Dirty, but that's New Mexico for ya...

http://www.monte-list.com/html/image...rty_tpi001.jpg


I do plan on mounting the battery sideways so I can mount the air filter forward.

http://www.monte-list.com/html/image...rty_tpi002.jpg

Shows the DS header (Hooker finally came up w/ a set of emissions legal ones for the G-body w/ L69 cat) I bought these from Jet-Hot.

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jmd
1986 SS with...
86LB9 TPI atop the original L69, Hooker emissions legal PN 2050 headers, stock L69 cat (yes, a real one), hydraulic clutch T5, Energizer 272 cam, chargedair.com fan, Global West CNR-88-C negative roll kit, 89 Iroc front springs, CC635 Moog rear springs and a whole bunch of other fun stuff

 

Your prolly loosing some HP from the placement of your air cleaner..

-- Joe

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1989 Formula 350 4-bolt
mains, Forged .030 TRW
pistons, SLP 51010
Roller Cam, World
Products Sportsman II
2.02/1.60 heads
Edelbrock TPI Intake
24lbs/hr Injectors
Cloyes Double Roller
timing chain, Comp Cams
roller lifters: 13.86 @
99.88 MPH


-- Joe

 

is the first pic the finished product?


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1991 banditt2 #130 of 600
Project 350 TPI Banditt II
http://www.street-dawg-racing.cityslide.com
www.gcfba.com (Greater Cincinnati F-Body Association)
http://www.cincyspeed.com/

 

Yes, I know the air filter placement isn't optimum, but somehow I thought having the car running was more important than taking time to relocate the battery etc.

The first pic is basically the finished product with zero detailing. The ducting was borrowed off a car that sat for a long time, and my car sat for a bit too w/ out a hood on it.


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J. Matthew Daugherty
1986 SS with...
86LB9 TPI atop the original L69, Hooker emissions legal PN 2050 headers, stock L69 cat (yes, a real one), hydraulic clutch T5, Energizer 272 cam, chargedair.com fan, Global West CNR-88-C negative roll kit, 89 Iroc front springs, CC635 Moog rear springs and a whole bunch of other fun stuff

 

Unless you want to buy a new battery every few months, DO NOT MOUNT THE BATTERY SIDEWAYS. Batteries are mounted in this position to keep the plates in the cells from smacking together upon acceleration and deceleration. Mount your battery in the trunk for $40 bucks, I think Summit sells the kit, and for *** 's sake move your air intake.

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355 c.i.
Dart 180 Heads
Lunati 224/224 cam
Harland Sharp 1.5 rockers
Performer RPM Manifold
Holley 600 cfm double pumper
Hooker Super Competition Headers
Flowmaster Exhaust
Competition Engineering Sub-frame connectors
Super T-10
GM posi 3.42 rear
Hurst Roll Control
13.9@102

 

So what happens when you turn? Mount the battery any way it'll work, but you may have to fab some type of fixture to hold the battery and locate it on a tray.

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-Jason M. 1991 Camaro Z28

[This message has been edited by Jason M 91Z (edited October 13, 2001).]

 

I gotta learn to make them funny "rolling-eye" things....

 

nice swap man. too bad nobody else here gave you props for what looks like it could be a difficult install. im sure you'll work all the bugs out now you have a monte with what it SHOULD have come with from the factory. have fun with it and good luck.

 

Don't vettes have the batters mounted sideways?

Anyway, I second the relocate kit. I'm going for that myself. I run a 700amp batt in my car, if my headers heat the starter up too much I can't restart. I'm thinking of two 650s in the trunk.

-- Joe

 

heres another idea, get a hawood hood and make an aircleaner that fits the cowl opening, I did it with mine and got to leave the batt where it is at, if I can get some pics developed for it Ill post them on here.

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'87 Monte Carlo SS,with '89 IROC 350,700 trans, blew up 3.73 posi stuck with crappy 2.73's neeed gears! hooker headers, flowmaster 2 1/2" exhaust true dualls, recently installed a set of alum vette heads 58cc, new cam for a paxton, recently installed paxton, OMG need a posi bad. Found a guy who can build me a ford 9" (yep sorry guys) for less than 500 then comes all the goodies such as disk brakes so on and so on, will it ever end?? I hope not!!

 

My car corners damn hard too and its' only gonna get better w/ front eibachs, guldstrand rear springs & maybe go to GW trailing arms. I had a good suggestoin though in email - one of those $$ gel cell batteries.

Or... move the batt to the DS w/ firebird parts

FWIW, it's running very cool (88 'bird alum. 5spd radiator, delco 180 deg. stat) and I have zero hot start problems. headers are Jet-Hot coated, FWIW.

Thanks I did jump on the 86 LB9 stuff because I heard the (wrecked) iroc run and the runners weren't all dented etc. 86 to 86 was pretty straightforward; the Helms for Camaro has LG4 & LB9 diagrams right next to each other. Luckily, GM made 2 EFI g-bodies - 85-88 4.3L V6 TBI Monte's, and 84-87 Turbo Regals. I'm using a 4.3 Monte sending unit, but now I need the better baffled EFI tank (got one lined up )

anesthes - won't the longer batt. cable be an issue? Your starter still needs to not be cooked to get it started; I'm afraid you may be chasing the wrong culprit

monte-ss I have several friends w/ the Harwood hood (I attend the Monte Nationals in June) and I really don't want to mess w/ making 'glass fit right and all; plus I like the stock hood. Should hold up to the 100mph driving I do when I trip to Phx or Denver. Don't need the extra room either. Just remove the stupid rubber gasket at the rear of the cowl which helps and roll...

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Matthew
1986 SS with...
86LB9 TPI atop the original L69, Hooker emissions legal PN 2050 headers, stock L69 cat (yes, a real one), hydraulic clutch T5, Energizer 272 cam, chargedair.com fan, Global West CNR-88-C negative roll kit, 89 Iroc front springs, CC635 Moog rear springs and a whole bunch of other fun stuff

 

Several GM cars have the battery mounted sideways. Its not a big deal.

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