Put the headers on, installed the Hurst shifter, and other small things today.










More pics of todays work here,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/04-2003/

 

Nice!

 

looks good. cant wait for some vids.

 

Thanks.
I need to paint that air tube. should I go red or black, or should I polish it?

 

i wanna say black but it attracts heat. polished would look good. i wouldnt go red. hmm...i dont even know myself. lol!!

 

I am going to try the polished look. Just need to get the tube blasted.

 

Engine compartments frustrate me because the only way to keep them looking good is to not drive the car!!!

 

Just clean it every week and you should be fine. Don't let the crap build up.

 

What freakin size is that?? My gosh!!!!!!!!!!! Where does the other end come out at??

Polished is my vote!!!

 

It's 4"
I have a hole in the battery tray for it.

 

Not using a MAF?

 

Nope, real tuners run MAP.

I need to head to bed. Julian wants to come over early and finish up his Trans Am. His car needs a fuel filter and it's ready to roll.

 

Not drive my Jeep? ...and this is clean!

 

Zeph that looks like the 'crackpipe' that they were using on magnum TPI in GMHTP. Where did you get that thing?

 

I say polish it...so the pipe is aluminum?

 

(lol)

 

How would you go about cleaning an engine compartment weakly? Degreaser or just car soap and water?

 

looks rather small for 4", probably just the angles though. i'd polish it but that's just me.

 

Zepher..I want one..where'd you get that??? And yes Polish it!


samdog1232000...just use soap and water. to do the engine bay, but you shouldn't have to do it weekly, well unless you drive aloit of stone roads, and in the rain???

 

Zepher I thought you were putting a 6-speed in? Isn't the hurst for an automatic?

 

looks great!! must flow alot.

 

It's aluminum and it is huge in person. It is from a mack truck, just have no idea which one and what year. I traded a rear end for it with a friend of mine who had it on his 90 Formula 350.

I am putting in a 6 speed.....eventually. I'll live with the auto for awhile.

 

Dang... now to find the right Mac Truck! LOL!!! THanks!

 

Fine job! Really well executed!

 

Dude..that's bad ***!! If it were me, I'd run it all the way under the car and kinda make a ram air cold air package. Looks sweet dude!!!

 

Damn, thats huge! I would go with the polished look

 

I wouldn't be using soap and water on his motor. LT1= Optispark. Optispark and water don't get along very well!

 

zepher- what kinda headers you running on the LT4 heads?

just regular headers meant for a L98 3rd gen?

i ask because i might be getting some LT1 heads soon.............

(LT1&4 heads have D-shaped exhaust ports)

 

nice crack pipe

 

i know you've seen it time and time again but it fits the purpose........coated, but similar to polished in 4"

 

hmmm...is that huge crack pipe intake better or the dual intake like on the birds. im considering one now for my new motor.

 

i've had mine for almost 4 years now and love it. there are alot of guys running this setup here in MI.

 

I am running LT1 heads and LT1 intake. Had to sell the LT4 parts a few months ago because of this minor accident,
.
Spun out on the highway at 75mph and slid nose first into a guard rail, then spun around and tapped the rear on the guard rail and finished the 360 and pulled over to the side of the road.

I am running the Hedman 68460 long tube headers. Not sure if they are the best for this application, but they look cool and were really easy to put on from underneath the car.


I probably should have kept this setup,

But I was going to run MAF on the LT1 since I didn't know you can turn it off in the 94-97 cars. I love the dual cold air look.

 

I love the SLP dual cold air intake. I will be running it on my lt1 set-up!:hail:

 

more info on the mack truck intake! i want one

 

Powerder coated black.

 

I'll try to contact my friend in Florida, he was the one that found it and had it on his car.

 

That engine looks good... Oh and polish it

 

i read the topic and was expecting the intake in a refridgerator, hence "now this is a cold air intake" lol

but that looks awesome man, good luck on getting the rest together!

 

Looks good, I'd go with polished.

 

Spray painted headers.... That’s going to peel off.

But nice intake, definitely polish it

 

I am not too worried about the headers. I used the same paint on my manifolds a few years ago and it never peeled off,

 

Is it safe to steam clean an engine comparement as long as you cover the distributor and other electrical parts. My engine compartment is pretty dirty. I havent cleaned it since I bought the car!

 

nice vary nice..

 

Wow what spraypaint did you use? I used the 1200 degree stuff from autozone and it's peeling a lot.

 

Many, including myself, have used VHT Flameproof 1500* paint with great results.

 

That is the same stuff as I used and it never peeled. Maybe the manifolds are different since they are so rough and not smooth like the headers.