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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Taylor
Whatever happened with the poor guy that did the bypass incorrectly a few months ago and connected the coolant hose to the PCV hose? That sure could have been an expensive, "worthless" mod.
In the immortal words of Strother Martin in "Cool Hand Luke":

"What we have here................is a failure...........to communicate."

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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if $3.25& 10 minutes isnt a waste of time & money, what is it,my education must be lacking ??
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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I did this mod on my '98 Z28 and it made a noticeable improvement! So I was sure to do it on the Z... I could not notice a differance but then again it already has 405HP+ so I doubt you could tell if you get an extra 5, unlike the Z28 that only had 305hp.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Taylor
Whatever happened with the poor guy that did the bypass incorrectly a few months ago and connected the coolant hose to the PCV hose? That sure could have been an expensive, "worthless" mod.
Holy crap....I bet that was a disastrous.. Should have been a little more careful I guess
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