Originally Posted by Soul Coughing,Aug 4 2010, 05:48 AM

i relocated my battery to the cross-brace and just bent my a/c lines out of the way. I didnt need to relocate them. I turned my fuse box sideways and cut the heater core bracket and re-welded it so it was parallel with the firewall. I also built a heat shield to cover the wiring from the radiative heat of the manifold. You also need to cover your windshield washer sprayer and lines with heat resistant tape or they will melt. It would also behoove you to remove the hood insulation, or it will start to melt and burn.

EDIT: I was able to reuse my DP from an Ultimate Racing log to full-race. It did however, sit a little lower than it used to, so you might need to recut it and raise it up about an inch.

Originally Posted by Soul Coughing,Aug 4 2010, 06:48 AM

i relocated my battery to the cross-brace and just bent my a/c lines out of the way. I didnt need to relocate them. I turned my fuse box sideways and cut the heater core bracket and re-welded it so it was parallel with the firewall. I also built a heat shield to cover the wiring from the radiative heat of the manifold. You also need to cover your windshield washer sprayer and lines with heat resistant tape or they will melt. It would also behoove you to remove the hood insulation, or it will start to melt and burn.

EDIT: I was able to reuse my DP from an Ultimate Racing log to full-race. It did however, sit a little lower than it used to, so you might need to recut it and raise it up about an inch.

Originally Posted by TRBOKEV,Aug 4 2010, 03:45 PM

I do like Mases kit but the 2.5 inch downpipe kills it for me and my exhaust setup that i want to run..
I run 3" downpipe with 3" cutout to my stock exhaust.. A 2.5 inch cutout will simply not flow enough to get me where I want to be. Inline's manifold also has a nicer collector and 3" downpipe..

Scott has that kit anyway, I dont want to copy him any more..

Hey it's only money right?

Originally Posted by TRBOKEV,Aug 4 2010, 08:38 AM

Well instead of an open deck with coolant in contact with the bottom of the head gasket, you now have that same coolant sitting against the iron deck of the sleeve.

Coolant/.038 head gasket/aluminum head
vs
Coolant/iron closed deck/head gasket/aluminum head

It's not necessarily the flow through of the coolant IMO..

I know Science of Speed sells three different types of sleeved blocks (Two open deck types and the closed deck) and they ONLY recommend the closed deck sleeving for drag race purposes.
Heres the quote from their site on the closed deck AEBS sleeve (Same sleeve Inline uses): "closed deck design - closed deck with water passage holes drilled - recommended for drag racing only where engine will not experience cyclic temperatures due to street or road course use".

http://www.scienceofspeed.com/products/eng...rvices/sleeves/

Originally Posted by Revenge,Aug 4 2010, 12:40 PM

What is the size of the inline pro DP, is it 2.5 or 3" or did you have a custome one made? Also are you considering doing the cold side as well or just leaving it alone.