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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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Car: 89 WS6 Formula
Engine: 305 TPI w/ some mods done
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Engine Bays...LETS SEE THEM!
ok guys and gals.....im working on mine as we speak..ill post pics up soon as i get her all done. So lets see engine bays.....even if you dont have an engine in them. :rockon:
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:42 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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engine bay of my red car has improved a lot since the pics, but here's an idea. The white car is the same now as in the pics.



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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 12:28 AM
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Guess I'll be the first carbed guy to post Not done yet, really need to get going on making a bracket for the radiator.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 12:51 AM
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Engine: 355TPI 380hp
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 03:04 AM
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Nothing much, just a simple rebuild.



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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 03:05 AM
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could use some cleaning
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 06:09 AM
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Transmission: under rated for this application
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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Transmission: Jasper 700R4 Stage II
Axle/Gears: 3.23 For Now
mine...

I need to re-route some of my lines though...getting a little messy...
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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Engine: 5.7L
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 05:04 PM
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Nothing special.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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Well, I just had a post about mine, but since you asked. Details in the sig.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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Nothing special.
Those are some slick valve covers. Who makes them? I'd like a set !!!
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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Well, I just had a post about mine, but since you asked. Details in the sig.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Here we go (i've done some cleaning since this):
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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Car: 89 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: Intercooled Twin Turbo LQ4
Transmission: Tremec TKO 600
Wow! A lot of nice lookin engine bays here! I will post a pic of mine, even though its not finished and poor picture quality:
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
Engine: 283
Transmission: 700r4 Auto
check out my cardomain site for pics
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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Those are some slick valve covers. Who makes them? I'd like a set !!!
Thanks. I got em through ProShaver (a Topline distributor) for about $100. I had to make the holes and baffles, but they look great and theyre really light.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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Car: 2000 Trans Am and a 85 Iroc-Z
Engine: The Mighty LS1& 305 just beat meTPI
Transmission: 4L60E and 700R4
Heres a pic of my mighty LB9. The damn yellow wires mess up the theme along with all the dirt, lol. I'll fix it sooner or later.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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Car: 89 WS6 Formula
Engine: 305 TPI w/ some mods done
Transmission: Modified THM700R4
really nice looking engine's guys. Thanks for all the replies. I was just trying to get an idea of any mods i could do to make mine look a little better. I got 2 car shows coming up and im doing alot of dress up on the motor and everything. Hopefully i will win something....we'll see.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Car: '91 Firebird Convertible
Engine: 305 TBI (LO3)
Transmission: 700r4, Vette Servo
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 Bolt, PBR disks
I love these, "Excuse me while I whip this out!" pics.

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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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Some fancy fuel rail covers and some excess braided line is about all i've done..........



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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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Car: 2000 Trans Am and a 85 Iroc-Z
Engine: The Mighty LS1& 305 just beat meTPI
Transmission: 4L60E and 700R4
Thats all you have donw fly'n...oh and the LS1. lol. Sweet.
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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 03:58 PM
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Engine: 355 Supercharged
Transmission: Auto 4L60, Built for 700hp
Here's mine I've made some changes / upgrades since these pics, I'll post them soon.


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Engine: LS1/L98
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Axle/Gears: 3.23/3.27
Mines kind of empty right now.
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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 04:08 PM
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I seem to be missing a few parts....




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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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IROCThe5.7L,

Your car never ceases to amaze me. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, I give your car a 9.99999. Wow. Do you go into convulsions when a speck of dust gets on your car?
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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Car: 1989 TransAm GTA
Engine: One sweet modified 355 TPI.
Transmission: The kind that shifts....
Wow, nowhere near as clean, or slick as some of your engine bays, but here is my own.





More pics can be found by clicking on my signature pic.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 01:26 AM
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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heres my new 355.. details in sig... still gotta do a little cleanup with some soap
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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Here's mine, just stripped it last week, engines gone now though.

Future Ls1 t-56 swap.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
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Axle/Gears: 10 bolt w/ 4.10 gears
Since this pic, I took out the k-member and treated it with POR-15. Also did POR-15 on the tranny tunnel and under the frame rails, came out pretty nice. It's a little empty now... but it'll be occupied by an L98 come the spring.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 383
Transmission: 700R4
Here's mine. *** it feels great to show off my car again!!

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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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heres my 350 holley pro-jection engine bay
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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another btw its for sale $6500 obo drop me an email if interested or wanna see more pics
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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it needs a little more work
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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Transmission: T56, T5
The 3 setups my 86 Trans Am has had,







My Formula
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Engine: Built 406ci
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Axle/Gears: 3.73 Torsen Posi, Moser Axles
Here's mine.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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Engine: 305 TPI
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just stock.....

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De-computerized and filthy....a work in progress.

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