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Feb 20, 2008 | 02:55 PM

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Staging Lane

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removing air pump

i am putting a set of headers on a 02 ss. I know that you have to buy block off plates for the exhaust tubes but what all has to be done do you have to plug any of the lines going to the pump??? What is the pumps purpose

Feb 20, 2008 | 03:03 PM

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if you are going to block of why not just buy headers with out fittings

Feb 20, 2008 | 03:06 PM

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as for the pump i believe you can just remove it. i think the only thing you will have to block is the hole that will be in your air lid. but if you do not have an aftermarket lid i would suggest buying one without the hole.

Feb 20, 2008 | 03:07 PM

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it pumps air into the cats when the car is cold.... heats them up quicker so they last longer.

if you really want to remove it you should get it tuned out of the computer along with the downstream o2s and egr.... something like ls1edit or hptuners could do this

Feb 20, 2008 | 03:09 PM

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I bought the headers from LS1 Speed, they are a set of flowtechs, they were the cheapist a couple of my buddies are runnin them and they sound good.. My car cam stock with an SLP air lid and mine dont have a hose on it

Feb 20, 2008 | 03:11 PM

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My buddy has HPTuners on his laptop, I no longer have cats, i cut them off and when i did that i tuned the rear O2s out,, but i am puttung headers, electonic cutouts, x-pipe, and slp loudmouth 2s on it