Re: [DMCForum] Re: de-emissioning (Marc)

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fell of the chair laughing at that comment.

Thank you.

Mark V


On Aug 9, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Marc Levy wrote:

> Fuel Economy *IS* emissions.
>
> Best I can tell, you removed those components because
> your too lazy to replace them??  Or like the way the
> engine looks without them?
>
> I sometimes try hard to see things from your point of
> view, but I can't get my head that far up my ass.
>
>
> --- content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I thought I made that clear in my post:
>>
>> EGR: I oppose the concept of making an engine
>> breathe its own exhaust.
>> EGR is a fuel economy measure anyway, not emissions.
>> This particular
>> system was MUCH larger than the old fashioned
>> diaphragms too, which
>> put it all in my way.
>>
>> Smog pump: Again, the plumbing was in the way
>> (couldn't remove
>> passenger side spark plugs with it in place). Would
>> have been useless
>> once I put the new exhaust system on anyway.
>>
>> Thermactor bank: Overlayed the coil, which made
>> installing its wire
>> difficult. Also had to be removed to remove the
>> driver side valve
>> cover. And without a smog pump the thermactors have
>> nothing to do.
>> Jetisoning them also allowed me to jetison those
>> stupid hard plastic
>> vacuum lines.
>>
>> The engine compartment looks much less cluttered
>> now. I really don't
>> like to see a thousand wires & hoses when I pop a
>> hood. I definitely
>> don't like to work around them. Simplicity used to
>> be a virtue...
>>
>> Bill Robertson
>> #5939

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