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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 05:00 AM
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im doin a head and cam swap,im wondering what things i can do away with to make more room to clean up the engine bay and be able to work on the car better,there just so much junk on these motors,any tips on ways to make more room?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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Take ac out? Theres not really too much you can do to these cars to make room since the engine bay is so cramped
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 07:24 AM
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there are a few easy things you can do. Remove the AIR system, get the new LS6 valley cover to get rid of the PCV tubing, re-route the hood latch cable, Hide the PCM wires in the fender well. Then you could also delete the TCS, and if you get a line lock kit/abs delete kit you can get ride of the whole abs block and lines. Just a few off the top of my head ideas
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Relocating the coil packs does wonders in cleaning up the engine compartment.
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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i would like to keep the a/c on till it cools down,but im thinking or relocating the coils for sure
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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coil pack relocation, ls6 pcv up grade, AIR removal, EGR removal, those 4 things will really clean up the engine bay
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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ive got the emissions junk off now,debating on how much i love my air conditioner too lol
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b18 swap.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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whats the b18?
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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b18 swap.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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b18 swap.
+1 this is the easiest way along with a wire tuck.
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I would get fuel rail covers instead of messing with relocating coils. It will help hide all that mess.
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I would get fuel rail covers instead of messing with relocating coils. It will help hide all that mess.
lol good solution. raise rug, sweep under..and create less room under the hood.
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Here are some pics from my old car that might give you a few ideas: https://ls1tech.com/raceinfo/retro.html
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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clean engine bay there reckless. to the op ive been looking at holleys new valve covers, not the plastic ones that cover everything, but the actual tops that bolt to the engine, they have clean holders for the coils... not 100% they will fit ls1 though, it says ls3 on website
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Reckless: that is the best looking engine bay I've ever seen on a f-body. NICE WORK!

Now I have a ton of work to do to clean mine up...
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holy ****,you can drop a motor in through the top,never knew you could,Reckless thats a dam good job on your car! very nice,thanks for the pics
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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Reckless,what headers and mufflers are those? I plan on doing mine that way
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That was a real economical build. Did a 6.0L with stock crank in my garage. TH400, converter, 5.3L heads, shelf grind cam, lots of weight reduction. Those were uncoated Pacesetter headers that I welded 3-bolt collectors onto, then bolted on the 18-inch bullets. I was on a serious budget so I did all I could at home including making the little brackets for the coils and using a lot of spray paint
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