Can I Remove AIR system
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Can I Remove AIR system
I have an 86 chevy c10 with the stock 305. I really only use this vehicle on the weekends to go to lowes, home depot, haul lawn mower to my dad's house, etc. Not a daily driver. Also I should metion it does not have to pass emmsions and has an "antique" tag on it.
I just recently acquired this vehicle from a realtive (first mistake..lol) and although it ran I new it had some problems. I have removed the carbureator (quadrajet) and installed a new eldelbrock. (before the bashing begins understand that I am not a vehicle mechanic and my knowledge is limited and I was told by someone I trust to put this new one on because unless I know what I am doing with the quadrajet I might have issues fine tuning it.) I may not be a true mechanic I like to use this one to learn on so I do all of the work myself (within reason). While I am at it i have put all new hoses, thermostat, etc.
Now to my question... Can I remove the AIR (air injection reaction) system? (smog pump,air injection pipe, diverter valve,check valews, etc.)
My limited knowledge says yes and all I should have to do is make sure I plug the exhaust ports where I remove the tubes so I dont have an exhaust leak under the hood. Everything that I find leads back to the emmisions and I do understand and respect that but in my current situation I dont think that would apply. Thanks for the help.
I just recently acquired this vehicle from a realtive (first mistake..lol) and although it ran I new it had some problems. I have removed the carbureator (quadrajet) and installed a new eldelbrock. (before the bashing begins understand that I am not a vehicle mechanic and my knowledge is limited and I was told by someone I trust to put this new one on because unless I know what I am doing with the quadrajet I might have issues fine tuning it.) I may not be a true mechanic I like to use this one to learn on so I do all of the work myself (within reason). While I am at it i have put all new hoses, thermostat, etc.
Now to my question... Can I remove the AIR (air injection reaction) system? (smog pump,air injection pipe, diverter valve,check valews, etc.)
My limited knowledge says yes and all I should have to do is make sure I plug the exhaust ports where I remove the tubes so I dont have an exhaust leak under the hood. Everything that I find leads back to the emmisions and I do understand and respect that but in my current situation I dont think that would apply. Thanks for the help.
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Someone else asked me that same question at work. Basically just to clean up the engine also since I'm new to this I wanted to remove anything not needed so that I wont be confused in the future. Right now as it stands its kinda "busy" under the hood and I thought removing some of that stuff might just clean it up a bit. I think back to my 76 GMC truck (yes i know its a 76 not an 86) and it was clean.. not all of that emissions.... stuff. You could actually get in there and work. ..........So in a nut shell ........its purely aesthetics...lol
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