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Jan 18, 2007 | 10:13 PM

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pdd000

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its snowing, so i figured i tinker with the vette

hey no A.I.R. pipes

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Jan 18, 2007 | 11:47 PM

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that piece thats on the rockers right there, that plugs into the manifold behind the throttle body, what is that? and can it be removed?!

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Jan 19, 2007 | 07:01 PM

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That's part of the vaccum system and should not be removed.

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Jan 19, 2007 | 07:12 PM

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That's part of the vaccum system and should not be removed.

My buddy has a fast intake on his, they took it off and put a vaccum cap over the port on the manifold. thats why i was asking

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Jan 19, 2007 | 07:16 PM

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My buddy has a fast intake on his, they took it off and put a vaccum cap over the port on the manifold. thats why i was asking

I think that is the purge for the fuel tank... it removes fumes from the gas tank.

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Jan 19, 2007 | 07:19 PM

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I think that is the purge for the fuel tank... it removes fumes from the gas tank.

So it'd be ok to be left off?

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Jan 19, 2007 | 07:29 PM

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Part of the EVAP system, pulls a vacuum on the fuel tanks through the charoal canister.

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