Vacuum block elimination

[Pronto]

Since we have lost most pictures, can people that have eliminated the vacuum block post pictures of their solutions? I'm leaning toward the angled Cruz spacer but am open to other ideas. Looking to see locations and type of line used. I have mixed feeling on plastic vacuum lines with pushlocks. I know many use them but I also like the idea of an style lines both bent metal and nylon covered rubber. I don't want to remove my intake and drill/tap the back of it. Thanks!

 

['87 Turbo "T"]

Cruz would be the easiest. I would think the intake would be cheapest.

Personally I drilled & tapped my intake. Got brass threaded barbed fittings from Lowe’s, & used silicon vacuum hose.

The intake option is out for you, which I understand. So I would think adding the Cruz spacer with vacuum ports would be the easiest.

JMO

 

[js402]

I used the cruz angled delete and push locks for everything. Took iat and vaccum brakes out of the back of the spacer.

 

[THensley]

im with you, push lock is a industrial used product in miniature pneumatics and household water systems.
and looking at the spacer it so close to the fuel system. Yes OE looks dated but if you do blow a line off or get a vacuum leak its not to hard to find.
Can you imagine a vacuum leak behind the dog house under the coil at 9;00 at night and trying to get the hose back on.
truly we shouldn't have a problem because we zip tie all our connections, just think how much fun that will be someplace other than on top of the dog house.

 

[TType85]

Nothing wrong with the push-lock stuff as long as you use quality fittings and line. You could always do the spacer with 1/8 NPT ports and use NPT to AN fittings and do metal lines.

This is one I did before I went dual-feed rails. Used a AN flare tool with aluminum line. I routed it to the back of the intake where I have my lines at. No worries about it blowing off.

 

[THensley]

Aluminum lines would look nice, you have to go to a flexible line at some point, Its a sham we can't find a 1/8 NTP 4 port air manifold like the 100's of 1/4 in manifold all over the internet

 

[TType85]

Aluminum lines would look nice, you have to go to a flexible line at some point, Its a sham we can't find a 1/8 NTP 4 port air manifold like the 100's of 1/4 in manifold all over the internet

There are cheap and expensive 1/8 manifolds all over, most are 5+ ports though.

Motion Raceworks Vacuum Boost Reference Billet Aluminum Distribution B

Motion Raceworks Vacuum Boost Reference Billet Aluminum Distribution Block 18-10020 This black anodized billet aluminum vacuum/boost reference distribution block is made to simplify and clean up plumbing lines for boost and vacuum purposes on your boosted LS engine. The design allows the block...

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[THensley]

There are cheap and expensive 1/8 manifolds all over, most are 5+ ports though.

Motion Raceworks Vacuum Boost Reference Billet Aluminum Distribution B

Motion Raceworks Vacuum Boost Reference Billet Aluminum Distribution Block 18-10020 This black anodized billet aluminum vacuum/boost reference distribution block is made to simplify and clean up plumbing lines for boost and vacuum purposes on your boosted LS engine. The design allows the block...

motionraceworks.com

Amazon.com

that's nice its time for me to look deeper at this. My google finger did not ask the correct questions

funny thing all my sensors came from Motion

 

[dynoman]

This is what I have in my car .
www.uprproducts.com/upr-billet-vacuum-block-manifold-6-port-manifold/

 

[dynoman]

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[mommasGN]

Dont have any good pics, but i went with and intake spacer and plastic lines with pushlock fittings. I was worried about the fittings leaking. I used a smoke machine to check for leaks several times with none to be found. I have also(twice) adapted my cylinder leak down tester to pressurize the intake to 50 psi. I then sprayed "snoop" (a leak detector commonly used to locate leaks in natural gas lines) No leaks at all.