Alrighty my fellow members, time for you to whip out your cameras and show me some pictures!
In a month or two here (once this dang cold goes away), i'll be getting my headers and full exhaust adventure lined up to begin. In a nutshell, BBK Ceramic LT's, BBK O/R H-Pipe, and Flowmaster 40's (I like the sound so don't hate). While everything is in the air, I will be installing lowering springs and new shocks and struts, as well as a JLT CAI and deleting the smog pump, lines and all the rest of the garbage I don't need. Now here's where it gets interesting...I am looking for as many pictures as I can get to show me where to look, what to take off and what needs to be done to also remove the EGR. I've heard conflicting stories from both sides that deleting the EGR can be good to clean things up, but also I've heard that you get worse mileage. Can anyone confirm this??? Obviously without a tune, i'll be throwing engine lights left and right for having the smog pump and EGR removed, but that's what having the tuner is for. I have a SCT X4 tuner ready to go as well for just this issue.
Has anyone made a step-by-step process post on removing this for the DIY'r? There's only one video on Youtube where the guy removes his smog pumps and shows which line to melt the end on so you don't have a vacuum leak, and I can figure everything out there, but as far as the EGR goes, I can't seem to find any solid advice or pictures/video that would show me the best route to go, or put either of these rumors to rest so I know it's the right decision.
Another reason i'm thinking about deleting the EGR is because of the piping. I've had a good look at rear tubes on the factory manifolds and they're not the worst i've ever seen, but i'm thinking it might be torch time to take care of them, or Sawzall, either way, I think they're gonna fight me. For only having 18k miles on it, there isn't much rust on any bare metal from the factory, but instead of having to worry about trying to re-attach the lines, and make sure there's no leaks, I'd rather find a pipe cap and some sealant and just seal both front and rear ports off so I never have to worry about it on the new headers.
Any help is greatly appreciated guys. Thanks!
In a month or two here (once this dang cold goes away), i'll be getting my headers and full exhaust adventure lined up to begin. In a nutshell, BBK Ceramic LT's, BBK O/R H-Pipe, and Flowmaster 40's (I like the sound so don't hate). While everything is in the air, I will be installing lowering springs and new shocks and struts, as well as a JLT CAI and deleting the smog pump, lines and all the rest of the garbage I don't need. Now here's where it gets interesting...I am looking for as many pictures as I can get to show me where to look, what to take off and what needs to be done to also remove the EGR. I've heard conflicting stories from both sides that deleting the EGR can be good to clean things up, but also I've heard that you get worse mileage. Can anyone confirm this??? Obviously without a tune, i'll be throwing engine lights left and right for having the smog pump and EGR removed, but that's what having the tuner is for. I have a SCT X4 tuner ready to go as well for just this issue.
Has anyone made a step-by-step process post on removing this for the DIY'r? There's only one video on Youtube where the guy removes his smog pumps and shows which line to melt the end on so you don't have a vacuum leak, and I can figure everything out there, but as far as the EGR goes, I can't seem to find any solid advice or pictures/video that would show me the best route to go, or put either of these rumors to rest so I know it's the right decision.
Another reason i'm thinking about deleting the EGR is because of the piping. I've had a good look at rear tubes on the factory manifolds and they're not the worst i've ever seen, but i'm thinking it might be torch time to take care of them, or Sawzall, either way, I think they're gonna fight me. For only having 18k miles on it, there isn't much rust on any bare metal from the factory, but instead of having to worry about trying to re-attach the lines, and make sure there's no leaks, I'd rather find a pipe cap and some sealant and just seal both front and rear ports off so I never have to worry about it on the new headers.
Any help is greatly appreciated guys. Thanks!