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ThunderZ28 03-11-2007 10:14 PM

Intake swap....
 
posted it in the southern section, and thought I would post this in here as well.

swapped out the truck intake for the Wieand LS6 Intake..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Mar11_0001.jpg


so far.. a noticeable improvement..
going to tweak the tune a bit, running abit rich now, and see what she'll do then. :)
going to try and make it back out to HRP, one more time,

ThunderZ28 03-11-2007 10:16 PM

all in all about a 6 hours to swap it out..
3 Chocolate iced Shippley donuts.
1 orange juice
3 Dr. Peppers
2 busted knuckles
one cut finger,
and one band aid.

Flyer 03-11-2007 10:39 PM

DId you have to relocate the idler? What about the water pump neck?

ThunderZ28 03-11-2007 11:03 PM

idler pulley stayed..
but had to move to stationary pulley.
got a pulley relocate bracket from spear tech.
and had to twist the water neck around to get the Throttle body linkage to work

Tootall 03-12-2007 12:02 AM


Originally Posted by 01 Thunder
. .
and had to twist the water neck around to get the Throttle body linkage to work

so uha . . .how'd you twist it? heated it up?

slowprocess 03-12-2007 08:17 AM

Now get that thing on a dyno where I can see where your max hp/tq is being made! :judge:

ThunderZ28 03-12-2007 08:51 AM


Originally Posted by Tootall
so uha . . .how'd you twist it? heated it up?

took a hammer, and a pair of pliars, and tapped it around.....very, very carefully..

BLACKND 03-12-2007 09:01 AM

I bet you wore your safety glasses this time didn't ya.

ThunderZ28 03-12-2007 09:55 AM


Originally Posted by L33Z71
I bet you wore your safety glasses this time didn't ya.

actually...............
no.
I wasnt prying on anything this time :)
just twisting

02sierraz71_5.3 03-12-2007 10:46 AM

Nice, waiting on results


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