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Old 03-02-2007, 05:47 PM
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So my parents purchased a 00 T/A and the guy they bought it from said he had just "seafoamed" the car. I've heard that this **** can foul plugs and send a lot of **** out of the exhaust. When I rev the car up a little it makes a wierd popping noise as the rpms go down. Anyone have any insight as to what this problem could be?
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the ls1 valvetrain is noisy by nature, so it's probably just the valvetrain.

seafoaming the engine is actually really good for it. i just did mine like last weekend, and yes alot of **** came out of the exhaust, just like it's supposed to. it cleans your engine and sends the bad **** out of your exhaust. even if your plugs are fouled, they arent hard to replace. couple of hours tops, if you've never done em before.
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hope they are easier than an LT1! Maybe I can get a sound clip up later tonight
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They are easier than an LT1 but not that much easier
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Seafoam is the ****!
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sounds like the classic cold exhaust popping...no harm no foul
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nice, just worried, never messed with an LS1 so i need to get used to some of these things
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Lt1 plugs are 10 times harder than the Ls1. the ls1 drivers side isn't too bad..the passenger side will be a little tougher..lots of plumbing, A.I.R etc..
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Originally Posted by SSTYCOON
Lt1 plugs are 10 times harder than the Ls1. the ls1 drivers side isn't too bad..the passenger side will be a little tougher..lots of plumbing, A.I.R etc..
The same goes for the LT1 headers....helped do it once and will never do again i could have taken mine off and put back on 5 times compared to an LT1...
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/agree, did SLP shorties on my old LT1 and would probably light the car on fire before I did it again...
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I like sea foam alot . Used it on my truck all the time!
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If you take a few minutes to remove the AIR tubes, plugs are a lot easier.




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