There's this bracket that looks to be supporting the IM, and is in the way of me removing the black box in the back of block. All the pictures i seen on catchcan threads i never noticed this before.

i will have to take off this bracket in order to remove the box, but can i leave it off afterwards?

heres some pics of what im tlaking about:


Red dots are the bolts to remove the bracket for future reference


Heres how it blocks the box:

 

yea leave it off if you have to... it will be fine.

 

take that sucker off. its just a brace. keep in mind theres a lot of places the wiring harness attaches to that thing too.

 

take the oem can off, cut the webbing off the bracket, otherwise you won't be able to get a nice routing of the hose accomplished

 

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i'll double check before i fully remove the brace to make sure i got every clip and wire off

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i'm just going to leave the bracket off, im lazy like that!

thanks for the replies, btw im going to use the rubber hoses for now, but later on can i use the clear braided hoses at Lowes/HomeDepot? or will those be too soft under heat? I got a hydraulic supply shop a lil further away, they will have the beefed up clear hoses.

 

the rubber hoses that come with it are perfectly fine... Basically just like heater hose/ tranny cooler line type stuff... only "upgrade" would be like blue aeroquip hose or steel braided line or something along those lines...

 

i know they will be fine... but i would like to see if im getting alot of oil through the lines or not, thats why the clear hose.

 

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wont be clear for long

 

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The clear home store stuff wasn't made for oil or fuel and will colapse. Stick with the stuff the catch can came with.