Meth Injection Install=TOTAL PITA

**Interior Flaire** · 06-11-2006, 03:34 PM

Have been working on the install for two days now and so far, all I have done is the custom 1gal tank and pump mount where the jack used to be.

It's like 120 degrees in my garage and I can't continue with the install because I don't want to fill my car up with sweat.

Texas sucks.

I have the lines ready to run to the front of the car and will install the controller in the glove box.

I am starting to believe in paying someone to install this crap. More trouble than it is worth.....probably the delerium talking.

CB

SoaReS · 06-11-2006, 03:41 PM

get one of those big a$$ fans from home depot. Then it will be nice and cool so you can concentrate.

2fas4u · 06-11-2006, 03:48 PM

Yeah I think I would have just thrown that in as part of the install and pro-tune...But I do like doing as much I can myself....

**Interior Flaire** · 06-11-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SoaReS

get one of those big a$$ fans from home depot. Then it will be nice and cool so you can concentrate.

Oh yeah, believe me-getting one of those fans was on my mind today and the only thing I could think of to afford some relief. My gawd, it is so freaking hot.

Good thing is-The pump/tank install is super clean and stealth. I still have all of my trunk space.

The bad thing about one of those fans is, where would I put it? The thing is as big as one of my cars.

CB

Stang2STI · 06-11-2006, 07:09 PM

Central air garage FTW

I know I love mine.

I can understand your frustrations though. I used to have to do all my crap in a bank parking lot many years ago. I really don't miss those days. I like the sound of the stealth install though...you gonna have pics up soon??

***VSGTS14*** · 06-11-2006, 07:15 PM

smc kit?

***520*** · 06-11-2006, 07:17 PM

i recomend not putting it in the glove box, you want to monitor it at all times. especially if its low etc..

TitanSTI · 06-11-2006, 10:57 PM

i just did the same thing last week. coolingmist trunk kit with the controller. took me about 10 hours total to install and i loved every minute of it, LOL. i also put the controller in the glove box and ran the lines from the trunk to the engine bay with the stock IC sprayer line, which runs over the driver side rear strut top, under the driver side door sill, through the driver side front fender well, and into the engine bay by the battery. i ran the wires from the pump in the same spot, through the dash and i used the cigarette lighter for my power and ground.

good luck with the rest of the install!!!

TitanSTI · 06-11-2006, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 520hpSTi

i recomend not putting it in the glove box, you want to monitor it at all times. especially if its low etc..

depends on what kit you go with. for me, my controller only shows when it does a system check on power up and that the system is working properly, which is by a green light that blinks about 5 times a second. so i just pop open the glove box to check it and make sure it system check worked, then i close the glove box and the annoying light goes away, LOL.

my kit came with a float switch and clog nozzle/flow detector that are seperate from the controller and have their own LED's that i can mount where ever i want.

higB_0x05 · 06-12-2006, 05:16 AM

If you rush an aftermarket stereo/sub install, the worst thing that can happen is a blown amp, fuse, or short.

If you rush a WI install... well you know. Take your time. When you are installing it think of it like you are installing a stereo that can never fail.

**Interior Flaire** · 06-12-2006, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitanSTI

depends on what kit you go with. for me, my controller only shows when it does a system check on power up and that the system is working properly, which is by a green light that blinks about 5 times a second. so i just pop open the glove box to check it and make sure it system check worked, then i close the glove box and the annoying light goes away, LOL.

my kit came with a float switch and clog nozzle/flow detector that are seperate from the controller and have their own LED's that i can mount where ever i want.

^^^Yeah, what he said. I have the Coolingmist Stg III stainless kit. I am going to mount my clog and low-level indicators in a blank panel by the IC spray switch.

I was going to route the SS line along with the IC spray line but route the wires along the passenger side and across the back seat and then into the LR trunk.

How do you get the line from the inside of the car into the fender well?

CB

**Interior Flaire** · 06-12-2006, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by higB_0x05

If you rush an aftermarket stereo/sub install, the worst thing that can happen is a blown amp, fuse, or short.

If you rush a WI install... well you know. Take your time. When you are installing it think of it like you are installing a stereo that can never fail.

Oh yeah. I keep thinking what it would be like to have a meth leak at 150psi on a hot day.

