T3 south Cobb

[greg_atlanta]

At least we know who has the good stuff, it's a lot thicker than what T-3 normally uses, so the clamps stay tight since they have more to hold onto I had all the fuel hoses replaced including the fuel delivery and return hoses (near fuel filter) plus the short hose in the front passenger wheel well, used new OEM hose clamps too. These hoses have "made in germany" stamped up and down the length of the hose.

[maxnix]

These hoses have "made in germany" stamped up and down the length of the hose.

Ach! Du Lieber!

Bet they are not burning any Schnapps in Deutschland.

[greg_atlanta]

A faint sausage smell beats a fuel smell any day.

[greg_atlanta]

When Tommy got the plenum off he also noticed the injector harness was brittle, so he replaced that and removed/cleaned all the injectors.

Mileage has improved with clean injectors. From Atlanta to Roanoke, VA for turkey weekend -- averaging 10 mph over speed limit (75 or 80) -- I got 21.5 mpg on the way there and 21.7 mpg on the way back. I used to get 20 mpg at those speeds. It was fun to go 390 miles on one tank (with 4 gallons to spare).

In the last two hours of the return trip in heavier traffic the torque converter started to shudder (trans flushed with mobil 1 syn 3 months ago), so will try 1/2 a bottle of lubeguard red and see if that helps. It may be time to retire the Q from roadtrip duty, too much heat on the trans I think (which is probably original trans).

[qship96]

Funny-on my trip from Maryland I got 22.24 MPG at speeds of 80-90 miles per hour with original o2 sensors,bad knockers,original PCV valve and spark plugs with 132,000 miles on them {201,000 on car}=after T3 replaced all this and more,on the same trip back,similar speeds and weather,I got 22.12 MPG!
Modified by qship96 at 3:05 PM 11/25/2007