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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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I had the Fernco....its been taken apart
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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No problems. Its easier to get on and off now. I made the inner diameter bigger by dremeling out some of the rubber to get it to fit better.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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if you have solid motor mounts you dont have to worry about the motor moving around and cracking your lid
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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I had the Fernco....its been taken apart

LOL what do you mean its been taken apart????
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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No problems. Its easier to get on and off now. I made the inner diameter bigger by dremeling out some of the rubber to get it to fit better.

ok eric i see what you are talking about now
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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Well, I cant port it with it still assembled...well I can, its just not as fun
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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The smooth bellows is an appearance mod at best. Not worth the potential lid damage and fitup problems IMO.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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If you trim any fernco or bellow you shouldn't have any probs. trim it till it fits (apperance mod only)IMO
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Originally Posted by HotWhipT/A
Sorry to get off topic, but I just noticed the air/oil seperator on the pcv line going to the intake. That looks like a really good idea. How is that working out for you?

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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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Sorry to get off topic, but I just noticed the air/oil seperator on the pcv line going to the intake. That looks like a really good idea. How is that working out for you?

It works great! Its called the Home Depot catch can.
If you look to the left of the can, I still have the PCV valve on.

At first I thought you were talking about it going to the lid...that would be retarded!
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Originally Posted by HotWhipT/A
It works great! Its called the Home Depot catch can.
If you look to the left of the can, I still have the PCV valve on.
I would have done a search, but i didn't know the LS1 special phrase or teminology for it.

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At first I thought you were talking about it going to the lid...that would be retarded!
umm, no...... If it was I would have said the lid.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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where in home depot do you get it at?
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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where in home depot do you get it at?
plumbing department....pipe couplings. thats all it is, a pipe coupling.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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+1 for the fernco. Great for nitrous plumbing in my setup too! Looks good. Probably worth the $14, but not worth eht 50.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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i hear all this talk of muffler bearings ... but if your gonna do mods u shud do um right, you should really get some good quality headlight fluid..and while ur at the autoparts store pick up a tube of elbow grease..

smooth bellows is deff. an appearence mod more then a performance mod...
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by FL Junkie
plumbing department....pipe couplings. thats all it is, a pipe coupling.

Paid 2.50 for mine 3 months ago...
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Originally Posted by THEE PEWTER Z™
Paid 2.50 for mine 3 months ago...

yup they are cheap!!
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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I have a similar one that comes with the PACE 85mm MAF sensor (although I still have the stock one behind that), but I would be worried about running a hard rubber transition if you didn't have poly motor mounts (to prevent the motor shaking from ruining the lid). But getting one from Home Depot is wise because of the actual cost.

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I have a similar one that comes with the PACE 85mm MAF sensor (although I still have the stock one behind that), but I would be worried about running a hard rubber transition if you didn't have poly motor mounts (to prevent the motor shaking from ruining the lid). But getting one from Home Depot is wise because of the actual cost.

it is wise to get one from home depot sure, but what about when the **** cracks your lid?? not so wise anymore. LOL i still can not decide if i want to get the FERNCO one or buy a used SLP bellow
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
not so wise anymore.
That's what the poly motor mounts are for.
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