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Aug 23, 2013 | 07:28 AM

VeTTeMaNC486

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L98 single plane elbow

I am planning on putting a victor JR single plane on my 86 and I am wondering if anyone knows if the Nitrous Outlet elbow will fit under the stock hood. Are there any other options for fitting under the stock hood?

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Aug 23, 2013 | 08:02 AM

C409

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..... How about this ? ... Allows ALL the OEM hook-ups ... minimizes fabrication ... and fits under the C4 hood ... see my post in the parts for sale section for more pics and details ... FWIW ... I tried the Victor E and the biggest problem was that the front water crossover for the thermostat is too high for an OEM-style throttle body ............

Aug 23, 2013 | 09:42 AM

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409...

why not go the distance and just slice out a few inches of plenum immediately behind the TB mount plate and move the TB mount back to make the "upper" plenum square so the things acts more like a continuation of the base plate plenum?

That would (looks like anyway) get some working room for the T-stat neck of some sort...
Just a thought.

Aug 23, 2013 | 12:42 PM

VeTTeMaNC486

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I saw that and read about it. I am not concerned about having factory hook up for anything as I currently have a miniram and everything is changed anyways. The only concern is location/configuration of throttle cable bracket, which on the phone said they could put it where ever it was needed. After talking on the phone with them I believe it is short enough to fit under the hood, but I am worried that the TB might not be angled downward enough to clear. On the victor e intake; I looked at that and I will probably go with a remote thermostat housing. I also liked the pic I saw on here of the guy with a tube welded to the front of the coolant crossover with the tstat forward facing. Also, although I do have access to a tig welder, I am not comfortable welding aluminum for the fabrication that would be necessary for the solution that you posted. I am more of a plug and play kinda guy... (sounds dirty

). I have seen several sheet metal elbows around here but not where people got them from. (Maybe they made them???)

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Aug 23, 2013 | 02:42 PM

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..... That would be fine but there is still the issue of clearance above the fuel rails for the IAC and throttle linkage , especially when combined with the TV cable access for A/T cars ... besides , most everyone has access to a TPI plenum that's cheap if not free ... and the less hacking and welding that's done , the more likely it will fit up to all your original necessities like air intake plumbing , vacuum hoses , and throttle linkage , TV cable ( no need to revisit high school geometry ) and even Cruise control ... very plug n play ....

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