Thanks to Rudy, I managed to score a sweet deal Mr Tazz's old TVT300 kit that he no longer needs since he added another 2 cylinders and a supercharger to his Crossfire.

While the parts I bought from Rudy didn't come with any installation instructions, everything was pretty straight forward using a combination of advice from Rudy and the Crossfire service manual I downloaded from this wonderful site. I figured that since I like taking pics, I might as well document the process for anyone else who might want to install this kit themselves.

I'll try to give the best instructions I can to help anyone else out who might be considering doing this themselves in the future.

First off, here's a pic of the stock engine:



And the parts I bought from Rudy to install (stage 2 ported and polished intake manifold, 74mm throttle body, Needwings Single CAI, 17 lb/ft injectors, and NGK spark plugs, plus new gaskets for everything).



First step was to remove the stock airbox and intake tubes.



Next, I removed the MAF and intake piece that connects to the throttle body.



Starting by loosening the screw on the metal band, I removed the fuel rail cover. This involved cutting quite a few zip-ties and was actually a PITA because I found out there were quite a few clips on the underside of the cover that were holding a bunch of wires for the fuel injectors and a few other things.



Here's another engine shot with the fuel rail cover off.



Next step was to drain the fuel out of the fuel rail. I removed the cap on the Schrader valve on the fuel rail at the front of the engine and held a rag in front of it as I let some pressure out of the system there. Then, I unscrewed the fuel feed line into the rail on the back of the engine and let the rest of the fuel drain into a few rags. About half a pop can's worth of fuel came out altogether.





It seemed easier to pull the stock intake manifold with the fuel rail still connected so I left that attached and pulled all the vacuum lines, various connectors for sensors and the fuel injectors, as well as removed the EGR tube out of the back of the intake manifold and removed the connector for the throttle body. I also made sure to remove the two air pump switchover valves on the front of the engine. I made sure to mark each line, sensor, and connector with a piece of tape so I could quickly and easily reconnect everything. This turned out to be a huge time saver when putting everything back together. I also cut out little holes in a cardboard box to place the individual bolts in and labeled where they all went for easy referencing.

Here's a picture of the intake after I loosened it up and was about to pull it.





More to come...