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Old 07-09-2008, 09:43 PM
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I just installed my new pace setter headers. They are the off road type. Should I plug the air pump hoses or take off the air pump?
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take it off... thats dead weight man
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Just get rid of it if your not using it. I know I am when I get my headers, someday....................lol
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Just get rid of it if your not using it. I know I am when I get my headers, someday....................lol
amen... damn my student budget
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Exactly, everytime I get some cash something breaks and I gotta pay to fix it and there goes the mod money.
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It was worth the money for the headers and y-pipe. I have to get the pipes to clear the body a little more. They are hitting the frame. Will I need any kind of block off plates after removing the air pump?
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Do a search theres a good thread on removing the air pump etc.
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It was worth the money for the headers and y-pipe. I have to get the pipes to clear the body a little more. They are hitting the frame. Will I need any kind of block off plates after removing the air pump?

Not if headers don't have provisions for AIR. Atleast it doesn't look like it.
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remove the pump... i went crazy one day and just called a shop and anything i thought wasnt important i asked ya or nah...
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yea it doesnt affect it. I have the pacesetter race style headers too and i removed the air pump and all that other emmissions crap
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I'm doing the same once I get a LS6 manifold
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Remove the pump, it's heavy and you don't need it. It's easy to remove also.
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Get it out of there! I had a friend make blockoff plates for my stock manifolds, he just cut pieces of steel and drilled the holes for the bolts to go through, and I used the bolts that held the AIR hoses to the manifold. Piece of cake.
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i tore mine out of my c5 when i did my heads/cam/headers. takes like 10 minutes
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Thanks everyone. I am going to take it out.
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Originally Posted by xXSilencerXx
Exactly, everytime I get some cash something breaks and I gotta pay to fix it and there goes the mod money.
I know exactly what you mean man...
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i took mine out, very easy
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Is there just one vacume line to plug?
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right now i pluged it but its like 20lbs or so of crap you can take out that you dont need
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I left mine in there but will soon take it out for the weight reduction.
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