A.I.R. (Smog) Pump Eliminator
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,876
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From: Sligo PA
The Good:
-Assuming your air pump is belt driven then if frees up power
-Cleans up the engine bay
-Could possibly add to mpg
The Bad:
It's illegal to remove in most (if not all) states
But as the saying goes "Free men don't ask" So I say rip it off. I did.
-Assuming your air pump is belt driven then if frees up power
-Cleans up the engine bay
-Could possibly add to mpg
The Bad:
It's illegal to remove in most (if not all) states
But as the saying goes "Free men don't ask" So I say rip it off. I did.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,876
Likes: 764
From: Sligo PA
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 227
Likes: 43
From: New Jersey
I did this on my son's 1990 with no issues using the TPIS kit. The only downside I can think of is that we had to buy a shorter belt to get the tensioner back within a good range and that wasn't described in the instructions. Other than that, no issues. Here's a thread I started when investigating this that has some pictures of the installed kit, etc.: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...p-removal.html
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 1,398
Likes: 438
From: Marlton NJ
When I built my engine I took all the AIR pump parts out and discarded them. I went with long tube headers so the cats went as well. Not a problem in NJ because the car is 38 years old and registered as a historic vehicle so no inspections.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 62,161
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From: Athens AL
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C4 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
It cleans up the engine bay, and some headers don't provide a way to connect to the AIR pipes. The pulley on it is pretty free spinning already so I doubt it does much else.
I yanked it when i put headers on.
I yanked it when i put headers on.
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