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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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what are the after effects of removing/blockin off the air and egr? any power increase? set off any codes? please let me hear sum feedback
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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No this mod is no power increase mod, it just cleans up the engine bay. It will set codes and you will see the SES light, but these codes dont hurt performance. Just find a friend with HP Tuners or something similar to delete them.
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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No real performance gains. The air delete will get rid of the popping through the exhaust you get when getting off the throttle when the car is cold. It cleans up the engine bay a lot. It will give you codes, but like said above, you can have them tunned out with tunning software.
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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yeah basically removing them for wieght and apperance in the engine bay I just removed the systems recently look how much junk they are:


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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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oh yeah might as well here is a little before and after of the engine bay:

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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Just did mine today. I got a check engine light for the egr almost right away but the car runs fine. I will tune it out in a couple weeks. Looks tons better without it. The put like 3 miles of rubber hose on these things for the a.i.r. system. What a waste.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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How much would it cost to get these codes tuned out, and would i fail inspections, or do mmany places like virginia give a sniffer test.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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If there is a visual inspection, you'll fail, but just a sniffer test, you might get by with it (if you still have the cats) if you fail it'll likely be for NOx (EGR helps to keep that down by cooling the combustion charge)
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Definately cleans up the engine bay! Looks so much nicer. those before and after pics dont really do it justice.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I definately reccomend it. It lowered my MPG but it was worth it gets rid of all that noisy whining stuff from the engine bay. I hated that. Car sounds so much smoother now.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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any parts needed? like for the air system? i know they make egr blockoff plates, does that include something that goes into the tb?
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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where is all the EGR located on an 02 LS1 engine??

going to remove the EGR and A.I.R.
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
where is all the EGR located on an 02 LS1 engine??

going to remove the EGR and A.I.R.
There is no EGR on an 02. EGR was from 98-00 f-bodies only. AIR pump is behind the driver side foglight and pumps air into the tubes connected to your manifolds.
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
There is no EGR on an 02. EGR was from 98-00 f-bodies only. AIR pump is behind the driver side foglight and pumps air into the tubes connected to your manifolds.

ok i was not sure about the EGR.. i see it on my buddies 00 TA right on the passanger head. So Casey should i still get the EGR tuned out? As far as the AIR pump, the actualy pump isright in front of the drivers front tire under the fuse panel. and there is tubing by the lid and tubing going to the manifolds. how hard is it to remove all this??
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by staringback05
any parts needed? like for the air system? i know they make egr blockoff plates, does that include something that goes into the tb?
I used a 1 3/8" freeze plug I bought @ Auto Zone. You can get the block off plates for the EGR and AIR systems from Thunder Racing.

Just did mine today. Much better w/out it. Really cleaned up the bay.

Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
ok i was not sure about the EGR.. i see it on my buddies 00 TA right on the passanger head. So Casey should i still get the EGR tuned out? As far as the AIR pump, the actualy pump isright in front of the drivers front tire under the fuse panel. and there is tubing by the lid and tubing going to the manifolds. how hard is it to remove all this??
It was really a pretty easy, straightforward mod. Here's the links to some good articles I used:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/328977-exhaust-backfires-running-rich-poor-mileage-come-air-removal.html
http://www.ls1camaro.net/sections.ph...ticle&artid=70


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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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do you need the block off plates for the AIR Pump?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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Yeah you do. The part # from Thunder Racing is 99-86SP $9.00 (you need 2) and I also got the gaskets, PN 20-1255361 $1.50 (also 2). These were thick enough for my system. Ordered mine on Friday and got them on Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by LuvMyZ
Yeah you do. The part # from Thunder Racing is 99-86SP $9.00 (you need 2) and I also got the gaskets, PN 20-1255361 $1.50 (also 2). These were thick enough for my system. Ordered mine on Friday and got them on Tuesday.

thanks i will order them then
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LuvMyZ
Yeah you do. The part # from Thunder Racing is 99-86SP $9.00 (you need 2) and I also got the gaskets, PN 20-1255361 $1.50 (also 2). These were thick enough for my system. Ordered mine on Friday and got them on Tuesday.

i know you 2 block off plates.. Do i want a qty of 1 or qty of 2.. so $9 or $18?
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
i know you 2 block off plates.. Do i want a qty of 1 or qty of 2.. so $9 or $18?
You want a qty of 2 so $18.
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