do you have to buy this kit or is it something you can buy at a hardware store. kit looks very simple, a hose, couple of clamps, some adapters.Please let me know if i am wrong about this. Im always looking for a cheaper solution. i know 20 bucks aint that much. but when you want other things every penny is counted. thanks for the imput

 

if you are talking about the throttle body coolant bypass then 20 bucks is way too much. i went down to the local auto parts store and got a straight piece of plastic tube (couldn't find a metal one) that the rubber hoses would fit onto then clamped them to that. then capped the ends on the tb. all in all, maybe 5 dollars spent. make sure you have a rag handy

 

what size hose? and what did you cap with? just seen the add on ebay(shipping and all abou $16) so i dont really have any kind of instructions to go by

 

get a piece of 1/4" fuel injection hose about 4 feet long.run it from the radiator to the fitting behind the alternater.then you will heve completed the throttle body bypass.

 

you gotta be kidding me thats it.and some one wanted me to pay 16 bucks for that

 

i don't remember the size tube you need off the top of my head. but if you do a search on here for tb bypass i am sure something will pop up my tube i go was only a little bit smaller than the hose. i had to sqeeze the factory rubber tube onto it. for the tb i used some rubber caps that all auto parts stores sell. if you remember in the old days, people used to use these things to fix vacuum leaks. they should be close to the help isle at the local auto parts store.

 

sure nuff i remember them life savers. didnt know anybody with a carberated motor that didnt have a few of them lurking around under the hood.

 

i think every gm car on the road of that day had them bad boys on em. that is what i used. take a good look at the tb stubs (or what ever you want to call them) before you buy the rubber caps. i got a size that was one to small but i still managed to get it on there.

 

thunder, i got booted man. lol

 

Couple pics for you: