how long will it take to swap optis? for a first timer?

 

2 hours max if you have any mechanical ability.

 

so 3 or 4 for me... good to know

i go slow cause i dont wanna mess anything up, and does shoebox have any thing on this?

 

I've swapped out an opti at the track in just over an hour.

 

How the hell did you do it in 1 hour. Not saying u didnt

EDIT: I meant to say JUST CURIOUS

 

why did u do it at the track?

and how high does it need to be off the ground?will the stock jack do the trick?

 

I did not even jack the car up.
Swapped it out in about 4 hrs just piddling along, if I had really tried to go fast an hour would be doable, but you would be flat working as fast as possible.

 

An hour? You slackers, my buddy and I knocked one out in 35 min, then again we had air tools and both had done it a "few" times.


You really dont even need it in the air. Drain all the coolant out, pull fans, pull off CAI/elbow, 6 bolts on waterpump, pullies off, and then 3 bolts on opti. How easy is that

Here is a nice install page
http://www.streetillusionsracing.com.../opti/opti.htm

 

I wouldn't use the stock jack for anything while im underneath the car, that idea scares me ****less, just get yourself a set of sturdy jack stands and a jack

or ^^^seeing that i dont know anything about optis, read the post above mine... that was 3 responses in 2 minutes, not bad

 

all the jackstands i have dont fit under the car while ive got it jacked up as high as it will go...

and where do u put them, ive been using the little plastic thing thats cris crossed, that says do not jack here

donno where else to do it

 

That really means "Place the jack right here". I think most of use those to jack on, lol.

Go to wallMart and buy a set of rhino ramps. $25 or so, car will pull onto them, and you will be in heaven. Great cheap tool

 

Ive heard that somebody has to be holding the ramps in place while you drive up on them, I didnt like the sound of that

 

I worked under my car for 12 hours this weekend with the stock jack. Not saying its a good idea, i would actually advise AGAINST it. But its all i had at the time

 

k u say those fit... all the ones my dad had purchased for his integra, (didnt fit on the integra) dont fit under my car bumper hits before the tires do

 

if im not mistaken isn't that referring to something directly in front of or behind it?