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From: N.GA Mountains
The port on the 5-way plenum gets a vacuum plug and a tiny zip tie to hold it on. The hole in intake tube for green hose gets a screw/bolt.
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From: Lake Oconee Putnam Co. Ga
Thank you very much my friend. The tear down is done and in the process of cleaning the valley. A lot of junk and oil residue in the valley.Still a lot of cleaning to do before painting and assembly but slowly but surely.
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There is a small group who believe that the boost foolers ‘protect’ the MAP sensor, but 1000’s of us have been showing the MAP sensor 30, 40, and even over 50psi for YEARS without damage.
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I got tired of replacing the vacuum cap every so often (it gets hot under the hood so eventually dries out and cracks) so ended up converting the port into a 1/16" NPT cap:
My 9 Month Long Summer Project (Injectors, Cups, Gauges, Racor, and More) - Page 2 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (ford-trucks.com)
If you look inside the spider, the orifice (opening) is actually only a couple of millimeters wide but I went whole hog and plugged it permanently.
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From: Lake Oconee Putnam Co. Ga
Hey ya'll,let me say first that I value ya'lls opinions. My 7.3 has nearly 300k on it and I have it torn down to the bare valley,heads,plenums and valve covers. I would like to ask if ya'll think,while I have it down this far,should I pull the GP's and injectors (OEM) and replace GP's and have the Injectors rebuilt? Thanks in advance for your input.....
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From: Lake Hartwell, GA
Hey ya'll,let me say first that I value ya'lls opinions. My 7.3 has nearly 300k on it and I have it torn down to the bare valley,heads,plenums and valve covers. I would like to ask if ya'll think,while I have it down this far,should I pull the GP's and injectors (OEM) and replace GP's and have the Injectors rebuilt? Thanks in advance for your input.....
As for the injectors, don't fix it until it breaks...
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But yes, you can also check through the connector on the gasket plug.