Saturday, July 3, 2010

Hoses, Intake complete

Finished replacing the vacuum hoses under the intake, several were significantly cracked, and installed everything. Did the idle control valve while I was at it. Now the car finally idles right. It was ok before, but idles near perfect now. I also noticed better throttle response, and less lag off the line. Overall the engine feels like it's running exactly like it should now.

I wasn't able to do the oil leak yet, as there is some bushing blocking the bolts I need to remove. I'll either do that later or let the shop do it, if it's too much of a pain. Here is a shot of the engine bay with the painted intake installed. I haven't put the wiring cover back on yet, or cleaned it up.