FFF 1st GP Updates......

[DavidSiri]

I'll have ot get a pic for you guys this saturday, im in michigan ATM sorry.

[T-Punk]

Install looks pretty strait forward to me too. Dont see much room for improving the install instructions either (even has aim and email for all the guys involved which is extremely nice to have). good job. now just get DHL to move their azzes.

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

thats a healthy full weekend project assuming everything goes well..

as far as the install guide goes..
it would be nice to see some torque specs in there.. at a minimum the ones that can be looked up in any of the GM f-body service manuals.. not everyone has them.. like me.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

that and are you really planning on using barbed fittings for the FMU lines??

isent that kinda well.. F'NG INSANE??

vortech makes a nice set of braided lines.. riles had them when he sent me my powerdyne kit.. IMHO that is a major safty upgrade i would do fist for any of you GP'ers.. nothing is more fun then pouring fuel all over your engine..

[DavidSiri]

Originally posted by AllTheGoodNamesAreGone:
thats a healthy full weekend project assuming everything goes well..

as far as the install guide goes..
it would be nice to see some torque specs in there.. at a minimum the ones that can be looked up in any of the GM f-body service manuals.. not everyone has them.. like me.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

that and are you really planning on using barbed fittings for the FMU lines??

isent that kinda well.. F'NG INSANE??

vortech makes a nice set of braided lines.. riles had them when he sent me my powerdyne kit.. IMHO that is a major safty upgrade i would do fist for any of you GP'ers.. nothing is more fun then pouring fuel all over your engine..

Don't have a clue what YOU are talking about? Not a full weekend project, 4 hours max with breaks worked in and a full lunch, including CD changing times. No need for torque specs. You use your hand and an open ended wrench for most everything. Tighten to where it feels farely secure, that is all. You realize BARBED fittings are GOOD? They have BARBS on the end so that the hoses can not fall off. Why is that insane? That's the most secure way to do it, besides braided/screw on fittings which cost a penny or two. There is no risk in "pouring fuel" all over your engine. The pieces will not slip off. I know tons of people that have run barbed fittings for years and never had problems, including myself. [img]graemlins/stickpoke.gif[/img]

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

4 hours huh.. I dunno.. Its possible.. if you have a lift and all the right tools.. IMHO it shuld have torque specs.. Anything and everything shuld.. not to say that you cant be fine w/o but i am sure there are gunna be people who "F" it up due to something silly like that..

as far as the bared fitting thing goes.. yeah it will "probably be jsut fine for pretty much everyone.. however.. if oneof thsoe clamps busts.. and at 70+ psi at wot it runs a pretty good chance of pushing off even those triple barbed fittings..

IMHO better safe then sorry.. expecialy when for $100 or even less (if you make them) you can get a set of braided lines with as good as stock connections directly from vortech.. I am sure they provide them with all their GM kits..

I jsut worry about the 1% chance that one of those fittings comes off.. you have fuel dumping all over your header.. then fire.. and then those rubber lines are wasted.. and you have fuel all over the place.. 3rd degree burns and pile of metal/plastic that used to be an f-body.. ever seen a car burn to the ground at the track?? I have.. its not funny..

[snatch]

Do you have a link to these lines?
Shane

[jamie]

*flame bait*

how come no one has flipped out yet like what happened with the procharger "scandal?"

bah.

good luck with getting everything guys!

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

Originally posted by snatch:
Do you have a link to these lines?
Shane

unfortunatly no.. I got them from RILES.. he got them from vortech.. he may see this thread.. not shure.. I will look around really quick as see if i cant find them..

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

talked to joe (riles).. said he called vortech directly.. and they sent him the lines they use for their z28 kits.. they worked like a charm.. on both his and my car..

he said they were about $80..roughly $95 shipped..

but it took him a little convincing to get vortech to send them..

to be honest i am sure a cheeper rout would be ot make your own or have them made at a shop.. you can get the braided hose, fittings, and tools you need to do it from jegs and summit..

heck.. they may even have a set allready made...

[ July 28, 2004, 02:42 AM: Message edited by: AllTheGoodNamesAreGone ]

[Tiago]

there is no way the hose will come off if you install it correctly. For peace of mind, after a couple days of driving with it you could REMOVE the clamp and they sitll wouldn't come off the BARB. OF course noone will remove the clamp, just extra security.

[Seth]

Damn, I got all excited there was a DHL truck in front of my house. :mad:

[Radcat]

I got my connector finally and the guy just knocked on the door and walked off. By the time I opened the door I see him about a block away with his yellow DHL shirt and my package just sitting at the front door. Weird thing was the package said UPS on it

[White95]

What is DHL, I've never seen/heard of them?

[snatch]

Any new news?
Shane

[Radcat]

Originally posted by White95:
What is DHL, I've never seen/heard of them?

They are another shipping company like UPS. I have never heard of them either till now. They suck. I don't like it when they leave the package on my front door. Stuff gets stolen that way.