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Old 02-07-2009, 08:02 PM
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On the throttle body theres 3 tubes comin off of it. The lower 2 are for the coolant flow through right? And whats the top one for? Im building a boosted 5.3, im gonna pull out the lower 2 and plug them, can i do the same with the top one, or whats is for?
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PCV. rubber hose frm that tube to the valve cover
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cool, so there all gonna get pulled out and welded shut and look sweet in the end, lol. thanks
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cool, so there all gonna get pulled out and welded shut and look sweet in the end, lol. thanks
no prob bro, but how are u gonna vent PVC gases with the tubes welded shut? engine has to release PVC gases to prevent damage in the future. u could run a catch can setup
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exactely what i got. I have a catch can and going to run -10 line from each valvecover to the can. Should vent nicely
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exactely what i got. I have a catch can and going to run -10 line from each valvecover to the can. Should vent nicely
yep, will vent better than stock and help on oil consumption as well




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