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Old 03-15-2012, 06:44 PM
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the 93 fuel lines are all shorter, lt1 too. if you notice in my engine picture its all stretched out to reach the 96 intake connections.
 
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Old 03-16-2012, 02:12 AM
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Do you think the fuel lines would reach if I did the relocation where I drill a 2" hole by the brake booster and run them through there? I think if they would reach it would make the engine bay look cleaner.
 
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Old 03-16-2012, 09:03 AM
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yes i would think they would. you wrap it around in a loop to use the extra.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 01:19 AM
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Updates for today, I put the engine on a stand and placed the stock k member back under the car and rolled it outside so I have more garage space. I also pulled the engine bay harness and test fitted the longtubes. I plan on having my transmission sent out to a friend of mine to build it so it won't break. I also plan on getting a 3000 stall. Hopefully my k member will show up this week so I can get my engine into my car!

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Engine bay harness (not as much as I thought it would be):
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Old 03-18-2012, 01:29 PM
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Now would be a great time to remove the air and egr if you plan on it in the future. The access to the back of the intake is sucky with the motor in the car.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 01:53 PM
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Those headers make me wish I would have waited and gone ceramic coated.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 02:56 PM
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Those headers make me wish I would have waited and gone ceramic coated.
Unfortunately they don't stay that pretty for long. Mine make me wish I would have gone stainless.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 07:17 PM
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Hopefully they will stay shiny for awhile lol, it will be garaged and not driven in the rain. I also already have the egr/air delete plates and I ordered the headers that do not have provisions for those. I'm aiming for a clean engine bay. I also ordered the SJM abs delete/line lock so I can save some weight there.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 07:27 PM
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Hopefully they will stay shiny for awhile lol, it will be garaged and not driven in the rain. I also already have the egr/air delete plates and I ordered the headers that do not have provisions for those. I'm aiming for a clean engine bay. I also ordered the SJM abs delete/line lock so I can save some weight there.
I wonder how bad your braking performance will suffer with the abs delete.
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 08:00 PM
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Well since I swapped a 4 channel rear in my car I haven't had issues with no abs. I just figured since it doesn't work anyway I might as well delete it.
 


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