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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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Anyone have pics on the cheap way of doing this and not buying the kit? Thnaks, :rolleyes:
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 12:42 AM
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Sorry, I don't have pics, but all did was buy a length of heater hose (5/8" I believe) and run it from the firewall to the intake, bypassing the throttle body. It didn't cost me more than a few bucks.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 07:57 AM
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I went by this
http://www.westol.com/~brettd/corvette/tbcool.html
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 09:11 AM
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Default Re: throttle body bypass (TA)

Sorry, I don't have pics, but all did was buy a length of heater hose (5/8" I believe) and run it from the firewall to the intake, bypassing the throttle body. It didn't cost me more than a few bucks.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 09:53 AM
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=176&TopicID=2

this should help :grouphug:
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 10:17 AM
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Default Re: throttle body bypass (TA)

Sorry, I don't have pics, but all did was buy a length of heater hose (5/8" I believe) and run it from the firewall to the intake, bypassing the throttle body. It didn't cost me more than a few bucks.
:withstupid: Thats all I did.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 08:23 PM
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Thanks for the link

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