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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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its snowing, so i figured i tinker with the vette hey no A.I.R. pipes
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Old 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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That's part of the vaccum system and should not be removed.
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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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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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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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Part of the EVAP system, pulls a vacuum on the fuel tanks through the charoal canister.
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