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How many people actually cap off the coolant passages?

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Old 04-10-2010, 03:35 PM
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Default How many people actually cap off the coolant passages?

When they perform a t.b bypass on the coolant plate?
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I did it to mine. Guess you dont really need to though
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you dont need to from waht i under stand but then its only like 1$ to get the lil caps at the store
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Leaving it uncapped makes the engine bay look "unfinished."

Having said that, my engine bay is unfinished.
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Leaving it uncapped makes the engine bay look "unfinished."

Having said that, my engine bay is unfinished.
haha, thats what I was thinking too. But then again why spend the money on the caps when you dont ever need them!!
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I had some caps laying around so i put them on.
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The caps I used dry rotted. No point.
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capping them off makes it look like u just un hooked something and half-*** dealt with it.

cut the tubes off, makes it look like you REALLY did something. lol
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I also cut the tubes off
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cut tubes x 2 here.
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X3 I dremeled mine off before painting the TB.
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capped mine as welll... they are dry rotted now LOL
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I capped mine, but took it into the shop when I was having major problems and they put it back without telling me.

Haven't done it again yet, but I will probably cut them off, do most aftermarket TB's come with those anyway?
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when you get an after market TB you reuse that part for the IAC

i wanted to cut mine, but then i wouldnt like the holes left there... so i capped them

but i guess if i didnt want to see the holes i could use jb weld to close them up or something...
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I capped mine off but planning to cut and plug the holes next down time.
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cut them off.

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Cut the tubes off X10
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.....or you could run ice water through them for heads-up racing!



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