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Why should I keep the air pump??

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Old May 17, 2003 | 05:03 AM
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Default Re: Why should I keep the air pump?? (1MoorTym)

The inspection "Mamba" is my only concern at the moment...
Ahh, touché. Stop in for a beverage if you are ever up this way.


BTW - In case somebody else misses your wit:

mam·bo Pronunciation Key (mämb)
n. pl. mam·bos
> 1) A dance of Latin American origin, resembling the rumba.
> 2) The syncopated music for this dance in 4/4 time.

mam·ba Pronunciation Key (mämb)
n.
> Any of several venomous arboreal snakes of the genus
> Dendroaspis of tropical Africa, especially D. angusticeps,
> a green or black tree snake having an often fatal bite.

Usage: Without an A.I.R. pump, you better be able to Mambo
when you see go to see the Mamba.

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Old May 17, 2003 | 05:06 AM
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Default Re: Why should I keep the air pump?? (Slalom4me)

The inspection "Mamba" is my only concern at the moment...

Ahh, touché. Stop in for a beverage if you are ever up this way.


BTW - In case somebody else misses your wit:

mam·bo Pronunciation Key (mämb)
n. pl. mam·bos
> 1) A dance of Latin American origin, resembling the rumba.
> 2) The syncopated music for this dance in 4/4 time.

mam·ba Pronunciation Key (mämb)
n.
> Any of several venomous arboreal snakes of the genus
> Dendroaspis of tropical Africa, especially D. angusticeps,
> a green or black tree snake having an often fatal bite.

Usage: Without an A.I.R. pump, you better be able to Mambo
when you see go to see the Mamba.
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Old May 17, 2003 | 05:45 AM
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Default Re: Why should I keep the air pump?? (Ramanstud)

My son's 76 Nova didn't even come with a stinking airpump and he never failed emissions, he was almost as clean as my Vette! . Are there any back to back dyno runs with and without the air pump?
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Old May 17, 2003 | 06:19 AM
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Default Re: Why should I keep the air pump?? (Rynda)

My son's 76 Nova didn't even come with a stinking airpump and he never failed emissions, he was almost as clean as my Vette! . Are there any back to back dyno runs with and without the air pump?
Well I think a lot more goes into it as well, such as operating temp, the state & condition of other emissions equipment and the quality of the tune (especially when specifically held lean or rich), but I agree a baseline would be interesting. My guess is that at normal temps you're probably not going to see a difference?

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