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Old 02-02-2017, 08:07 PM
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The swap came out really clean and it look's like the headers fit really good.
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Originally Posted by lilpanther
The swap came out really clean and it look's like the headers fit really good.
Thanks! The headers definitely fit great.


Drove it to work today. It wasn't a long drive lol, but it definitely feels good! Very happy with how the swap turned out. I have some 4" aluminum tubing ordered so I can make an intake tube to move the air filter out a little further. Then I need to start gathering AC parts so I can get that all hooked up.

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Well done, it looks nice and clean in there. I thought I'd let you know if you have trouble finding something suitable for your A/C compressor needs that Holley has released a new low-mount Sanden A/C compressor bracket set-up that will work on your car. You may have to shim/lower your anti-sway bar frame brackets to use it, depending on the height that your engine mounts set your engine.

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Originally Posted by Toddoky
Well done, it looks nice and clean in there. I thought I'd let you know if you have trouble finding something suitable for your A/C compressor needs that Holley has released a new low-mount Sanden A/C compressor bracket set-up that will work on your car if. You may have to shim/lower your anti-sway bar frame brackets to use it, depending on the height that your engine mounts set your engine.

Thanks, it's getting there! Lol

Starting to look at AC stuff now, so I'll let you know. Thanks.
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Damn, Thats awfully clean looking. Do you recall the air filter dimensions or P/N?
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My 4" aluminum tubing (with a 45 degree bend) came in so I was able to make my new intake tube to push the filter out further and get it away from the heat of the engine/radiator. I'm happy with how it turned out.

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well done. looks great
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Originally Posted by dojob
well done. looks great
Thanks!
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That is one clean engine bay, nicely done. I hope to have mine that clean one day.
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Originally Posted by Lsxnafox
That is one clean engine bay, nicely done. I hope to have mine that clean one day.

Thanks. It's not bad for Duplicolor in a spray can from Oreilly's. Lol

Here is how it looked before


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Took it out and put some miles on it after the rain cleared up today.

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Sounds beautiful!! What are you using for gauges looks awesome. Must of missed it in the build thread sorry.
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Holley Digital Dash. Ties into my Holley EFI
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If you do a math channel calculation for the PWM fan display you can get it to read zero when the fan is turned off. Just to PWM - 5.

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Originally Posted by Project GatTagO
If you do a math channel calculation for the PWM fan display you can get it to read zero when the fan is turned off. Just to PWM - 5.

Andrew

Good idea, I hadn't even really thought about it lol. Now that the car is running/driving I'm going to mess around with the dash some more. I had it on my SBF/Vortech setup, so when I put the LS in I just deleted the boost gauge and haven't redone anything else. Really anxious to learn more about what the digital dash can do. I do definitely like the PWM fan setup!
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Originally Posted by Project GatTagO
If you do a math channel calculation for the PWM fan display you can get it to read zero when the fan is turned off. Just to PWM - 5.

Andrew
Any info you can give me on that would be great. I know NOTHING about the math channels lol. I've tried searching for info, but there is just not much out there on the subject. You can send me a private message if its easier. Thanks!
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Had to get another clutch cable. When the last one burned on the old headers I grabbed one from Oreilly. Short story...they are JUNK compared to a OEM cable. Noticed over the past few days that the cable was feeling strange. Well it finally gave up. Basically because the cable is so cheaply made it was just pulling the guts out of the cable.

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So I made a run to the U-Pull-It and grabbed a cable off of a low mileage 2000 model. They are pretty much the same cable except they are about 4" to 5" longer than a Fox cable. That way you can pull it out away from the header more. Where it passes through the firewall the plastic bushing is just a little smaller. I cut the end off of a Fox cable and modified it to make a bushing for it. I also wrapped it with two layers of heat protective sleeve and then then wrapped it all with heat protective tape. Probably WAY overkill, but better safe than sorry lol.

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Also modified the bracket and remounted it to pull the cable away from the header and towards the strut tower more

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Car is cool AF!!!!
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Very nice clean ride, work, etc!! I love that dash Holley makes, wow neato.

Back in the day I to found that nothing is as good as the OEM clutch cable...I tried them all too except the Maximum Motorsports one which I hear is good. It is funny how long I went with a heavy clutch pedal not knowing it was the cable, then I happened upon an OEM cable when my BBK broke, could not believe the difference.


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