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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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besides the rest of the parts which im still gathering up ill be doing a ported tb, ported maf, ls6 intake, off road pacesetters w/ mufflex y, plugs and wires. car will be getting dyno tuned within a couple days so that will take care of the emissions delete and rear o2 delete. so what will i need and what do u recommend? car is a 99 ss with 11k on it.

ls6 intake/ tb:
-intake gaskets/ tb gasket (will i need new ones?)
-coolant cross over tube

lt's:
-02 extensions
-gaskets (new gm or reuse stockers?)
-bolts (reuse stockers or get a diff type?)
-band clamps

plugs and wires are self explanatory-already have the msd and tr55@ .50
any tips on getting the pass side ones? they look a little ruff on the knuckles.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ls2 bait
so what will i need and what do u recommend? car is a 99 ss with 11k on it.

ls6 intake/ tb:
-intake gaskets/ tb gasket (will i need new ones?)
Gaskets are reusable as long as they aren't cut / broken.
-coolant cross over tube
Did you also get the coolant plugs for the back of the heads? Another cross over tube will work as well.
lt's:
-02 extensions
-gaskets (new gm or reuse stockers?)
New GM MLS.
-bolts (reuse stockers or get a diff type?)
If the LTs are brand new, they should come with new bolts.
-band clamps

plugs and wires are self explanatory-already have the msd and tr55@ .50
any tips on getting the pass side ones? they look a little ruff on the knuckles.
It took me about 5 hours working by myself in my garage to install LTs + new injectors (already had the intake). Its not hard to do at all, just take your time. The Pacesetter LTs slid up into place very easily and I didn't have to jack the car up that high at all. The gearwrench set that I bought prior to the install was by far the best purchase I made.

Go slow and be carefull when removing the old intake so you don't snap the oil pressure sensor (I didn't, but it seems to happen often). Good luck!
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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i change number eight plug from under the car, but i already have headers so that probably freed up some room.
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hey when are you doing all this?? im hopefully putting my LT's on in december....i cant wait to start puting my stock pile on my car... lol
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Originally Posted by ls2 bait
besides the rest of the parts which im still gathering up ill be doing a ported tb, ported maf, ls6 intake, off road pacesetters w/ mufflex y, plugs and wires. car will be getting dyno tuned within a couple days so that will take care of the emissions delete and rear o2 delete. so what will i need and what do u recommend? car is a 99 ss with 11k on it.

ls6 intake/ tb:
-intake gaskets/ tb gasket (will i need new ones?)
-coolant cross over tube

lt's:
-02 extensions
-gaskets (new gm or reuse stockers?)
-bolts (reuse stockers or get a diff type?)
-band clamps

plugs and wires are self explanatory-already have the msd and tr55@ .50
any tips on getting the pass side ones? they look a little ruff on the knuckles.

spare yourself the trouble of molesting your MAF.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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spare yourself the trouble of molesting your MAF.
i figured since it was getting dyno tuned afterwords it would be ok. if he has issues ill swap it out. forgot to mention im doing a pulley too. i should have it all by the end of december so ill prob do it sometime in feb. but i want all my bases covered.
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it's easier to tune the car with a stock MAF. Lots of good info out there as to why you don't want to mess with it. Just trying to save you a potential head ache.
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