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Old 01-07-2008, 12:48 PM
   Easy Dejon Elbow Install 2.
Chuck
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Here is your install proceedure.
Mix a few drops of liquid soap with a little water in some container and set it aside. I use Johnson Baby Shampoo but many will work.
Have your two silicone couplers and four T-clamps handy as well as the tools you will need.
For the T-Clamps you will need a deep 11 mm 3/8 inch drive socket.
To remove the OEM elbow you will need 7 mm 1/4 inch drive socket or a screwdriver.

I. Disconnect the connection to the small aluminum AC system tube and move it out of your way. This is only done to prevent you hitting it and doing damage during the install.
NOTE: You do not need to remove any fittings or loosen anything to the cold side intercooler pipe.
2. Loosen the OEM elbow clamps and wiggle it out.
3. Slide the upper silicone coupler onto the intake of the FI and snug it up.
4. Slide a T-Clamp onto the Dejon elbow and slide the elbow into the upper coupler. Now slide the T-Clamp up the elbow and onto the coupler and snug it up.
NOTE: Look at this photo, maybe print it out, for the orientation of your T-Clamps. Also note the location of the weld on the Dejon elbow so you will get it oriented properly.
5. Slide a T-Clamp onto the Dejon elbow and another over the end of the intercooler pipe. 6. Coat soapy water around the IC pipe end of the elbow back around three inches. You can also do this sliding the coupler onto the IC pipe then sliding onto the elbow.
Wiggle the elbow around a bit and slide the silicone coupler up the elbow so coupler end and elbow end are even. Coat a couple inches of the IC pipe with the soapy water.
7. Slide the coupler from the elbow onto the IC pipe till both the elbow and the IC pipe have approximatel the same amount of coupler over the ends.
8. Snug up the lower T-Clamps. Wiggle everything around a little bit to insure line up then tighten all T-Clamps.
9. Reconnect the plug into the AC system.
10. After a few runs recheck tightness.
NOTE: It cost a little but I highly recomend installing all silicone couplers and T- Clamps in the intercooler system.
NOTE: The silicone couplers are much easier to work with then the black rubber ones. That is what allows this method to work.
I'll go back to PUTFILE and post one more photo.

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