Trilogy installation in process

[Gccch]

Hi all,

It's about time I found a weekend to get going on this project. thinking I had everything I need, I started yesterday around noon after a long night of graduation party.

By tonight around 7 I stopped for the weekend. Made it up to about page 96 n the Trilogy install manual. I say about because sitting here reviewing my progress I can't find page 95. I am held up with the alternator pulley swap and missing nuts to mount it which I will get done somewhere tomorrow.

So far it has gone fairly smooth. The head unit went on fully assembled which was a bit difficult, but in the end this saved a ton of time.

It will probably be until next weekend that I can say it is ready for the cranking tune, but we shall see what the weeknights bring.

[WhatsUpDOHC]

Subscribing!!!

[martyo]

A real man would have done this in the parking lot at Carlisle!!!

LOL!!!

Keep us posted!

[lji372]

Good luck sir


Your going to love it!

[MMBLUE]

Maybe you can find some pointers or hints on your install here http://www.thechicagogarage.com/foru...y-install.html

As usual, Musclemerec has some good details and pictures throughout the install.

[justbob]

A real man would have done this in the parking lot at Carlisle!!!

LOL!!!

Keep us posted!

Wearing sandals. Only Sandals.


Builder Of Badassery

[Gccch]

Maybe you can find some pointers or hints on your install here http://www.thechicagogarage.com/foru...y-install.html

As usual, Musclemerec has some good details and pictures throughout the install.

Thanks for the link. There's some great info in here. I am following the original Trilogy installation, so some of this, like the FRPS mod will not be implemented. I don't know enough about this to include in my project. Need to look into that more.

Thanks again!

[martyo]

Wearing sandals. Only Sandals.


Builder Of Badassery

That made me laugh!

[martyo]

Thanks for the link. There's some great info in here. I am following the original Trilogy installation, so some of this, like the FRPS mod will not be implemented. I don't know enough about this to include in my project. Need to look into that more.

Thanks again!

Greg,

I predict you will call into work sick one day this week just to be able to finish the car up!

[Gccch]

Greg,

I predict you will call into work sick one day this week just to be able to finish the car up!

That's not a bad idea! I will get after it again tonight and hopefully get more of the plumbing sorted out.

[Gccch]

Got up to page 107 tonight (heat exchanger installation) minus a couple steps. Not sure which hose goes where on the intercooler coolant circuit so I need to sort those out. Doesn't help that I took the wife out for Italian, but that's one of those long term investments.

Will drop off the alternator tomorrw since I left it behind today. That's the other missing step. About 32 pages left to go!

[martyo]

Will drop off the alternator tomorrw since I left it behind today. That's the other missing step. About 32 pages left to go!

Greg, are you reusing the alternator that was on your car?

[Gccch]

Yes, Marty. That is the plan per the standard Trilogy set up. What is the issue?


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[martyo]

Yes, Marty. That is the plan per the standard Trilogy set up. What is the issue?

We have found a high incidence of alternator failure when doing Trilogy installs/Eaton swaps and re-using the used alternator.

It may pay to just go ahead and get a new alternator. Then you will not have to worry about pulling the clutched pulley off the alternator. And, you may be able to sell your used alternator and make back some of your money.

Just some of my personal thoughts and observations. You're results may vary.

[Gccch]

ok, good to know. So that is the reason for the pulley swap? The original is clutched and the Trilogy pulley is not? I was wondering what the difference was. I will go with my existing unit. It's been sitting idle for most of it's life!


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