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09-22-2006, 08:24 PM
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| Out, damned knock  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highland Park, ILLinois
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| Intake pipe fitment While Steve Wood rails about Walmart, I have a real world problem. I currently have (had) a very nice 3" intake pipe from Buickgn. Much to my surprise, the bolt on the tensioner has scratched the hell out of it. This weekend I hope to be installing a 3.5" pipe with the LS1. How do you make the pipe fit without damaging it on that damn bolt?
__________________ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. 2008 rebuild, Comp roller cam, Cat stroker, RJC gridle, CPT66BB, PTE Stock Location IC, Champion iron, T&D roller rockers, 60# Mototron injectors w/Turbotweak chip, Monroe-ported throttlebody, RJC Power Plate, Jimmy-built trans w/Precision Vigilante converter, ATR SS dual exhaust, ATR rear sway, BMR upper and lower control arms, Edelbrock Performance shocks, Razor alky, Tinman cold air intake, MT street radials. Oh, and Russ Merritt spark plug wires. |
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09-22-2006, 08:43 PM
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| An American American  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: East of Eden, Texas
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| doh, no wonder I rail about things like Wally World Adjust the fit so it is not against the bolt before you tighten the clamps 
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09-22-2006, 09:02 PM
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| Out, damned knock Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highland Park, ILLinois
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__________________ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. 2008 rebuild, Comp roller cam, Cat stroker, RJC gridle, CPT66BB, PTE Stock Location IC, Champion iron, T&D roller rockers, 60# Mototron injectors w/Turbotweak chip, Monroe-ported throttlebody, RJC Power Plate, Jimmy-built trans w/Precision Vigilante converter, ATR SS dual exhaust, ATR rear sway, BMR upper and lower control arms, Edelbrock Performance shocks, Razor alky, Tinman cold air intake, MT street radials. Oh, and Russ Merritt spark plug wires. | |
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09-22-2006, 09:16 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lincoln R.I.
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| maf pipe Chris, I just cut an old rad hose up and made a 4x4 square and used tie wraps to hold it in place between stud and pipe. Mine is a 4" pipe with LS1 maf, hope this may help. Glad to see your finally enjoying your car,Phil. 
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09-22-2006, 09:42 PM
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| An American American Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: East of Eden, Texas
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| I have a 4" pipe...made it myself, tho. 
__________________ ------------------ 'A government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is also big enough to take away everything you have.' - Thomas Jefferson I think one should worry more when people are lining up to get out of a country rather than into it. If they're sneaking in, we must be doing something right. The Chronicles of Zap, from the early 21st century www.vortexbuicks-etc.com |
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09-22-2006, 10:55 PM
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| Owner-TR Custom Parts  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: North Haven, CT USA
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| Just move the pipe around in the connectors, should fit with no problem! Also if you have excessive threads protruding from the offending nut you can trim those off as well to gain even more clearance. BTW, I have almost 1/2" clearance running my 3.5" pipe. Like Steve said, just adjust the pipe before tightening the clamps all the way. One more thing, did you put the connectors on like I marked them for you??
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09-23-2006, 09:45 AM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Monmouth County, N.J.
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| I did just what TrooperT did, I cut a small piece of rubber hose and zip tied it in place over that bolt head, I know the mass air pipe is close to that bolt.
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