EGR/AIR removal ???'s

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Mar 4, 2008 | 04:22 PM

19torch99

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EGR/AIR removal ???'s

I am having an exhaust shop install my QTP race style headers and build me a custom y-pipe to connect to my Magnaflow catback. I dropped my car off and they said that they would not touch the egr/air systems. So I'm going to remove those and take the car back up there, however I'm concerned about driving the car w/ no block off plates in the exhaust manifolds. Will it make any difference if I drive the car about 15 miles w/ no block off plates or will I just have a small exhaust leak during the drive? I really don't feel like buying block off plates for a 20 minute drive.

Mar 4, 2008 | 04:38 PM

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an exhaust leak is about it, it wont hurt the car that i know of . . . one of mine was cracked so it leaked eversince installation. do the QTP's come in egr/air version and race version like the pacesetters do? i got the race style pacesetters since i pulled the air egr lines off the car, looks cleaner hahaha

Mar 4, 2008 | 05:30 PM

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I would remove everything but the EGR Solenoid. Then when you get there, take off the few screws that hold it on. I wouldn't drive with that hole exposed.

Mar 4, 2008 | 05:49 PM

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The only hole I planned on plugging up w/as the one on the intake since I'm still using an LS1 manifold.

Mar 5, 2008 | 06:09 AM

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get a LS6 with no egr

Mar 5, 2008 | 06:30 AM

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you could unbolt the two egr bolts and four air bolts in 5min's in the parking lot of the shop......

Mar 5, 2008 | 09:59 AM

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Buy some blockoff's from WS6store or Texas speeed. You'll need a freeze plug for the top of the LS1 manifold to block off the EGR port. It's incredibly easy to take the stuff out, I ripped out my AIR system this past weekend, took maybe an hour.