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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 01:57 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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Here's my Formula, i removed all the unnecesary junk i didn't need (a/c, emissions) i am going for an uncluttered engine bay. as you may have seen on the boards i removed the radiator overflow and washer fluid bottles and replaced them with a single unit that has both out of a 91 explorer.
Future plans (probably this summer) include removing the heater control valve and relocating the battery to the trunk.

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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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this is what she use to look like before the new motor.
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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then the old "new" motor....
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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wow i just noticed the canisters.......that's only a 6 month time difference. they don't last that long do they.
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Here's a shot of my engine bay....by the way, this picture is a few months old and I've resolved the issue with the wires.

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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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Here's mine, I got a few new things for the engine bay this year...one being a polished throttle body. But here are some pics from this past summer..









And before...April 2001
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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Some nice engine bays!!!! My contribution.
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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Arg! You people and your darn show worthy engine bays! All of the above look great.
I'll be there someday!

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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 01:44 AM
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Arg! You people and your darn show worthy engine bays! All of the above look great.
I'll be there someday!

if you can make the engine bay look as clean as the rest of your car id give you 'props'
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 01:22 AM
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whered the wires go?? and yes there is a wiring harness on it...



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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 02:49 AM
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couldn't tell you.......the pictures are too damn dark!

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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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Here's mine....alotta cluttered to say the least...




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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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AH what the heck... After maniacs, Kandieds and IROCthe5.7 mine is rather dirty, but clean at the same time.



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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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then the old "new" motor....
Hey kandied what bracket did you use to relocate the alternator to the AC location? If it's a factory item what years was it on?This is something I've been wanting to do for awhile since I have no AC and I hate haveing jsut a bracket and pully there doing nothing but taking up space.
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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I grabbed a couple new pictures yesterday. The engine bay was really dirty but these pics came out good.










I like this pic
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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here's mine before removing the A/C box,smog junk etc.
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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Mine was kinda clean after the carb to TPI swap,,
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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mine
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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I like this pic
I like your car but i couldnt help but notice the GN...so many memories....

One of your freinds car?
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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So fresh and so clean, clean!

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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Here is how mine looks Today

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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
might as well throw mine out there!...
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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:hail: :hail: :hail: very nice ones, mine is so bad compared to these i am not even posting a pic
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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JimmyG i'm running the march billet sbc pulley setup which relocates it over there.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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how did you guys get the engine bay so clean
i wanna get a shop to do mine but alot of auto detailing places around me dont touch the engine bay
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
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One day I'll find some time to get mine done... (guess a picture would help.. derr)

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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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It was dirty in the pic, but here's mine.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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NICE ENGINE TUNEDPORT335 I LOVE YOUR CAR AND YOUR CLEAN *** ENGINE BAY THOSE GHOST FLAMES ARE SICK WHEN I GET MY ENGINE DONE IM GONNA REPAINT AND DETAIL EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE INSPIRED ME HEY TUNEDPORT, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU CHARGE TO POLISH A SET OF TPI RUNNERS???PM ME OR SOMETHING
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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Car: 1987 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L 350 V8 TPI
Transmission: Automatic 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Heres a pic from mine, from last year. Its even cleaner now, and i got chromed headers onw too.

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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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NICE ENGINE TUNEDPORT335 I LOVE YOUR CAR AND YOUR CLEAN *** ENGINE BAY THOSE GHOST FLAMES ARE SICK WHEN I GET MY ENGINE DONE IM GONNA REPAINT AND DETAIL EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE INSPIRED ME HEY TUNEDPORT, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU CHARGE TO POLISH A SET OF TPI RUNNERS???PM ME OR SOMETHING
Thanks man, I appreciate it It has taken me awhile but its getting there. I am going to start installing my polished aluminum pullies today.

You got a PM

§teve - Yep its my buddys 87 GN. I love that car.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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not tpi but, oh well.......lol
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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LBSZ28BLOWN, that is a sweet setup, friend! :rockon:
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:40 AM
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here's a pic of mine

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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:52 AM
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before



about a year ago


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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:56 AM
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most present "dirty" definatly need to take a more recent pic...
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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here's a pic of mine

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Where did the Vortech goto?
http://www.darcom.org/darcom/darcom/darcom_031.htm
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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oh thats how my motor looks whin im breaking in a new motor. the vortech go's on after the first 5000 miles. i like to have every thang worn in before i put boost on it.

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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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oh thats how my motor looks whin im breaking in a new motor. the vortech go's on after the first 5000 miles. i like to have every thang worn in before i put boost on it.

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So ya droped in a New motor or Thats a OLD pic?

Wny not leave the SC and everything In and just pull the belt and intake tube off.?
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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[QUOTE]So ya droped in a New motor or Thats a OLD pic?

Wny not leave the SC and everything In and just pull the belt and intake tube off.?

that pic is two years old whin i first built the motor im using now.

if i left it all connected without the belt its really down on power and becides it only takes me an hour and a half to put the blower on and im ready to go.
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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Well it's not as clean as some others, but here is mine:
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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Here's mine. Finally figured out how to host and post pics

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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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tips for motor bay... new washer and coolent tanks. i need them too.

also i like the look of the SLP runners.

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