So my new (to me) 96 TA is ready for a road test since the opti/clutch/trans repairs and I noted that one of the AIR valves coming from the BBK headers is not connected and is belching exhaust into the the engine compartment. I plugged it with a short piece of radiator hose and a 1/2" NPT pipe plug in the hose with a hose clamp-- very redneck.

For those of you guys who delete the emissions crap, what do you do to plug these things?


Appreciate it in advance.

b

 

On my 97 I used a 3/4" fine thread bolt (not a plug) in the exhaust manifold. It seems this varied from year-to-year, some using metric sizes.

 

i used a 1/2 inch galvanized pipe plug had brass at first but they rounded when i tried to get them tight

 

i have the bbk shorties too and i used a 5/8" brass flare cap from home depot in its held up for over a year with no leaks ...

 

M22 metric drain plug from NAPA

 

1/2" tapered plug from Lowes.