I plan on removing the stock intake this weekend and replacing it with a short ram... Any advice or pointers that you care to share? I'm frightened to death about breaking something...

Are there any special tools I need to buy?

 

taking the intake out will not be to difficult, just make sure you get a bag and keep all your stock parts. Getting the vacum hoses installed correctly is the complicated (not very) part. I just put on an AEM CAI and you need some hose for that one and zip ties.