, my friend started working on getting the blower bracket installed (we still aren't quite sure of the best way to get this installed completely hassle free, but having an extra set of hands is invaluable here). Unfortunately, I don't have pics of the modified fan shroud, I don't know which one of the three cameras I used during this install they got onto lol.</p><p></p><p>This is just after getting the blower mounted:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432996[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next up was the intercooler, again, nothing hard but the piping takes some finesse to get to fit correctly. It's not hard, but being careful here will help prevent boost leaks or couplers blowing off. I didn't, and still don't have any issues with boost leaks, everything fits like a glove:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432997[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>With the intercooler installed, it was time to get the rest of the IC / intake piping together:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432998[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432999[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433000[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now for more fun cutting. The front bumper wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, just measure twice, cut once, and cut small amounts at a time. I was actually able to get a very straight line by hand with no guides using a dremel tool, very impressed with how well it fits once trimmed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433001[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And then for the splash guard under the front of the car:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433002[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433003[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The actual install only takes about 8 - 10 hours, but I had some complications I'll address next here to give a heads up to anyone doing the install, but first, the finished product!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433004[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433005[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nocturnal5.0, post: 12779687, member: 135205"] Hey guys, I figured I've lurked here long enough and finally have some free time to do this writeup on my experience with the Paxton 2200 SL install. First off, I'd like to thank Beefcake for the great price and Shaun at AED for the great service and amazing tune. I'd also like to note that any opinions I express in here are just that - my opionions. No nit-picks i have with the install are to reflect upon Beefcake, they are just my personal reflections and preferences on the install of the kit. With that out of the way, on to the pics! Here are a couple of the car completely bone stock last summer shortly after purchasing it: [ATTACH=full]432975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432977[/ATTACH] The car was a blast to drive, I loved it, but I wanted something more...and talking with a few friends of mine, I had my sights set on the Paxton kit, and with everyone else going with Whipple / TVS setups, I figured that I'd be the experiement for a higher end centri unit! All pieces ordered, Paxton 2200 SL tuner kit (Beefcake special, base 3.8 pulley), JLT open element filter, Lethal Performance o/r H-Pipe, Ford Racing 47 lb/hr injectors and an SCT tuner. This is how everything showed up at my house: [ATTACH=full]432978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432983[/ATTACH] And unboxed: [ATTACH=full]432984[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432985[/ATTACH] The excitement was unbearable, knowing that there were 200 horses sitting in boxes on the floor. Unfortunately, I had to wait for time off from work during the holidays to get to work on the install, as well as waiting for my friend from Denver to make it here to help me out. Once he was able to make it over, we got to work immediately, knowing we only had a couple of days to get as much of the extra hands work done as possible. On to the stock motor pics, just before cutting into the car: [ATTACH=full]432986[/ATTACH] The first order of business was disassembly: [ATTACH=full]432987[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432988[/ATTACH] Nothing too terribly hard about that, but then again, taking stuff off is easier than installing it lol. With initial disassembly done, it was time to start putting it back together. Removing the stock H-pipe was relatively easy, but it was made alot easier by having an extra pair of hands. With it out, it was time for the Lethal catless H to replace it: [ATTACH=full]432989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432990[/ATTACH] Not a bad install, but be sure if you have an aftermarket H or X pipe to put on with the kit, that you do this first, as it will be an absolute bastard to get at the flange bolts on the passenger side with the overflow tank for the kit installed. Next was the upper radiator hose modification. You pretty much butcher this thing, pretty easy, but there are some things to take note of, but more on that later. [ATTACH=full]432991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432992[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432993[/ATTACH] There are alot of small coolant line modifications you have to do, but nothing worth taking pictures of that weren't the upper hose. Next was a small, albeit important step, bending the larger AC line over. Luckily, I had a good amount of shims laying about and was able to get just the right amount of bracing on the bottom of this line. I didn't break mine, and after it was bent, looking back on it, it really is very simple, but be cautious is key here, only bent small amounts at a time, test fitting the overflow tank and bending the line over just far enough to allow the tank to seat correctly. [ATTACH=full]432994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432995[/ATTACH] While I set to work cutting the fan shroud, my friend started working on getting the blower bracket installed (we still aren't quite sure of the best way to get this installed completely hassle free, but having an extra set of hands is invaluable here). Unfortunately, I don't have pics of the modified fan shroud, I don't know which one of the three cameras I used during this install they got onto lol. This is just after getting the blower mounted: [ATTACH=full]432996[/ATTACH] Next up was the intercooler, again, nothing hard but the piping takes some finesse to get to fit correctly. It's not hard, but being careful here will help prevent boost leaks or couplers blowing off. I didn't, and still don't have any issues with boost leaks, everything fits like a glove: [ATTACH=full]432997[/ATTACH] With the intercooler installed, it was time to get the rest of the IC / intake piping together: [ATTACH=full]432998[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432999[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]433000[/ATTACH] Now for more fun cutting. The front bumper wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, just measure twice, cut once, and cut small amounts at a time. I was actually able to get a very straight line by hand with no guides using a dremel tool, very impressed with how well it fits once trimmed. [ATTACH=full]433001[/ATTACH] And then for the splash guard under the front of the car: [ATTACH=full]433002[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]433003[/ATTACH] The actual install only takes about 8 - 10 hours, but I had some complications I'll address next here to give a heads up to anyone doing the install, but first, the finished product! [ATTACH=full]433004[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]433005[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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