AIR Question?
10-28-2003, 12:30 PM
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AIR Question? OK..i have been hearing alot about this A.I.R. what is it exactly, what does it do, if you have headers does it effect it in anyway? if you block it off does it effect emissions? *takes another breath* 
AND what are the benifits of blocking it off...ok i am done
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AND what are the benifits of blocking it off...ok i am done Thanks
~Tom
10-28-2003, 01:36 PM
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OH I KNOW I KNOW WHAT IT DOES!!!!!!
It gets in the way of you doing anything on your engine
I really hate those things, and if I ever become motivated to take them out I think I will
It gets in the way of you doing anything on your engine
I really hate those things, and if I ever become motivated to take them out I think I will
10-28-2003, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCamaroSS02
so...it really doesnt hurt anything if you take it out??
10-28-2003, 05:03 PM
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AIR = Air Injector Reactor
It's like pumping air into a blast furnace; helps any unburned fuel left in the exhaust gasses burn more completely. When the engine is cold, it must run rich and there is more unburnt fuel in the exhaust, so the PCM runs the AIR pump making that dentist-drill like sound. If you don't hook it back up you can save about a $100 on race headers and eliminate the underhood clutter, but you will need to go in with LS1edit and turn off the hardware test for it or the PCM will throw a SES. It won't affect emissions testing because it only runs for a while after startup.
It's like pumping air into a blast furnace; helps any unburned fuel left in the exhaust gasses burn more completely. When the engine is cold, it must run rich and there is more unburnt fuel in the exhaust, so the PCM runs the AIR pump making that dentist-drill like sound. If you don't hook it back up you can save about a $100 on race headers and eliminate the underhood clutter, but you will need to go in with LS1edit and turn off the hardware test for it or the PCM will throw a SES. It won't affect emissions testing because it only runs for a while after startup.
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10-28-2003, 05:18 PM
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so basically, if i do not have cats, then i should just block it off, and remove all that garbage? then get LS1 edit? will it affect performance of the car if i do not get LS1 edit for a few weeks?
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jimmy
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jimmy
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I pulled my air system off and it definately cleans up the engine bay. The car still runs the same when it was on, i see no negative effects of pulling the system off.