Would taking out my air pump increase preformance?
11-19-03, 05:14 AM
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Would taking out my air pump increase preformance?
I hear the air pump is only for emissions purpose, so could i take this out if so, How do i go about doing this? R there n e concequences?
11-19-03, 06:15 AM
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Bad news:HP difference - hardly measureable, & without it the cat will probably clog up.
Good news: However if you can loose the cat, your turbo will perform better and you will no longer need the air pump. (Unclutters the engine bay.)
Bad news: With only one belt on the fan - it will slip.
Good news: You can get a double alternator pully & run two belts to drive the fan
Good news: However if you can loose the cat, your turbo will perform better and you will no longer need the air pump. (Unclutters the engine bay.)
Bad news: With only one belt on the fan - it will slip.
Good news: You can get a double alternator pully & run two belts to drive the fan
11-19-03, 06:17 AM
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yeah, it would slightly. The only performance gain you would see if from it not running the pully. Take that, and IC off then remove the actual pullys accordingly. You're looking at quite a bit of reduced rotating mass = hp. not much, but some.
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Originally posted by HAILERS
And just what do you do with all this *room* in the engine bay?
And just what do you do with all this *room* in the engine bay?
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Re: Would taking out my air pump increase preformance?
Originally posted by TurboIISpiock
R there n e concequences?
R there n e concequences?
2) Your engine will make a loud popping noise (sounds like backfiring) when you decelerate with the transmission in gear.
I think most people remove the pump when it goes bad rather than spend the big bucks on a new one.
Originally posted by HAILERS
And just what do you do with all this *room* in the engine bay?
And just what do you do with all this *room* in the engine bay?
OK, forget that.
Hey, I know, you could make the air pump into an air pump supercharger, and install it in the extra room! [Evil runs and hides before he is hit by massive amounts of spoiled fruit]
11-19-03, 09:30 PM
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Re: Re: Would taking out my air pump increase preformance?
Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Hey, I know, you could make the air pump into an air pump supercharger, and install it in the extra room! [Evil runs and hides before he is hit by massive amounts of spoiled fruit]
Hey, I know, you could make the air pump into an air pump supercharger, and install it in the extra room! [Evil runs and hides before he is hit by massive amounts of spoiled fruit]
11-20-03, 12:01 AM
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Originally posted by wan
I removed my air pump for the extra room in the engine bay. I put the extra space to good use by smuggling my mexican midget friend across the border. Good times.
I removed my air pump for the extra room in the engine bay. I put the extra space to good use by smuggling my mexican midget friend across the border. Good times.
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