Vortech 1998-2001 5.7L LS1 F-Body - Manual (Page 23)

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10. CHARGE AIR COOLER ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION, cont'd.
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Fig. 10-g
Fig. 10-h
4. Connect the hose previously routed into the
fender well to the fitting on the top of the res-
ervoir. Install the clamp.
5. Remove horn bracket assembly. Using sup-
plied 8mm bolt, attach water pump bracket to
vehicle using original horn bracket mounting
hole. Install original horn bracket retaining bolt
through second water pump mounting bracket
hole and tighten. Using supplied 8mm bolt and
nut, bolt horn bracket assembly to water pump
mounting bracket as shown (see
Fig. 10-e).
6. Install retaining bracket on water pump and
bolt to water pump mounting bracket using
supplied 1/4" hardware. Orient the retaining
bracket and water pump discharge as shown
(see
Figure 10-g) and tighten bolts.
7. Connect molded 90
°
hose from bottom of the
water tank to the inlet of the water pump (inlet
is centered in the pump housing in line with
the motor).
8. Feed assembly into fender well and position
so there is clearance on all sides of reservoir.
Bolt reservoir assembly to reservoir mount-
ing bracket.
F. Charge air cooler installation
1. Loosely connect charge air cooler core as-
sembly to supercharger discharge.
2. Put sleeves on both ends of the duct connect-
ing the throttle body to the charge air cooler
and install duct.
3. With the charge air cooler firmly seated on
the heat shield and tight against engine oil fill,
tighten all clamps.
4. Carefully verify that the charge air cooler has
sufficient clearance to throttle arm through-
out its range of motion.
G. Surge tank installation
1. Connect the hose from the top of the reser-
voir to a 90
°
fitting installed in the bottom of
the surge tank (trim for ideal routing).
2. Mount the tank with the bolt securing the trac-
tion control box to the strut tower.
(On vehicles not equipped with traction con-
trol, mount the surge tank in the existing hole
in the strut tower using one of the original EGR
valve mounting bolts removed in step 10-A1
or use the supplied 8mm bolt and washer.)
3. Connect the molded 90
°
hose from the top of
the surge tank to the barb fitting on the upper
left of the charge air cooler (see
Fig. 10-h).
4. Thread supplied 1/8 NPT to 1/4" hose barb
fitting into the surge tank.
5. Cut the radiator overflow hose adjacent to
the radiator cap, leaving at least 1" of the hose
connected to the cap.