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Old 10-11-2012, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
What should govern what port you choose for what is whether or not it will fit along with your fat little fingers. I'm assuming you're going to put a little shut off valve in the manifold -- they're only a couple of bucks from Summit -- but you have to make sure that you can reach your hand in there and that the handle of the valve doesn't hit something (like your front carb, or in my case a Turkey Pan, which is removed for this shot). Here's the shot of mine and you can see why it is why it is:

I will be plumbed the same way as I already have my heater hose nipple/shutoff valve in place and my hoses run.

Patrick - how did ERA run the tubes on your motor for the oil temp sensor and the oil pressure line? Over the top of the engine and down to the oil filter housing and pan - or down at the firewall and along the lower side of the block?

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