installed thorley's and vette fuel rail covers with pics

[cheaplabor]

got finished installing some doug thorley shorties and vette ls3 c/f fuel rail covers today. nice headers, they fit excellent and look great. it took me 35 min to install the drivers side and it can be done from the top without dropping the cats. the pass side is a little worse, it requires dropping the cats, unplugging the o2 sesors, and feeding it up from the bottom, about 2 hrs (with some brew) the vette fuel covers are a real pain, they are not a bolt on, they require a new fuel line an evap line, a heater hose reroute
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...r+hose+reroute

and some extensive trimming and fitting to make them clear the a/c lines and heater hoses. what a pain. but they look cool. i had my lettering redone in aqua blue to match the car and they turned out nice.

[cheaplabor]

here are the pics
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thanks avro206 for the lowdown on posting pics.

[DJ ATOMIX]

That looks fantastic! How much did that mod run you?


Shaun

[Drew10]

Originally Posted by cheaplabor

got finished installing some doug thorley shorties and vette ls3 c/f fuel rail covers today. nice headers, they fit excellent and look great. it took me 35 min to install the drivers side and it can be done from the top without dropping the cats. the pass side is a little worse, it requires dropping the cats, unplugging the o2 sesors, and feeding it up from the bottom, about 2 hrs (with some brew) the vette fuel covers are a real pain, they are not a bolt on, they require a new fuel line an evap line, a heater hose reroute
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...r+hose+reroute

and some extensive trimming and fitting to make them clear the a/c lines and heater hoses. what a pain. but they look cool. i had my lettering redone in aqua blue to match the car and they turned out nice.

I know the brew always seems to add a few mins to my work also.

[cheaplabor]

Originally Posted by DJ ATOMIX

That looks fantastic! How much did that mod run you?


Shaun

bought the headers from a member in san antonio, for $450, got the coil covers at high country gm for $200 even, their parts guy is like the cheapest around, even for aftermarket. these are a gm part though, 2008 corvette accessory, the heater hoses were $26 a piece, the fitting for the fuel line were $11 a piece and the braided fuel was 3.50/ft, not bad but some scraped knuckles were well worth it to get rid of that s#!^&y looking LEGO engine cover

[Sack Rat 2SS]

Cheaplabor - You got it goin on bro. Nice post and pics to boot. Like your fuelrail covers as well. Thanks, good luck, and whats next?

[cheaplabor]

I know the brew always seems to add a few mins to my work also.[/QUOTE]

hahaha my wife says that my loss of work ethic/beer consumed ratio is sometimes expressed in powers

[cheaplabor]

Originally Posted by Sack Rat 2SS

Cheaplabor - You got it goin on bro. Nice post and pics to boot. Like your fuelrail covers as well. Thanks, good luck, and whats next?

thanks for the nod. waiting for summer roads so i can datalog with the hp tuner, (we rigged up a mobile wideband o2 sensor that reads off of the airconditioning circuit it crazy but it works) we did this on my cousins cts-v and it works well
http://www.trafficjams.ca/Performanc...ngProducts.htm

then i can fine tune this sucker. also planning to install a fuel pressure guage thats visible from the drivers seat without butchering or drilling anything. also looking at putting in a big hairy cam p.s. don't tell my wife