Cleaned up the engine bay
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From: Amsterdam , NY
Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: vee eight
Transmission: auto
Axle/Gears: 4.10 gears
looks good, i like the black engine bay , thats what i wanna do in like a bunch of years when the car gets repainted, black engine bay . Btw hows the 406 run , have you had it through the 1/4 mile yet .
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From: Parma Hts., Ohio
Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: Superramed 406
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3:73
Originally posted by 18inchboyds
looks good, i like the black engine bay , thats what i wanna do in like a bunch of years when the car gets repainted, black engine bay . Btw hows the 406 run , have you had it through the 1/4 mile yet .
looks good, i like the black engine bay , thats what i wanna do in like a bunch of years when the car gets repainted, black engine bay . Btw hows the 406 run , have you had it through the 1/4 mile yet .
I like the old school black in the engine bay(mines satin black). The 406 runs good and uses alot of gas. I dont have any current times with it. I havent ran it on the track in about 3 or 4 yrs. But since then I have converted to the 165 ecm from the 85 ecm and within a couple weeks it should be getting dyno tuned then I will be done with it (hopefully). The master cylinder cover is from Billet specialtise sp? but i dont remember what application it was for.
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From: Long Island, New York
Car: 1988 Firebird Formula
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How did you clean it, I plan on doing mine but wasnt sure if they sold something like "engine cleaner" ?
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Car: 85 IROC-Z / 88 GTA
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Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
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Originally posted by 1985WS6transam
How did you clean it, I plan on doing mine but wasnt sure if they sold something like "engine cleaner" ?
How did you clean it, I plan on doing mine but wasnt sure if they sold something like "engine cleaner" ?
I spray it on a dry engine bay, wait a minute, then hose it off. It even removed all of the caked on grease from the upper and lower ball joints on my corvette. Great stuff.
On a nicer car that's not driven as often, once you get it clean, it's easier to keep it clean. On my IROC, all I clean that engine bay with is my california car duster. Once a year I clean up the polished parts with some chrome polish, but otherwise I just dust things off.
As long as the engine doesn't leak anything and you clean it often enough to prevent too much build-up, it is really easy to maintain. Supreme Member
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ok this might sound stupid but, I have always been afraid to hose my TPI engine off b/c of how old it is, is the wiring going to get screwed up if I do?? what else can be damaged by hosing it? I am too cheap to take it to a detailer to get the engine detailed. Espically after see what you have done.
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Car: 1987 IROC Z
Engine: 350 TPI L98 block
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Originally posted by 1985WS6transam
ok this might sound stupid but, I have always been afraid to hose my TPI engine off b/c of how old it is, is the wiring going to get screwed up if I do?? what else can be damaged by hosing it? I am too cheap to take it to a detailer to get the engine detailed. Espically after see what you have done.
ok this might sound stupid but, I have always been afraid to hose my TPI engine off b/c of how old it is, is the wiring going to get screwed up if I do?? what else can be damaged by hosing it? I am too cheap to take it to a detailer to get the engine detailed. Espically after see what you have done.
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