im doing an engine swap of a 12a to the 6-port 13b out of an 85 gsl-se. i just need some pics of the engine bay to figure out what i should do about the intake filter box and the mass air flow and where to mount stuff.

 

what do you need to know?

 

^ That looks brand new. Very nice

 

Thanks. I miss that car

 

Heres some. Let me know if you need other angles and what you may be looking for.

 

well it looks like i'm going to have to do some kind of after market air filter on it that stock air box is not going to fit there i'm pretty sure i would have to cut a hole in the side of the car to got that to hook up properly i guess ill get some kind of kit or something for that

 

Heres an aftermarket setup for the SE.

 

Hey doc, why even bother keeping your cruise control pot and cable under the hood if you're just going to stuff the business end of the cable behind the winshield washer bottle instead of hooking it to your throttle body?

 

Thanks for reminding me. I just got done today putting the pineapple racing sleeves in and looks like I forgot to put that cable back on.

 

np

 

whats wrong leading you to believe you'd have to cut a hole to get the stock air box to fit properly?

 

All you'll really need are the mounting brackets that bolt to the right rad support wall, the right strut tower, and the right inner fender. The MAF sensor and intake piping are free-floating, attached to the air box at one end and the DEI on the other.

I dunno why you think you need to cut into anything.

 

then where does the air come in from just the inside the engine bay or where does air in come from?

 

i have a gs body

 

through an oval shaped hole in the right rad support sheetmetal. You can either cut a hole yourself and use the GSL-SE rubber elbow forward of the airbox (see pics, above) or use the new one from ReSpeed with a round hole put through it.

 

and also what about the over flow bottle do i need to replace that or is it ok to be covered up by the rubber elbow from the stock unit

 

bugman1973


If you ever get down to Murfreesboro we have a GSL-SE you can look and take pics of. Also I have a GSL-SE that has after market air filter if you decide to go that route.
Also you need to come hang out with us.
www.mrcmt.com
Chad

 

Your 12A overflow bottle is a square affair mounted on the right rad support. The GSL-SE one is a different shape, mounted lower and against the inner fender.