Got everything done:
-new bosch injectors and acdelco FPR
-upper/lower intake gaskets
-every vacuum hose
-heater core hoses and replaced the dumb intake fitting with a hose barb
-new mevotech TTX upper balljoints
Noticeable improvement in throttle response and drivability. It even sounds different. I did absolutely nothing to the tune yet. New injectors are a HUGE improvement. Front balljoints also made a big difference. There's still other front end parts that definitely need some attention, but those were by far the worst and getting those replaced (MAJOR PITA) made a nice difference. Man these were an ordeal to swap out. Grind off the rivets, DRILL them out, get it hot and beat on it with an air hammer. Finally got the old ones out. They were definitely done for.
Looks pretty nice... too bad the rest of the bad is so crusty. I should at least give it a good wash-down one of these days.
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Barely had to tweak my distributor on startup, it was almost perfect. Here's adjusted, can't get any better than that.
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Here's the barb I used for the intake heater hose. Just an amazon piece, going wide open. We'll see if it does any of the reported weird things some have mentioned.
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My evap canister fix turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. Ran new line for that and the PCV, those hard plastic lines were one bad bump away from shattering.
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I do need to tweak the tune a bit, but otherwise I think I'm good to go. No leaks I could see.
Heading up Santiam Highway with my trailer Thursday, so hopefully everything is good. Supposed to be upper 90s here.