Did a little work.

[ar0ck]

I attempted to begin to clean my engine bay, here are some results...

Before:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/Car%20Things/Picture002.jpg

After:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/Car%20Things/Picture004.jpg

I also took out my back seats for haha's
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/Car%20Things/Picture005.jpg

And thought this would be cool, but it looks like crap!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/Car%20Things/Picture003.jpg

[WayFast84]

NICE! I remember what my engine looked like before I cleaned it, now its real clean but looks dirty cause its ughh old...

[qwikz28]

did you use orange clean?

[WayFast84]

did you use orange clean?
I used castroaul(sp?) stuff in a purple bottle, i recomend that to everyone! I cleaned j0n's heads with it and wd40 it was about 30x stronger then wd40!

[qwikz28]

you used wd-40 to clean your hands? i usually clean my hands after i get wd-40 on them :shrug:

[Tsar]

um..alex looks like you used buncha tire shine in your engine bay :lol:

[ar0ck]

I used a mixture of GUNK & Water with a sponge and a clean rag. It got the thick stuff off and I was also using an air gun to dry the water and get it out of the cracks.

It looks good in the pictures :lol: Im still not satisfied. Who wants to help ditch the Emmisions & AC?

[maroman88]

i use greased lightning and a steam cleaner

get some TB cleaner toooo

[WayFast84]

you used wd-40 to clean your hands? i usually clean my hands after i get wd-40 on them :shrug:
:rofl: HEADS! he had two heads off a salvaged motor and he needed them cleaned so i did just that, "you can eat off theese heads"

[qwikz28]

it looks good to me :cool:

as for the AC and emissions make sure you know what your doing before you start messing around

[Tsar]

I used a mixture of GUNK & Water with a sponge and a clean rag. It got the thick stuff off and I was also using an air gun to dry the water and get it out of the cracks.

It looks good in the pictures :lol: Im still not satisfied. Who wants to help ditch the Emmisions & AC? water next to an opti :willy:...ohh and u want to make it more shiny, like i said before, use tire shine. we used it everywhere when i used to work at the dealership. inside and out :rofl:

[qwikz28]

water next to an opti :willy:...ohh and u want to make it more shiny, like i said before, use tire shine. we used it everywhere when i used to work at the dealership. inside and out :rofl:
F@#$ yo opti! :lol:

[ar0ck]

F@#$ yo opti! :lol:
**** your coil packs!

No i didnt spray ANY water onto the engine, I had a bucket of water mixed with the cleaner and dipped the sponge in that and dried the excess up right away.



Do I really have to whore to keep my own post on topic?

[Tsar]

F@#$ yo opti! :lol:
im afraid whats what my opti will be saying to me if i try to wash my engine bay :lol:

[qwikz28]

Do I really have to whore to keep my own post on topic?
yes ;)


and the engine bay is for the most part water proof, except for you lt1 people's optis. i'm gonna just hose mine down and use orange cleaner for the stubborn spots.

[WayFast84]

yes ;)


and the engine bay is for the most part water proof, except for you lt1 people's optis. i'm gonna just hose mine down and use orange cleaner for the stubborn spots.
not really. well maybe for ur ls1 bay but mine isnt, and thats the whole reason my car wasnt runing and got it so cheap, the guy who owned it got the engine bay steam cleaned (btw were can I have this done?) then a week later he just hosed the bay down and fried the ecm, at that time parked it for years and it got all rusty.... so just be care full when cleanin ur bays

[Savage_Messiah]

Wayfast - thats why 4th gens pwn

Alex - when you wanna ditch all that? Do you have a place to get a tune from lined up?

Jake - what is there to be so cautious about... enlighten me.

[qwikz28]

Jake - what is there to be so cautious about... enlighten me.
what are you talking about?

[Savage_Messiah]

as for the AC and emissions make sure you know what your doing before you start messing around

that :lol:

[qwikz28]

that :lol:
the AC system has a certain procedure for removal. am i wrong?

[Savage_Messiah]

procedure = take a wrench and knock off one of the valves... right Tim??? :D and Brandon???

[qwikz28]

isnt that stuff hazardous and supposed to be disposed of properly?

[BigAls87Z28]

Um, it depends. You can have it taken out, but it really doesnt matter. If its R-12, then yes its dangerious, if its R-134a, then you are good to go.

[qwikz28]

thats why i said make sure you know what your doing. so F you kasey :lol:

[Savage_Messiah]

it's r134a is alex's car im pretty sure... as logn as you don't sit there inhaling it from the source you're good to go (But Jeff would disagree ;))

[BigAls87Z28]

Meh, then you can just let it out. Ill help you out Alex. I have off monday and tuesday.

[Brando56894]

procedure = take a wrench and knock off one of the valves... right Tim??? :D and Brandon???

:werd: but our way was cleaner then tims :lol: btw i need to get my AC stuff from your house this week and ask kasey houw that R134A tastes :lol:

[Teds89IROC]

looks good, I think I'm going to repaint mine mid summer or when I get the super comps, do as best I can with the engine in the car, then later down the road when I do a swap I'll paint it the right way.

~Ted

[Savage_Messiah]

brandon, I know i did something that made more sense when i drained yours, but cant remember what it was... screwdriver in the valve???

