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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 12:38 PM
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hi, i’m a running into a few issues k swapping my eg with a jdm k24a. i’m not sure where these hoses should be routed. i am running no heat no ac no ps. from what i understood i should route the silver elbow on the intake to the brake booster, loop the hose with the red piece and loop it to the port near the radiator hose spot. but after taking the red fitting piece off, it smelled like oil goes in there? i was just going to plug the bronze one on the intake. any advice is GREATLY appreciated.



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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 08:26 PM
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Pick #1 is the PCV valve and should be connected to the plenum of your intake manifold... because you purchased a cheap Skunk2 copy, the port is missing from the end close to the valve for connection. You will need to drill and tap a hole in the intake manifold to connect the PCV valve to OR plug the PCV valve hose... essentially deleting it.

Pick #2 is the port for the AICV (air intake control valve) that should be installed in the coolant area of the Intake manifold... you didn't provide a photo of the area so I cannot confirm that your I/M has the port to accommodate this device. If not, you would plug the vacuum port.

Pick #3 is the brake booster connection as you stated in your post.

Pick #4 is a coolant port that makes the loop to and from the throttle body. If there are no ports in your T/B for coolant, simply connect this fitting to the one sticking out of the black hard line coming out of the thermostat housing. You mentioned deleting the heater core... if this hard line has been deleted, then you will simply plug/cap the port in photo #4.
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Old Mar 28, 2026 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by JRCivic1
Pick #1 is the PCV valve and should be connected to the plenum of your intake manifold... because you purchased a cheap Skunk2 copy, the port is missing from the end close to the valve for connection. You will need to drill and tap a hole in the intake manifold to connect the PCV valve to OR plug the PCV valve hose... essentially deleting it.

Pick #2 is the port for the AICV (air intake control valve) that should be installed in the coolant area of the Intake manifold... you didn't provide a photo of the area so I cannot confirm that your I/M has the port to accommodate this device. If not, you would plug the vacuum port.

Pick #3 is the brake booster connection as you stated in your post.

Pick #4 is a coolant port that makes the loop to and from the throttle body. If there are no ports in your T/B for coolant, simply connect this fitting to the one sticking out of the black hard line coming out of the thermostat housing. You mentioned deleting the heater core... if this hard line has been deleted, then you will simply plug/cap the port in photo #4.
Am i able to run the pcv into the intake pipe pre-throttle body?
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Old Mar 28, 2026 | 08:00 PM
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Am i able to run the pcv into the intake pipe pre-throttle body?
There is no vacuum there, so no, you cannot effectively connect the PCV valve to the inlet hose.
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