Re: [DMCForum] Re: de-emissioning (Marc)

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just imagine the air we would all be breathing if we all removed our 
Emissions Systems just because "they were in the way".

You really make no sense in your logic of the way you do things.

Lets all remove our Emissions Systems today and spread the word around 
to everyone that it is ok to do so because your car will be easier to 
work on.

Unbelievable!

Mark V


On Aug 9, 2005, at 10:30 PM, content22207 wrote:

> I thought I made that clear in my post:
>
> EGR: I oppose the concept of making an engine breathe its own exhaust.
> EGR is a fuel economy measure anyway, not emissions. This particular
> system was MUCH larger than the old fashioned diaphragms too, which
> put it all in my way.
>
> Smog pump: Again, the plumbing was in the way (couldn't remove
> passenger side spark plugs with it in place). Would have been useless
> once I put the new exhaust system on anyway.
>
> Thermactor bank: Overlayed the coil, which made installing its wire
> difficult. Also had to be removed to remove the driver side valve
> cover. And without a smog pump the thermactors have nothing to do.
> Jetisoning them also allowed me to jetison those stupid hard plastic
> vacuum lines.
>
> The engine compartment looks much less cluttered now. I really don't
> like to see a thousand wires & hoses when I pop a hood. I definitely
> don't like to work around them. Simplicity used to be a virtue...
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
>
>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
>> And your reason for doing this was........?
>>
>>
>>
>> --- content22207 <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Only removed EGR, smog pump, and the thermactor bank
>>> (and the vacuum
>>> canister associated with the thermactor bank). EGR's
>>> supposed to help
>>> with fuel economy, but I oppose making an engine
>>> breathe its own
>>> exhaust on principle if nothing else. This
>>> particular EGR sent signals
>>> back to the engine management computer, so without
>>> its rheostat the
>>> computer thought it was wide open and leaned my
>>> mixture out too much
>>> (the joys of EFI screwing around with mixture). I
>>> tied the rheostat
>>> lines together so now the computer thinks EGR is
>>> closed all the time
>>> -- considering it has a pipe plug in its port, it
>>> essentially is
>>> closed all the time. I figure the O2 sensor can deal
>>> with any
>>> enrichment issues that may cause. Smog pump has
>>> absolutely no effect
>>> on an engine (is piped into the exhaust side) other
>>> that drag. Its
>>> plumbing however was all in my way (couldn't reach
>>> the passenger side
>>> spark plugs). Without the smog pump, there's no need
>>> for the
>>> thermactors. Without the thermactors, there's no
>>> need for their vacuum
>>> canister. Without the vacuum canister, there's no
>>> need for those silly
>>> hard plastic vacuum lines (remaining vacuum lines
>>> have been replaced
>>> with fuel line hose).
>>>
>>> Plugs look good and fuel economy is comparable to a
>>> 2 barrel (15-16
>>> MPG), so I consider the de-emissioning a success.
>>> This was the first
>>> time I ever de-emissioned an engine with computer
>>> controlled ignition
>>> & fuel delivery so I wasn't sure how it would turn
>>> out.
>>
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