# cleaned up the engine bay a bit **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505 "2008-04-27T13:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/1 "2008-04-27T13:29:14Z")
this weekend i installed new ceramic coated LT headers along with a new Y pipe. In the process i removed the AIR and EGR along with the AC (yes i know AC is nice but mine wasnt charged, i never use it and it took all of 10 mins to remove) I was suprised that i actually saved 43 lbs off the front end in doing so. here is a comparison my car: ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine1.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine1.jpg) my buddy’s Z28 (conviently sitting in my garage) for comparison, its basically stock ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/jeff1.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/jeff1.jpg) side views ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine2.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine2.jpg) ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/jeff2.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/jeff2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/2 "2008-04-27T13:31:29Z")
looks good guys! ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/3 "2008-04-27T13:43:36Z")
Now get rid of the ABS, the traction control box, and do the wire tuck. Makes it look like a million bucks in there :tup: If you want to go baller-sauce you can do what it takes to remove the rest of the A/C in the car, it involves pulling the dash, but it cleans it up even more 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/4 "2008-04-27T15:55:07Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Now get rid of the ABS :rolljerk: fantastic idea for a street car ---
**Author:** ![larryr50](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/larryr50/32/5056_2.png) [@larryr50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/larryr50)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/5 "2008-04-27T16:28:49Z")
looks nice jim i wish mine looked as clean as that, i really gotta tidy everything up now that i got the 6al box in and wired. ---
**Author:** ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/6 "2008-04-27T20:52:06Z")
Looks good. I had my A/C compressor out a few weeks ago and really wanted to just ditch it and save the weight but I’m a pussy and need A/C. Did you take out the actual AIR pump too? Mine’s still hanging out down there :lol: ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/7 "2008-04-27T20:54:01Z")
> [@95Z28](#): > > Looks good. I had my A/C compressor out a few weeks ago and really wanted to just ditch it and save the weight but I’m a pussy and need A/C. Did you take out the actual AIR pump too? Mine’s still hanging out down there :lol: yeah i took it out, everything is gone 😃 ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/8 "2008-04-29T09:00:13Z")
looks good! ---
**Author:** ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/9 "2008-04-29T09:30:16Z")
PS: Now if you ever need to get to your passenger side motor mount, it won’t be a ridiculous bitch with that compressor out of the way. Ugh 43 pounds off the front end is tempting… What’d you get the headers with EGR provisions for? ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/10 "2008-04-29T09:42:49Z")
> [@Firehawk853](#): > > :rolljerk: fantastic idea for a street car What about cars that don’t come with it?? What about the fact that once you start putting different sized wheels on the car, and change up the factory weight distribution, that factory abs doesn’t work properly anymore, and can be more dangerous :rolljerk: What about the people that disable ABS because they prefer to be in full control of the car and do the modulation of the brakes them selves, and not have the car drive for them. ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/11 "2008-04-29T09:50:55Z")
^+1. not to mention GM has the worst abs I have ever experienced. Def a nice improvement on the bay. And 43lbs should be noticeable. Dan ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/12 "2008-04-29T10:23:32Z")
> [@95Z28](#): > > PS: Now if you ever need to get to your passenger side motor mount, it won’t be a ridiculous bitch with that compressor out of the way. Ugh 43 pounds off the front end is tempting… > > What’d you get the headers with EGR provisions for? I got a good deal on them, i just got block off plates. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/13 "2008-04-29T14:24:08Z")
Air conditioning…who needs that. My car didnt even come with it. I got ttops and vents for extra air movement lol. Looks good man :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/14 "2008-04-29T15:49:07Z")
looks alot better. why did you get headers with the AIR fittings still. The off road ones looks even cleaner. +1 on GM ABS. I need to ditch mine and the all the AC stuff, the AIR tubes off the cast manifolds looks like shit too. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/15 "2008-04-29T15:50:36Z")
> [@Studderin](#): > > looks alot better. > why did you get headers with the AIR fittings still. The off road ones looks even cleaner. > [@jt76](#): > > I got a good deal on them, i just got block off plates. :bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/16 "2008-04-29T15:53:32Z")
looks good man :tup: are you running aftermarket heads? If not, those looks really clean lol let me know how ya did it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/17 "2008-04-29T15:59:33Z")
ughh reason i wish i had an ls1 or at least a f body with a clean engine bay…very very sexy and clean ---
**Author:** ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/18 "2008-04-29T15:59:45Z")
What exactly did you take off? Just the condenser, accumulator, compressor and the lines in the engine bay? If you take that shit out, the windshield defroster won’t work anymore, correct? ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/19 "2008-04-29T17:01:21Z")
> [@95Z28](#): > > What exactly did you take off? Just the condenser, accumulator, compressor and the lines in the engine bay? If you take that shit out, the windshield defroster won’t work anymore, correct? He took out the compressor, condensor, lines, EGR. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaned-up-the-engine-bay-a-bit/47505/20 "2008-04-29T17:25:02Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Now get rid of the ABS, the traction control box, and **do the wire tuck.** If you meant what I’m thinking about thats a terrible idea (drilling hole and hiding wire harness’s in pass fenderwell). Getting into an accident with all that stuff there would suck big time.