Thread: Southeast WI 01 GT

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

TEP!

Top end products? Too expensive products? lol ...

Originally Posted by Bio248

if you did anything with the throttle body you'd switch to the 99+ MAF sensor and completely knock out that center section and clean it all up. porting the throttle body is pretty easy, but you're almost guaranteed to break through the casting and have to fill in places with epoxy/jb weld/etc.

but as stated, you'll have to get the car tuned for it or it'll run all kinds of dumb.

I took down the little ridge between the front and back of the TB. Not enough to break through in any places. Just a nice flow now from intake through TB. Left the center piece alone. Maybe someday down the road i'd mess w/ that but i just want to get this stupid thing running. Been apart so long i'm worried i wont remember how to put it back together.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

triple edge performance.

Yeah, got some stuff from there. This other company just has the channel plate gaskets for like super cheap, so was wondering if anyone has used them before.

Exhaust has arrived from speed daddy...unfortunately the project has stalled due to other financial issues. Booo...

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

just pocket some drug money off the next perp you catch. lol more corruption i say. do it! lol

Start collecting fines in cash? Lol

Can the clutch assembly on the a/c compressor be removed? Do I need a "special" tool? Mine was making noise and I just want to swap the clutch out from the compressor that was on this new engine.

Speed daddy exhaust headers do have egr passage built in. Looking for opinions. Should I put the egr system back on? Block off egr on new exhaust? Next question is to block the egr in the new exhaust, if thats what I decide to do, should I just have that straight welded off or weld a small cover on it so it could be removed and egr reinstalled by future potential owners?

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Originally Posted by Bio248

block off EGR. never put it back on.

cut off the flanges from the EGR and seal up those holes, reinstall blocked off flanges. basically free block off plates.

Thats a good idea. Didnt think of that. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Bio248

it's what most of us old school guys did.

i used a couple coins and some RTV. you can weld them shut if you want them to be legit, too.

I was going to coin and rtv the egr hole on the LIM but I like your previous idea. I figured welding the exhaust would be easy considering the material.

Originally Posted by Bio248

i RTV'd a coin into the flange cut off the EGR, that's what i meant.

Right, take flange off egr, block that off(in some fashion) and bolt to LIM, for egr port on new exhaust, weld a cover over hole for egr.

Put new o-rings on the fuel injectors today, cleaned up some gasket surfaces. Still have to put the SC back together and pick up the gaskets for it but getting closer...

So I know I had previously been scolded not to do the lifters...but with the discovery that this engine prob isn't an 03 and therefore I don't really know the mileage, I decided to go ahead and pull the lifters. Three were stuck and gummed up so I'm glad I did it. I also finished porting the supercharger housing and bought the rest of the gaskets I need to get this engine back together.

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Got almost all the parts I need to get the engine back together and drop it in. Now I just need some damn time!