Necessary to supply air to the ITB setup that
WAS on that car. (I now own that very setup.)
I believe the car was running an Autronic EMS. It wasn't a street car, dedicated SSM car, the gauges don't matter much.
180whp isn't bad for a motor that originally made 164 crank. The only changes to the motor were exhaust, ITBs, and some ZE pistons. Ended up making in the 190s. That's a HUGE gain when you think about it, especially considering the car was even running stock cams. HUGE gains to be had there.
I'm looking for 250-260whp out of mine on STOCK bottom end with this same ITB setup if that tells you anything.
KLs are nasty motors... the engineering behind them is incredible. They really shine under boost, and i think there's huge N/A potential there, just no real support. Stay tuned, i guess.