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While installing the pop charger, do you need to drill the two holes in the inlet box as shown here. Can't the heatshield just rest up against it. I want to keep my ZR OEM as possible. Thanks!

http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/wol...50ZINSTALL.PDF

 

hmmmmm, I vaguely remember when I installed my pop charger on my 03 Z, and I remember not drilling any holes, and just resting it up against the inlet hole. I do remember installing the heat shield (PITA) and breaking the bottom bolt on the MAF tube area as well, which I WILL NOT do again,

 

It'll be more secure if the heat shield is bolted to the inlet box. It may rattle if not bolted, or worse case, loosen up and catch something in the engine compartment.

I pulled the inlet box out from the front to drill the two holes. It was a tight fit -- if I remember, I had to wiggle it out and turn it sideways to get it out. I also read sometime ago from another poster that they just heated a pin and used that to put a hole in the inlet box. I guess it was hot enough that it melted the two holes for the bolt.

 

I just used a big black zip tie to hold mine up against the heat shield. Works so far...

 

i didn't bother to drill either. no problems at all

 

I didn't drill any holes either, so far so good.

 

My kinda just snaps into place. No cutting/drilling. No movement or problems either.

 

Mine was a kind of 1/2 *** drill. The screws BARELY caught onto the inlet pipe. It was just enough to make it hold. The main piece to get is the support rail that goes along the bottom. The 2 screws that you are talking about just keep it from moving side-to-side too much. You might be able to get away with using duct tape if you dont want to screw any holes. I painted my heatshield black, so if you do that and paint the tape black, you wouldnt have any visible differences.

And besides, no one is really going to see the holes or tape regardless of which option you chose.

 

Hey, that's a good idea to paint the heat shield black! I may just do that this weekend.

 

Mark the two holes; take a knife and start the holes - then using a ratchet with a phillips bit screw them in -

 

I didn't drill anything.

All I did was bend (slightly, gently) the flap with the 2 holes on the heatshield inward towards the snorkel (if you install it properly the flap will be outside of the snorkel. I made it go inside.) and let that flap rest inside the snorkel. Since there is tension on the flap, it doesn't move around. No need for holes whatsoever.

 

i drilled it- much more secure IMO

not the easiest of things to do...spent a good 15 min guessing where the holes were on the other side, then measuring the distance between them.

got too annoyed, i drilled 3 holes of best estimate.

thankfully, 1 was way off and 2 were on the dot.

 

I drilled.. it must be attached firmly.

 

You can check mine out sometime you're in socal right? Anyway, I think mine's pretty darn secure.