Scary for sure. That is why it has taken me two days to install just the pump/tank in the trunk. LOL

CB

TitanSTI · 06-12-2006, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fastcb

^^^Yeah, what he said. I have the Coolingmist Stg III stainless kit. I am going to mount my clog and low-level indicators in a blank panel by the IC spray switch.

I was going to route the SS line along with the IC spray line but route the wires along the passenger side and across the back seat and then into the LR trunk.

How do you get the line from the inside of the car into the fender well?

CB

there is a gromet on the firewall, to the left of the clutch pedal. thats where the stock one runs, there is also a lot of wiring there. you can just kinda pull the fenderliner out enough so that you can see where the hole in the firewall is and where the other lines run through it. i just took a razor blade and a screw driver and CAREFULLY put a hole in the rubber gromet by slicing it and then sticking the screwdriver in the hole i made. then you can CAREFULLY feed the meth line from inside the cabin so that you can see where its comming through, then use a pair of pliars and grab the end and gently pull it through. after that, i used the clips that hold the stock line inside the fender well, and just fed it into the engine bay.

just take your time and be careful. cause like the other guys said, if it fails, your motor most likely will too.

XxSCAxX · 06-12-2006, 07:08 PM

routing the lines through the car is a peice of cake. dont give up, your halfway there.

06-11-2006, 03:34 PM	#1
Interior Flaire Authorized Vendor Car: 05 PSM Stage 4 Fav Mod: Pro-Tune Location: Big D Posts: 1,745 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (16)	Meth Injection Install=TOTAL PITA Have been working on the install for two days now and so far, all I have done is the custom 1gal tank and pump mount where the jack used to be. It's like 120 degrees in my garage and I can't continue with the install because I don't want to fill my car up with sweat. Texas sucks. I have the lines ready to run to the front of the car and will install the controller in the glove box. I am starting to believe in paying someone to install this crap. More trouble than it is worth.....probably the delerium talking. CB This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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XxSCAxX Spec C Club Car: 05 AW 30r STi Fav Mod: Perrin 30r Kit Location: Campbell Hall, NY Posts: 1,497 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	routing the lines through the car is a peice of cake. dont give up, your halfway there. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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SoaReS S204 Racer Car: 05\|WRB\|STi Fav Mod: Cobb Stage 2 Location: H-Town, NJ Posts: 3,814 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	get one of those big a$$ fans from home depot. Then it will be nice and cool so you can concentrate.

06-11-2006, 03:48 PM	#3
2fas4u Silver Member Car: 05 STI Location: Manchester, Maryland Posts: 1,871 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	Yeah I think I would have just thrown that in as part of the install and pro-tune...But I do like doing as much I can myself....

06-11-2006, 07:09 PM	#5
Stang2STI Professional STI Racer Car: 05 WRX STi Fav Mod: Rare USDM SUBARU letters on trunk Location: Autozone Posts: 645 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Central air garage FTW I know I love mine. I can understand your frustrations though. I used to have to do all my crap in a bank parking lot many years ago. I really don't miss those days. I like the sound of the stealth install though...you gonna have pics up soon??

06-11-2006, 07:15 PM	#6
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,984 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	smc kit?

06-11-2006, 07:17 PM	#7
*520* STi > EVO... Wait what??? Car: 03 EVO Fav Mod: stock :( Location: Michigan / Saint Louis Posts: 12,397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	i recomend not putting it in the glove box, you want to monitor it at all times. especially if its low etc..

06-11-2006, 10:57 PM	#8
TitanSTI STI Driver Posts: 233 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	i just did the same thing last week. coolingmist trunk kit with the controller. took me about 10 hours total to install and i loved every minute of it, LOL. i also put the controller in the glove box and ran the lines from the trunk to the engine bay with the stock IC sprayer line, which runs over the driver side rear strut top, under the driver side door sill, through the driver side front fender well, and into the engine bay by the battery. i ran the wires from the pump in the same spot, through the dash and i used the cigarette lighter for my power and ground. good luck with the rest of the install!!!

06-12-2006, 05:16 AM	#10
higB_0x05 Senior STI Driver Car: 05 STI Fav Mod: Utec Location: NoVa Posts: 351 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	If you rush an aftermarket stereo/sub install, the worst thing that can happen is a blown amp, fuse, or short. If you rush a WI install... well you know. Take your time. When you are installing it think of it like you are installing a stereo that can never fail.