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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Have SLP CAI on your car?

Mod...please leave up a day or 2---trying to get some help with my SLP CAI for my Formula. So it's kinda restoration related. Not really a good forum for my problem.

To summarize--I bought the SLP CAI for my car.

Contrary to what the instructions say---there is no way to relocated the charcoal canister to the drivers side where the battery is.

Instructions are BS on that. Can the canister be mounted under the battery tray?

I am not in favour at all of moving a battery to the rear and moving the canister.

I don't know how I'd even move the canister...grrr
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

i mounted mine underneath where the factory cold air intake used to be... didnt have to buy nothing really just cut two little holes to feed the tubes below the car and i used straps and tie downs to secure it.... it was easy and simple to me....
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

Check out this thread, the guy has CAI and in one of the pics you can see how he relocated the charcoal canister.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fire...-350-near.html
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

thanks for the replies. I am not mech inclined at all so everything is big PITA for me
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

I have seen the Canister moved to below the RH battery tray, not done it myself but it seems like there should be enough room there...
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

Originally Posted by RPM WOT L 98
Check out this thread, the guy has CAI and in one of the pics you can see how he relocated the charcoal canister.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fire...-350-near.html
I thought you were advertising my car there for a second. I just listed my '90 Formula 350 on the classifeds too.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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Re: Have SLP CAI on your car?

Hmmmm, I tried to mount the canister on the driver side, but it would NOT FIT. So I left the SLP kit uninstalled and kept the stock type setup. I thought about installing the canister underneath the stock air filter area. Sort of behind the air dam. But we get flooding weather here at the drop of a hat and I didn't particularly want my evap can down there.

Strange that one fits on the driver side, while mine and avro 206's won't.

I know the 87 GTA's had a slightly longer front end than my 89 does. That would probably make it easier to install. But the Formula in this picture is a 1990 which should be the same length as mine. Can't really see it in the bottom picture, but there are fuel lines and battery cables in that area on mine where the Formula with canister is.

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