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89TA; 5.7Liter 350 TPI motor - Anybody got any ideas what would make the car hard to start in cold weather? I've had complete tune up done including a new battery (700CCA), added new fuel filter and still hard to start in the winter time. Mech says he thinks it could be my fuel pump relay???

Na, it's just a 350 TPI motor not a TTA

Ok, just found out it ain't my fule pump. Pressure is at 40+ at idle and 50+ when accelerating, however the car starts to boggle and die when you try to accelerate. het off the gas and it returns to idle just fine. Thought it might be the MAFS but guy with GTA having same problem and it's not...

Emissions Anybody got any thoughts on removing the emissions? My mechanic suggests take away all the emissions, scrap the whole ehaust system, add hedders, a short muffler with 3" exhaust all the way out the rear - he said it will wake the car up, make it sound meaner than hell and make the car...

Thanks for the info. Btw forgot to compliment, that IS a nice job; just wish the guy that owned my car before me knew your way rather than the hackway - man he butchered my car up. I didn't discover it until I needed a new FP of course (didn't know anything about these cars before I bought it...

What's the brass looking connection on the far right side of the fuel pump in the completed pic. Willl I need that or just do fuel pressure line on all of them? Also, this is my first time changing a fuel pump any pointers?