Things Change.. Butters is now getting a 392

Ecm and fuse panel done now and dded a junction block in the drivers side kick panel. Started laying things out in the engine bay. Won't take long there.. Added high/low ac pressure switch wiring in with headlight wiring, so it's all routed on left and then around front. Really cleaned house with the oem wiring. Just need to land some power to the buss bar and secure everything neatly now.

Adding the 90 TRX oil filter adapter created a bit of a lower hose challenge. I think I have a solid plan now. Just gonna have a few splices. Had get a 1.75 x 1.5 silicone 90 and a 1.5 x 1.5, trim and pivot to get out the front.. Should be good from here. Just need to trim up neater and add gates power grips (heat shrink clamps)

And at the end of the day, I had to set everything in place so I could state at it for several minutes..

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While checking out your heater hose fittings, I noticed the 09 and up water pump has provisions for the temp sensor. On the pre-09 models, its in the block. I'm sure this is due to the VVT changes to the block in those years. @DionR do you know if the water pump pulley spacing is the same on the different years? Using a 09+ water pump on a pre 09 retrofit would solve the problem of needing the DIY thermostat extender for the gauge sender.