Removing coolant lines from intake manifold and TB

[CardShark]

I'm trying to unclutter the engine bay in my track car. Its a '90 with a rebuilt stock motor. I would like to remove the coolant lines running to the intake manifold/TB

1. What are the downsides to doing this? I'm guessing just cold-start driveabilty which I don't care about.

2. Tips on doing it? Anything I need to be careful about/watch out for?

Smog is not a issue. I've already eliminated the Charcoal Canister, EGR Valve, and Air Injection System.

[DALAZ_68]

the only person i can think of thats done this is EricCastro...otherwise...no clue...

ur best best is to get some engine diagrams and see what you dont need or how ot reroute it all...

[CardShark]

Oh and before I get flamed for having a stock motor in a "track car", I just wanted to say that I just bought this car and I'm going to be learning to drift in it.

The stock motor which was just rebuilt by the previous owner is strong with 190-200 psi across the board. My plan is to spend money on suspension parts first and toss in a SR when the stock motor blows or I need more power.

[CardShark]

the only person i can think of thats done this is EricCastro...otherwise...no clue...

ur best best is to get some engine diagrams and see what you dont need or how ot reroute it all...


Is Eric a member of this forum? Sorry, still new here.

My guess is that figuring out exactly what to take out will probably not be too hard once I start ripping things out. As it is now, there is too much stuff in the way to see where everything goes. I'm more concerned that I will start and someone will tell me a good reason why I should have left everything in place.

[DALAZ_68]

yeah, he's an active memeber...find him on the memebers list of looks for one o fhis post...

[ericcastro]

hey,
I didnt do them myself.

I smoked cigarettes and watched Spencer over at Sidewayz Performance do it, lol.

But there is no down side here in CA.
We dont have to worry about cold start and the engine getting warmed up to a decent temp.
It probably works better to not have 180 degree water heating up your intake air when your sitting on the 405 in gridlock with it being 100 degrees outside.

I also hae alot more room with out that shit.

Look in the manual.
find thelines you can remove, and remove and plug them.
also, you could just take the existing line and bypass the intake, so it still flows through the old tubes.

[CardShark]

But there is no down side here in CA.
We dont have to worry about cold start and the engine getting warmed up to a decent temp.
It probably works better to not have 180 degree water heating up your intake air when your sitting on the 405 in gridlock with it being 100 degrees outside.

I also hae alot more room with out that shit.


Just what I figured...thanks guys.

[zurud]

The downside is you'll be running rich until all parts of the engine warmup. Timing is advance when the engine is cold. Buildup of NO is higher.