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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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im going to attempt to change the intake on my 99 ls1, im a totla newb at this engine and thiswill be my forst time even touching it, i have done alot of searches on her ( thanks guys and gals)
and found a great link on a step by step process w/ pix that i know is gonna be handy
but i have 1 question i want answered befor i do the swap.
mine now is a stock ls1 intake being a 99 an all and im switching to the fast lsx intake, do i still need the coolant passage package like TSP sells ect?
if so where is the cheapest place to get it?
thanks in advance everyone
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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yea you still need the coolant pipe and the plugs
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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thanks
where is the cheapest place to get it?
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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I got mine from the delearship and paid almost 50 bucks for them. I know that SLP sells a kit as well...I am sure its also around 50 bucks.
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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just ordered then from gm parts direct for like 38 dollors thanks from a newb to ls1 motors
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38 bucks..hell of a deal.
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Be careful of the rear sensor. Just need the GM cooling lines. You also need to think about what you are going to do about your EGR.
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i already bought the delete plugs from speed inc and have a guy w/ hptuners in my car club that can delete those codes as well as the 02 codes ill throw soon when i install my lth i got from pacesetter ( race version )
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will it hurt anything if you bolt the coolant tubes down with coolant in the bolt hole??
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