Okay so first, sorry for the wait, got crazy busy last night and today. Second, this is kind of a write up on things I found while installing the SS intercooler piping, not the EGR/CCV delete, since there is already existing write ups.
I will throw this pic in there, just because it astounds me just how much oil gets into our intake system with the factory CCV system! My truck has 3000 miles on it, and this was the view of the turbo inlet:
While it doesn't look like much, this was pretty much the scene for all the intercooler piping, just oil everywhere! Ignore the coolant everywhere, turns out there's more residual coolant in the EGR than I though >.> <.<
Ok so first of all my gripes about the SS kit: clamps... damn 3" clamps... They are the exact diameter of the outside diameter of the rubber boots. This is fully extended, meaning with the nut baaarrreeely on, I still couldn't get it over the boot, once it was over the piping. I had to use a big set of channel lock pliers to squeeze the clamp together so I could get the nut started.
As you can see here, I enlisted the help of my girlfriend to get at some hard to reach spots, where my gorilla hands just wouldn't go. Also was an excuse to take booty shots without her noticing >.>
Here you can see it's all together, and also the gratuitous use of electrical tape on the hot side there, near the intercooler... This is holding on a piece of rubber shielding because low and behold, the alternator hot lead has a VERY flimsy boot on it, which while putting the piping on, got a tear in it, and caused immediate sparkage! So that's something to watch out for. for anyone doing this mod, I suggest putting a sheet of rubber over the alternator while installing the piping kit to avoid this in the future.
The last pic you can see the missing EGR coolant block off plate that should be here Monday. Also the exhaust port that's missing the block off plate, because the holes are slightly off *1/4"* so I'll have to do some mill work tomorrow to get it to fit, not a big deal.
Here you can see how the intake piping mounting bracket doesn't quite line up with the existing hole, I will be fabbing up something to keep it anchored as otherwise the whole thing will bounce around.
Here's a closeup of the spark prevention kit... lol. Also you can see a hose clamp I re-used from the S&B intake, because I just couldn't get the supplied 3" clamps to go around that part. I will be replacing it Monday with a proper clamp, so don't worry!
Not going to lie, this mod was a pain in the butt, just because of small things like the clamp size, and doing it mostly all by myself, as the girlfriend got pretty tired of my constant cussing about 1 hour into it, lol. Once I get the EGR part Monday, I'll take it out on the road and get a few video's and post the results!