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Old 03-14-07, 06:57 PM
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what is that hole?

hi today i got a bigger card for my camara and i got camara happy and o took this pic of my header(stock one) and i found somthing above it does any one know what it is?

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Air pump.
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ok thanks
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Yep^, Your air pump has been removed probably from the previous owner. That hsoe would connect to the air pump
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that is the inlet for the air control valve. your air pump is not present. i really hope that you don't have converters. without the air pump and or the split air tube, they'll overheat.
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Racing beat sells a blockoff plate for the air control valve, you might as well get rid of it since your pumping air through it....
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Seeing As the Guy is From St.Catherines..I am pretty sure he Will need the Air pump.That is If he plans on Passing Emissions.It is required For that area is it Not ..Openshot?..If you do Require an Air Pump,Let me know..I have a couple of them,and I can also Supply you with the Brackets.Maybe a Belt for the Pump too.Anyhow,You can Pm me,If you are interested.OK?..STYX!~
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Originally Posted by 82transam
Racing beat sells a blockoff plate for the air control valve, you might as well get rid of it since your pumping air through it....
Whoops, I meant since your *NOT* pumping air through it.... guess its too late to be posting.....
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
Seeing As the Guy is From St.Catherines..I am pretty sure he Will need the Air pump.That is If he plans on Passing Emissions.It is required For that area is it Not ..Openshot?..If you do Require an Air Pump,Let me know..I have a couple of them,and I can also Supply you with the Brackets.Maybe a Belt for the Pump too.Anyhow,You can Pm me,If you are interested.OK?..STYX!~
i dont know. i should call a shop and ask. or i will ask one of my teachers at school. what does the air pump do. does it hook up to the blue filter?
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You will not need it for emmisions as all 1st gens a now exempt from it. Any car above 20 years old is exempt. Lets now talk about the 07 rule ... because talking to alot of people it doesn't apply to us. Anyhow it feeds air to the catalytic converter so that it doesn't burn it. Also required for some emission controls.
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oh so can i take it off or i need it.
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You can take all the emmission stuff out. All you need is safety and that is not part of it. So you can strip all the rats nest, get some headers and just straight through mufller(s) depending how much noise you like lol
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oh really. now wehn i take out my motor to clean it and paint the bay where the motor sit. i can take all that stuff off and get a carb kit. or does someone on here fix carbs and tunes? and i going to be making a custom header. just need the pipe and bend it and i will be geting a 2.5 inch stanless steel exhost and a fart can. i mite not be geting that like after april? i dont know
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Don't get a fart cannon,thats for hondas .... not rotaries. Sterling works, and tunes carbs... search on him. Does great work. I would check him out if you need help with your carb. Get a Borla instead of the fart cannon
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does any one have a vid of a fb with 12a with a Borla?
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I know there are some videos of some guys on here with borlas somewhere...I just checked youtube for you...type in 12a with borla... 4 vids came up. The borla is a lower note with more reliability than the fart cannon With good flow..They are great mufflers and hear the stand the heat of the rotary.
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does this what it sounds like on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FANU...elated&search= if so.... DAMN THAT SOUNDS NICE.
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Thats a lot of white smoke...hahaa. That could be, not totally sure. He has some other upgrades though so thats not stock.
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not borla, but this is with my single magnaflow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROdbcjjA_Cc

Another at the dyno

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=4cmwoe8

I will be getting another muffler inline to quiet it down further more ... already been in trouble with the popo, and my neighbours
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that sounds nice. is it the muffler or the hole exhust?
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all the exhaust mods are listed in the youtube video and sig
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