Engine bay ideas
03-19-2013, 10:34 AM
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Car: 1989 Formula 350
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Engine bay ideas
I'm nearly ready to fire her up. I need some ideas/thoughts about what else can be hidden or re-routed. (dont pay attention to the dirt, going to pull the motor and paint it)
suggestions?
suggestions?
03-19-2013, 10:50 AM
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
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Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
Re: Engine bay ideas
First things I see from the pics is the orange power? wire on the drivers side hanging all around. I think I would try and run the spark plugs *WIRES* under the headers or get a nice loom to run at the vc rail. I would remove the OE stickers from the fan shroud... not much OE going on with that engine now.
I like the color of the throttle body btw
I like the color of the throttle body btw
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03-19-2013, 10:55 AM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
First things I see from the pics is the orange power? wire on the drivers side hanging all around. I think I would try and run the spark plugs under the headers or get a nice loom to run at the vc rail. I would remove the OE stickers from the fan shroud... not much OE going on with that engine now.
I like the color of the throttle body btw
I like the color of the throttle body btw
The orange wires you spoke of have been loomed and hidden and I ordered plug wire looms from billet specialities. The fan shroud is getting an aluminum cover as well. Oh, and it is the original L98 (block) you are looking at. LOL
Thanks, I love the look of that TB myself.
03-19-2013, 11:13 AM
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
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Re: Engine bay ideas
The orange wires you spoke of have been loomed and hidden and I ordered plug wire looms from billet specialities. The fan shroud is getting an aluminum cover as well. Oh, and it is the original L98 (block) you are looking at. LOL
Thanks, I love the look of that TB myself.
Thanks, I love the look of that TB myself.
03-25-2013, 09:29 AM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
With perimeter bolt covers I'm using a set from Moroso. The rear has a holder for 4 (Vertical, running top to bottom) and then the lower two wires would split off and there is a holder (horizontal) to guide two wires going down to the back two cylinders. The front holder then holds the next two wires (vertical) and then another horizontal holder to guide them to the front two cylinders. It also has 2 holders for 4 wires to keep them neat in the back going to the distributor.
I don't care for the 4-3-2-1 style looms as they don't line up right with SBC heads with headers. They are more geared for BBC motors.
I don't care for the 4-3-2-1 style looms as they don't line up right with SBC heads with headers. They are more geared for BBC motors.
04-01-2013, 03:59 AM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
I'm sorry but I couldn't tell from the pic if you had one or not...but what about using a correct a cap ???
04-03-2013, 01:26 PM
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04-03-2013, 01:33 PM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
Updated...
Still need to figure out where to put the coil and what I'm going to do about a CAI.....but she's running. Went off to the exhaust shop yesterday, Dyno Friday.
Still need to figure out where to put the coil and what I'm going to do about a CAI.....but she's running. Went off to the exhaust shop yesterday, Dyno Friday.
04-03-2013, 01:50 PM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
the correct a cap...is a distributor cap..that lets the 4 wires on each side of the block go to that side of cap...so when you bring the wires to the cap you dont have to go to the opposite side of cap...jegs or summit have them ...maybe $50....
04-03-2013, 01:58 PM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
Thanks. I have virtually no knowledge when it comes to the mechanics....forgive my missunderstanding.
04-03-2013, 02:08 PM
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Re: Engine bay ideas
No problem buddy...I think that's why we are all hear ..to learn and help from each other...
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