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03-14-2017, 08:48 AM | #1 |
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cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
figured id also post here since my truck is an 85 suburban
hello all. i am looking for information and some pics of cleaned up engine bays. or direction on where i can go and find some info. have an 85 suburban 5.7 350. live in jersey. no inspection needed/emissions. I'm pretty sure there are a ton of things in the engine bay that i don't need. question is do i need to get a different carb and intake to be able to get rid of the mess??? i was looking around and saw a youtube vid where a guy just took a saws all and cut a bunch of crap out. not really what id like to do. just seems there is a ton of stuff in the engine bay. and if i don't really NEED it all, id like to clean it up some. appreciate any help |
03-14-2017, 01:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
I took out all the crap for the evap canister. Put a new Edelbrock carb in, new headers, valve covers and air cleaner. And then new plugs & wires. But mostly all I removed was just the lines to & from the canister.
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03-14-2017, 07:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
Good work. The yellow plug wires never look good.
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03-15-2017, 10:01 AM | #4 |
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It really just depends on how much effort you want to apply
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03-15-2017, 03:10 PM | #5 |
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Where did you run the fuel tank vent line? Do you smell gas fumes in the garage?
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
[QUOTE=MikeB;7886868]Where did you run the fuel tank vent line? Do you smell gas fumes in the garage?
I'm sorry, I guess I should have explained that a bit better than I did. The canister is still there, since it's tucked down there in the front. I removed most of the canister lines that were running across the engine. So the fuel tank vent is still on the canister. The rest of the ports are capped off. I did read somewhere, that someone was able to vent the fuel line somehow, so the canister could be removed also. I just never did, since the canister is out of the way. I just didn't care for all the lines.
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=689321
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Here's mine. Getting rid of the fan and shroud cleaned it up a lot.
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03-23-2017, 03:58 PM | #10 |
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
if i knew more, i guess i would apply all the knowledge, but since i don't , i asked the question.
seems like everyone is running aftermarket manifold and carb. is it needed? or is there a cheap way to do it. pretty sure i don't need 90 % of whats in engine bay.... maybe not 90% but a lot. right now theres a ton of stuff in the way if i wanted to change valve cover gaskets same if i wanna do basic tune up. dont wanna take things off if i need them. but don't really want whatever i don't need in there not a show truck in any way. just a daily driver. but since i don't need inspection, think it can all go. anyone in jersey wanna help, ill buy beer.... |
03-23-2017, 09:45 PM | #11 |
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before and after. 29 days apart
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My '80
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03-24-2017, 06:41 AM | #13 |
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03-24-2017, 08:57 AM | #14 |
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thanks man, still gotta get rid of the blue filter...It was new and in the garage so it got used
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03-26-2017, 07:09 PM | #15 |
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Re: cleaned up engine bays/pics/info
if you have a carb that isnt computer controlled and an hei dist. all of that emission stuff can go! AIR pump, EGR, the numerous vacuum hoses.. and as far as the vacuum for the dist, i ran my hose to the ported side of my eddy carb. seemed when i got on it the motor was sluggish and would ping when it was on manifold vacuum
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