1) Will i have to decompress my air conditioning unit or can i get away with just unbolting the unit that's under the belt and moving it a little with the hoses attached? Will the tall,round silver thing on the left side of the engine be in the way also? (sorry, don't know what it is, but it is part of the air cond.)

2) Should i reinstall the old heat shield for the spark plugs, and can I?

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Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, gutted kitty,
March 2 piece underdrive pullies, smog pump gone,;these two made a very noticable difference.
14x4 K&N open air element filter-the best mod so far
Eibach springs with KYB's all around.
Appearance: Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, painted black(7/20/00)-original color was light blue
*All these mods were made this year
Stock Options:117,000 miles on motor, 5spd, TBI, 305, T-tops
Run a best of 16.7 @85mph with traction problem. Have to try again sometime.

 

Can anybody help me out here? I'm gonna start this job this weekend.

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Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, gutted kitty,
March 2 piece underdrive pullies, smog pump gone,;these two made a very noticable difference.
14x4 K&N open air element filter-the best mod so far
Eibach springs with KYB's all around.
Appearance: Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, painted black(7/20/00)-original color was light blue
*All these mods were made this year
Stock Options:117,000 miles on motor, 5spd, TBI, 305, T-tops
Run a best of 16.7 @85mph with traction problem. Have to try again sometime.

 

My situation was a little different, i have a 305 TPI and installed 1 5/8 slps. I didnt have to move anything but two brake lines. Nothing was moved on the airconditioning system, no valve covers were removed, the dipstick didnt even have to come out. Just the alternator, well i guess i moved the air compressor (on the front of the engine, if that is what it is, but just leave the hoses on and sit it off to the side) just loosened the power steerin, and removed the smog pump.

No you will not replace the heat shields with the slps.

any other questions, email me, i have pics on my site of the headers installed too, i'm in the process as we speak of putting more up

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1986 Trans Am
305 TPI
"If it's not one thing, it's another!"
http://www2.hanover.edu/hierlmeier

 

thanks 86Trans Am
that cleared everything up. I don't think its gonna be as hard as i thought.