It came in the AM, Installed in the PM.
Here are a couple of side by side Pics. 3.7 on right.
Now you guys said you have to install it upside down for it to fit.
But the only thing keeping it from installing right-side up, is the 2 alignment pins on the intake manifold. (If you install it upside-down the alignment pins are outside the TB mounting surface.) So what I did was to simply ream the holes on the 4.7 TB to match up with the pins on the intake. I did not want to Mod my intake by removing the pins...
In the following Pic, at the tip of the red lines, you can see the original alignment pin holes on the 4.7 TB.
The yellow line tips are where I had to ream them out, to get it to work on my 3.7 intake. The bolt holes line up perfectly and the gasket still seals it.
Here is a Pic of it installed.
It fits right where the original TB was located, I was a little concerned because it is a little larger on the bottom, but there was enough room to fit just like it was made for it.
Couple more Pics of the install.
Right side.
Left side.
Now comes the issue of the air tube.
My DIY CIA uses a 3" smooth bore RV sewer pipe for the connection to the TB. But 3" ID needs to go to a 3.125" OD TB.
I was hoping to be able to heat up the sewer pipe and stretch it over the new TB... But it did not work. So tomorrow I will need to get a new intake tube to go from the air box to the TB. For now I used the same coupler I was using on my OEM TB which makes the inside diam 2.75"(approx). Kinda defeats the purpose of the new TB, but at least I can drive it.
The other thing I thought of, that was not previously mentioned, was the intake manifold opening. What good does a larger TB do if the intake hole is the same size as the original TB? To my surprise the intake manifold opening is actually larger then the original TB opening, and just a hair smaller then the new one.
Now I have the little bugger installed and hoping the rig will run.
WOW fired right up on the first try! YEA!
I was warned by Gageraid the RPMs seem to hang a little longer, which they did. Each time I reved the engine the RPMs would hang there, rev a little more and the RPMs go up again and stay there... I'm thinking DANG IT! It's not going to work!!!
Finally at 4000 RPM it broke, and dropped to a 1000 RPM idle. A few more revs and it dropped to a 700 RPM idle with very little hanging at the top RPM. I think the rig was just getting a feel for it. Anyway, it is acting almost like normal again. Tomorrow comes the road test.
After I get a new air tube, I will post back with more Pics.
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) and then heavier bumpers/skids etc. 
