RotaryMan

Questions is on my 93 Touring.....with a custom intake which consist of two powder coated metal extensions with two conical K&N filters with a smaller breather filter on the upper 1 inch diameter hose. when u remove the airpump do are u supposed to plug up all the 1 inch pipes that used to be connected to the stock airbox? Because I know there are a total of 3 of those approx. 1 inch hoses that used to be connected to the airbox, 2 for the stock bypass valves, and one that seemed to connect from the airbox and feed the motor.....thats the one that I'm talking about. If facing the motor from the front its located at the very top of the motor about and inch or two to the left of the upper intake piece, and to the right of the stock rubber accordian intake house. Well on my FD I have a breather filter on that house instead of it being pluged up, like I've seen on some pics of other FDs. Well I have a problem of the car blowing alot of black smoke at WOT, obviouse indication of richness. And someone stated that by me removing the airpump and not plugging that hose up my car runs too rich....hence the black smoke at WOT. Is this true....? I would just try plugging it up but the car is in the body shop. I mean I plugged up the other two that were for the stock Bypass valves....because I'm using the Blitz BOV currently. So simple do I plug up all 3 of those approx. 1 inch hoses...?
I'm open to every and any suggestions.....!!!
Thanx people.... Tony

50tooslow

Alright, well I'm not sure if this was an isolated incident or if I did something wrong but, I to just put a custom intake with a K&N filter on my car. When i did this I decided to unplug the air pump. I did not plug the two hoses for the air pump ( I had already previously pulled the blow off and charge relief hoses off to vent to outside air for that woooosh). My car would not idle at all. It would just die when you pulled up to a stop. I thought that I had blown an apex seal or something. While I was racking my brain trying to figure out what had happened I remembered the hoses. So on a hunch I tried plugging the hoses with my hand while the car was running. It made a little difference, but when I plugged the air pump back in it stated idleing smooth again. Now I put a filter on the intake of the air pump and had to baffel the other hose to the air pump system( It was making a horrible loud noise when the car was not under a load) and every thing is fine now. I am just trying to tune out the overboost from the filter and downpipe change.

tlmuas

One bad thing is sucking in all that hot air from the engine bay will shorten your air pump which is bad. That noise is pretty annoying, sounds like a duck.