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Old Oct 10, 2021 | 05:19 PM
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I have a 2022 Z51; noticed today that there is a threaded hole over the right valve cover. Anybody know if this is correct or is the engine missing a connection? Thanks in advance for your input!!!!
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It’s a connection point for the HTC (hose).
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Old Oct 10, 2021 | 05:25 PM
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Uh oh - we need a vendor to put out an HTC fill plug doodad for coupe owners.
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Uh oh - we need a vendor to put out an HTC fill plug doodad for coupe owners.
And charge $50.00 for it!!!
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You're missing the flux capacitor.
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You're missing the flux capacitor.
Dang it ​​​...how did I miss that option! What was the option code so those after us could benefit?
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Originally Posted by markei
Dang it ​​​...how did I miss that option! What was the option code so those after us could benefit?
FXC - Flux Capacitor - Enables time travel if supplied with 1.21 gigawatts of power while traveling at 88 mph.
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The Search Function would have answered this several times over…


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Originally Posted by milkrun
Uh oh - we need a vendor to put out an HTC fill plug doodad for coupe owners.
Somebody will come up with something to go there - a decal, plate, etc.
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