What do i put in place of the air tubes when removing?
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What do i put in place of the air tubes when removing?
I was going to remove the A.I.R. tubes on my exhaust manifolds this weekend to free up space in the engine compartment and was wondering what i could use to plug up the holes that they go into.
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Go to your local hardware store and get some plumbing plugs. The ones with the square nut on top. They have a tapered thread so they seal very well. Thats what i used before the headers and they never leaked. Just make good and sure that they're tight.
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85 Z28 (Soon to be GMPP 350 HO)
Headman Hedders and matching y-pipe, Edelbrock Performer, Ram Air, Accell cap and rotor, Accell Supercoil, Bosch 8mm wires, 160 stat, highflow Catco converter, absolutely no other smog equipment, B&M shift kit, Rapidfires, numerous carb mods, and flex-a-light fan.
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85 Z28 (Soon to be GMPP 350 HO)
Headman Hedders and matching y-pipe, Edelbrock Performer, Ram Air, Accell cap and rotor, Accell Supercoil, Bosch 8mm wires, 160 stat, highflow Catco converter, absolutely no other smog equipment, B&M shift kit, Rapidfires, numerous carb mods, and flex-a-light fan.
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."-Ben Franklin
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From: Where the heck am I !..Oh yeah,in Lousy-ana.
Car: 1991 Z28
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 4L60 automatic
I was just wondering what to do with the things the A.I.R. tubes are hooked to?What to plug up or remove,reason being is that I'm going to put headers on soon.
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Red 1991 Z/28 350TPI
minor mods:Flowmaster(dual& catless),K&N filters and others possibly(bought used).
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Red 1991 Z/28 350TPI
minor mods:Flowmaster(dual& catless),K&N filters and others possibly(bought used).
John Soule'
Meguiar's wax!
http://www.umount./thirdgen/rides/johnsoule/images/johnsoule1.jpg
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From: the garage
Car: 84 SVO
Engine: Volvo headed 2.3T
Transmission: WCT5
Axle/Gears: 8.8" 3.73
I mig'd the holes shut on mine.
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80 Chevy Malibu
305 TPI/700-R4
7.5 " 3.42 posi
Ported upper and lower intake,
214,224 duration .450I .465E lift
"worked" heads
22 lb injectors
custom chip in the works
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complete frame-off done.
painting this fall.
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80 Chevy Malibu
305 TPI/700-R4
7.5 " 3.42 posi
Ported upper and lower intake,
214,224 duration .450I .465E lift
"worked" heads
22 lb injectors
custom chip in the works
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complete frame-off done.
painting this fall.
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I thought I was going to unscrew the AIR pipes from the manifolds on mine, but years of rust accumulation had a different fate in mind. I ended up just crimping the ends of the tubes over. Works good, leaks just a little, but looks ugly.
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Car: 1997 Jeep Wrangler
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Transmission: 5 speed
Axle/Gears: 8.8 rear, 4.56 gears, 4:1 transfer
Whatever you do don't use brass plugs from the hardware store, use zinc plated steel ones. The brass ones will melt and shoot out.
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