im thinking of taking it off.. should i remove it or not? my mods are only exhaust and intake... and my alternator have double pulley.. what are the goods and bad on removing the smogged pump...

 

What year is your car? If its an s5, it will cause the aux ports to not open which will kill top end power. If its an s4, then it won't do anything. All removing it does is free up maybe a few HP and clean up the engine bay.

 

yea mine is s4... i bought an alternator and it came with double pulley so i wanted to use it... would it make a difference if its double pulley or single... so wats gonna happen if i take the smogged pump? will i loose some weight lol

 

oh yea the year is 87 chassis but 88 motor

 

Yank that sucker. If you don't have a cat anymore, then its just dead weight. You will lose 5-10 pounds and gain a HP or two and the car will a little easier to work on.

 

haha yea i will then.. i stil have my cat but its empty... so would it matter if its double or single pulley? what would be the difference?

 

If you remove the air pump, then its a good idea to run dual alt pullys. Otherwise the water pump can slip at high RPMs, which is generally a bad thing.

 

Oh Ok Hey Thanx Alot For Your Help I Think Im Gona Do It Today Lol

 

oh yea one more question.. what do i do with the host thats connected to the air pump from the engine.. and the plug also?

 

can i also add onto this i dont have my cat hollowed out i have all stock exhaust on i'd also like the 1 or 2 horsepower gain but id like my engine to be cleaner more would it be a good idea for me to remove mine too? its also known as the air pump right?

 

If you have the stock cats, then you definately need the air pump. If you remove it, you stock cats will fry and clog up the exhaust, which is a bad thing.
As for the hose, I'm honestly not sure. The air pump was already gone on my car when I got it. If its the one taht goes to the ACV, then I think you can remove it as well and block off the hole on the intake manifold with a block off plate.

 

i am about to do the same thing. where you you guys get the rubber pieces to cover up the metal where the vac lines used to be?

 

i was looking at it last nite and i saw that theres a hose and i didnt know what to do so i didnt touch it yet lol.. so u think i should just get something to block it off or maybe cut the hose and just clamp it