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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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1. I've noticed alot of guys' engine bays look really nice an neat. then I look at mine and it looks like ****. I've seen alot of them using anodized fittings and steel braided lines. I think it looks nice and really cleans up the engine bay. How do you go about replacing ur ugly black lines with the braided ones? How do you know what fittings to buy and ones that will fit?

2. What's the simplest way to run a catch can and is it necessary to do on a FI motor? the simplest one I seen was the passenger side valve cover is capped, a hose ran from drivers side to top of catch can, then a hose ran from bottom of catch can to the side of the manifold or maybe it was the TB. I'm not sure if running it this was would be the best for FI. D1SC Procharger.

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Good ol Elbow Grease. I am going to tape mine off & do I high temp roll on paint job all by the shock towers & rear of the motor.

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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Looks good. I was going to dilute some
Simple green and go to town on it. I kit don't wanna *** sumthing up. I guess I can cover up fues box and PCM. I guess I just need to pick up a nice set of fuel rails. Where di you relocate your coils to? how'd you mount them?
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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Thought about Pickin up one of these.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=10781192214
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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Looking at that oil catch can, I went to the manufacturer's website. It is a good looking can but, I cannot tell what kind of media, if any, it has inside to actually separate the oil from the vapor stream nor I can tell how you empty it.
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Here is mine... I don't have many anodized or stainless steel lines but as for catch cans I hid mine down by the radiator
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Here is mine... I don't have many anodized or stainless steel lines but as for catch cans I hid mine down by the radiator
WOW one of the best/spacious engine bays I've seen yet
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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+1. I'm loving the black valve covers/red coils. I was gonna do that when I changed the cam just haven't had time. Removing the hvac saves alot of space but i gotta have my heat and air.

What catch can you guys recommend?
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nice engine bays
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thats one of the cleanest engine bays I have ever seen!
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