[WayFast84]

procedure = take a wrench and knock off one of the valves... right Tim??? :D and Brandon???
phhhh every one knows thats what a sawzall is for...:rofl: but theirs still bits of weight in my a/c and i didnt have to worry about the charge...their was NONE! :rofl:

[Brando56894]

brandon, I know i did something that made more sense when i drained yours, but cant remember what it was... screwdriver in the valve???

something like that idk how u released the valve but i do remember you put a tshirt over the valve so the **** wouldnt spray everywhere...

[Teds89IROC]

i opened it and walked away :lol:

~Ted

[Savage_Messiah]

on the 4th gen tho they have schrader valves... liek the same **** thats on tire valvestems... so you cant really just release it without some fancy dancy tool, so yea i did something liek stick a screwdriver in there and put a rag over it so it didnt srpay everywhere... hells yea for ingenuity! :lol:

[ar0ck]

Would I really need a tune to ditch the A/C and emmisions? Emmisions are going soon anyway with the Race Style headers Im getting. Guess I have to go with a mail order...

[Savage_Messiah]

to ditch A/C no... deleting emissions tho I myself would recommend getting a tune. PCM4Less is your friend... not sure if texas speed does LT1 tunes but if so thats another option

[qwikz28]

yeah your gonna want a tune especially after you get those headers too

[ar0ck]

guess I gotta start saving for one of those PCM For Less tunes... should be ready for all this in 2-3 weeks.

[396LT1SS]

i have a 1LE a/c delete pulley i would sell if you want it let me know EGR AIR and A/C are all relatively easy to remove hardest part is getting the lies off of the back of the a/c compressor and thats not even that bad just gotta get stuff outta the way ie alternator things you need: egr block off plates, plugs for air pipes on headers, and a tune so MIL isnt on all the time, 1le a/c delete pulley

[ar0ck]

i have a 1LE a/c delete pulley i would sell if you want it let me know EGR AIR and A/C are all relatively easy to remove hardest part is getting the lies off of the back of the a/c compressor and thats not even that bad just gotta get stuff outta the way ie alternator things you need: egr block off plates, plugs for air pipes on headers, and a tune so MIL isnt on all the time, 1le a/c delete pulley

Do you really need an A/C pulley?

I have EGR plates comming out my ass at work :lol: But my headers are race style.... 0 emmisions. When the time comes I'll be doing the work at my job but I not to sure if I can have other people in there. If we do it gentle couldn't I sell the left over parts?

[Savage_Messiah]

You prolly could... and also a sawzall can make things easier if you dot care about preserving two of the a/c lines (the ones that go to the back of the compressor)

Pulley... well, on my car I was just able to getashorterone and fight with it for a while till it went on... not sure if you can do that on LT1's too or not

[Brando56894]

hardest part is getting the lies off of the back of the a/c compressor and thats not even that bad just gotta get stuff outta the way

one word: sawzall, right kasey :twisted:

and if you have luck like me be prepared to be fighting with an exhaust manifold leak from the egr for months :evil: idk about on your car but it took me a total of maybe a half hour to get everything from the egr off and that included cracking nasty ass rusted bolts :) if you have two bolts holding on your egr tubes your in luck if you have one, be prepared to fight with getting it sealed. im actually thinking about getting mine welded on but then comes the problem of what if i need to put the egr back in... :? actually i was just thinking i could have the plate welded on and if i need to put the egr back on i can put it there just for looks but it wont be functional :twisted:

[ar0ck]

one word: sawzall, right kasey :twisted:

and if you have luck like me be prepared to be fighting with an exhaust manifold leak from the egr for months :evil: idk about on your car but it took me a total of maybe a half hour to get everything from the egr off and that included cracking nasty ass rusted bolts :) if you have two bolts holding on your egr tubes your in luck if you have one, be prepared to fight with getting it sealed. im actually thinking about getting mine welded on but then comes the problem of what if i need to put the egr back in... :? actually i was just thinking i could have the plate welded on and if i need to put the egr back on i can put it there just for looks but it wont be functional :twisted:

Your forgetting I wont have crap ass manifolds for long :D

Id like to make it as clean as possible!

I'll probably go with the pulley since I already have a new belt for the under/over drive pulleys on AlT & Crank, no need to disturb it!

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah, you are gunna need a AC delete pulley.

[BonzoHansen]

They sell AC delete pulleys at autozone, etc. Motormite makes them. It's the air pump pulley you need to get from GM.

[396LT1SS]

ummm.....there is no air pump pulley
air pump = electric

[BonzoHansen]

Oops, sorry, forgot that one. Thinking 3rd gen. Might be wrong on the motormite pulley too then.

Edit: Motormite/Dorman does make one for 95 Z28
Part No. 34209
Motormite AC BYPASS PULLEY
$36.96

According to parts america (http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductList.aspx?parttype=395&searchfor=Air+Conditioning+Bypass+Pulley&mfrcode=RNB&ptset=A)

[Savage_Messiah]

OK... I remembered what I did... loosened a connection, surrounded it with a rag tho so it wouldnt leak out and would get soaked up,... then kept loosening it more and more

[Brando56894]

:werd: