New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech - underhood clean up

just bought a 2001 camaro ss and couldnt be happier. ive had it a week and already want to modify it. it already has a slp catback and intake. I want to start with the smallest mods first and build from there. whatever will be cheap to upgrade (short on money now that i bought the car) or will clean up the engine bay is where id like to start. ive already looked into little mods such as the throttle body coolant bypass, and under way of getting the piping. Any suggestions on what i should would be greatly appreciated. thanks

alot of people delete AIR. if u wanna get more aggressive in underhood cleanup, check out the weight reduction list sticky in the drag racing forum and shoot me a PM if u need writeups on things u would like to remove

i wanted to delete to eventually delete AIR, EGR, and AC system. Anyone know pennsylvania emissions laws regarding this?

My EGR is already removed and it looks a lot cleaner but what is the AIR? :confused:

smooth bellow will clean up your eng. compartment.







http://www.slponline.com/browse_list.asp

i wanted to delete to eventually delete AIR, EGR, and AC system. Anyone know pennsylvania emissions laws regarding this?

you shouldnt have to worry about deleting EGR. 2001+ have the LS6 intake which has no provision for EGR

AIR is easy to remove, just unbolt all associated AIR 'crap' and install blockoff plates on the exhaust manifolds. texasautocraft.com and speedinc sell blockoff plates for AIR

A/C is easy to remove also. just unbolt the compressor, remove the a/c idler, tensioner/bracket assembly, remove the air intake lid to remove the condensor...etc. u get the idea im sure

My EGR is already removed and it looks a lot cleaner but what is the AIR? :confused:

AIR injection. its emissions related. you will see AIR tubes to each exhaust manifold with rubber hoses running off of the tubes to the AIR pump on the driverside next to the cruise module

go big first if its an auto get a stall..... if its a 6 speed get a set of headers.. they seem to be the best pick up for the buck.. keep the hood closed dont worry about under the hood... secrets of running on the streets haha

just took the ac off the other day and put plugs and wires in (much easier now). next egr, but wondering whats the easiest and cheapest way to clear the egr code? and as for doing stuff under the hood, i cant help it. haha this has been my dream car since i was twelve and already had plans for it then.

aftermarket pullies have a cleaner look imo.

aftermarket pullies have a cleaner look imo.

^^^agreed:D

If you're going for that super clean under the hood look, check into relocating the pcm. I've read threads on it and seen pictures. It's a lot of work it looks like but it does give a cleaner look under the hood. And if you are removing the a/c it should be a lot easier.

;12832906]i wanted to delete to eventually delete AIR, EGR, and AC system. Anyone know pennsylvania emissions laws regarding this.


http://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.us/aq_apps/emissions/test.htm

something that really cleaned up my engine bay was to pull the coil packs off and replace the ugly bolts with some stainless hex or button head bolts.

also you can clip off some of the "retainer pins" for the various electrical connections. some of those get pretty ugly.

doesn't hurt to pull the valve covers and paint them....

here is a post i did with some pics (http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/1079891-painted-valve-covers-cleaned-up-coil-packs.html)

They have a bunch of under hood threads in the appearance and detailing section

i wanted to delete to eventually delete AIR, EGR, and AC system. Anyone know pennsylvania emissions laws regarding this?

lol PA emission laws?? I been running my car no AIR, LTs, ORY, and SLP LM exhaust with no resonator for a year and a half now...then added a big lopey cam a year ago and have had 0 problems.

check out the stickies in the appearance and detailing forum. there are quite a bit of ways to clean up under the hood

lol PA emission laws?? I been running my car no AIR, LTs, ORY, and SLP LM exhaust with no resonator for a year and a half now...then added a big lopey cam a year ago and have had 0 problems.

i wasn't worried about having problems, just an engine light coming up for emissions... whats the easiest way to clear them without a tuner?

These (http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/ls1-fuel-rail-covers.html) look pretty nice and cover up a lot of the mess under the hood. I have them, and the red "Corvette" match my car pretty well, otherwise you can paint them. This and painting my LS6 intake red, along with deleting EGR and AIR should look ok

i wasn't worried about having problems, just an engine light coming up for emissions... whats the easiest way to clear them without a tuner?

You need to get them tuned out. You could do a mail order tune and get some more power outta your car (Frost tuning has GREAT reviews), or do a dyno tune after your other upgrades.

Otherwise, black tape works wonders!

ignoring the light also works too:D

black tape would bug me. then id feel like things are ghetto-rigged haha

If you delete the AC, don't be stupid and loose the parts like I did on my 69. Would cost a small fortune to replace now......