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Originally Posted by Darkrune
Remove back seat, remove 5 bolts, take out sender, take out old pump, pop in new pump with rubber gaskets, re-install. It takes just about 15 maybe 20 minutes if you have never done one.
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Holy incorrect information.
There's no need for the OP to change his fuel pump if his tuner didn't tell him it was necessary. You need to push this platform beyond what he's running to necessitate a fuel pump change, especially given the fact the kit was designed using the stock fueling.
Greddy's stance is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's no need in adding variables that aren't necessary.
For a first timer changing the fuel pump on this platform they should dedicate at least an hour and that's if they get the factory sock and o-ring song and dance correct on the first attempt and then there's the pesky gasket to contend with and the cutting of the factory fuel filter from the fuel pressure regulator clip. Any screwup in assembly can lead to a drop in fuel pressure which can be catastrophic.
There are certainly not 5 bolts and it's not a simple plug and play job. There's only 1 bolt, the bolt holding the rear drivers seat down and that's the easiest part of the job.
Personally, if the OP didn't install the fuel pump prior to tuning, such that any incorrect installation would be caught on the dyno, I wouldn't bother with it. I'd go with larger injectors, which require scaling and retuning, before I touch the pump. It's simply not necessary for most base kits on this platform running pump gas.