air pump removal????
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Racer
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air pump removal????
On my 89 if I remove the smog stuff, but leave the air pump for now what do you use to block off the pipe going into the side with or leave the pipe and cap it off. Can't afford the replacement bracket/pully right now.
Will it be throwing codes also?
Thanks again all :cheers: :flag
Will it be throwing codes also?
Thanks again all :cheers: :flag
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Re: air pump removal???? (PUREC4)
:cheers:
:rolleyes: Why not just leave it all together till you can get the right stuff?
Just sort of curious as to why removing the smog stuff without removing the air pumpwould be a priority.
Not questioning, just learning :D
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:rolleyes: Why not just leave it all together till you can get the right stuff?
Just sort of curious as to why removing the smog stuff without removing the air pumpwould be a priority.
Not questioning, just learning :D
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Re: air pump removal???? (PUREC4)
My 95 didn't throw any codes, but that's a whole different set-up.
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Re: air pump removal???? (jackdaroofer)
Just to clean up the under hood area and make it easier to work on. I don't have any cat's on the car anymore. So this stuff is usless at this point I would think. :crazy: :seeya
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Re: air pump removal???? (PUREC4)
Don't waste your time unless you get the air pump eliminator bracket.
Gutting the air pump is a bitch, the composite fins inside are indestructible.. and there's several other loose parts that need to come out that are hard to get to. If you dont get them all out..(the graphite pieces and small springs), they might come out at speed and jam up the air pump entirely.
Don't cap the air pump outlet unless you gut it, or it'll take more HP to rotate it. Gutting it is worthless anyways, because the innards of the pump still have lots of rotating mass, and I'd think this costs more HP than the pumping air part does, IMO.
Gutting the air pump is a bitch, the composite fins inside are indestructible.. and there's several other loose parts that need to come out that are hard to get to. If you dont get them all out..(the graphite pieces and small springs), they might come out at speed and jam up the air pump entirely.
Don't cap the air pump outlet unless you gut it, or it'll take more HP to rotate it. Gutting it is worthless anyways, because the innards of the pump still have lots of rotating mass, and I'd think this costs more HP than the pumping air part does, IMO.
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Re: air pump removal???? (PUREC4)
On my 89 if I remove the smog stuff, but leave the air pump for now what do you use to block off the pipe going into the side with or leave the pipe and cap it off.