Stripping VH41DE of extraneous extras:

[Mettler]

Hi, my V8 conversion is nearly complete. I was wondering if anyone knows what I can do to minimize the number of air hoses in and around the throttle & intake area, and what I can completely eliminate whilst leaving the engine running sweet.

Furthermore, removing the EGRG solenoid valve and other unnecessary things, what do I do to take it out of the system, and how do I replumb it all correctly ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

[Q45tech]

EGR is very important to achieveing highway MPG, it is reponsible for at least 2 mpg on highway and the ability of engine to not knock in summer heat.

[Q45tech]

EGR is very important to achieveing highway MPG, it is reponsible for at least 2 mpg on highway and the ability of engine to not knock in summer heat.

"diluting the mixture lowers combustion temperatures because you>have to heat up some unreactive gases. That's the main idea of EGR,>because lower temperatures decrease emissions of NOX.>>It also reduces heat transfer, because convective heat transfer>is proportional to the difference in temperature (between gas>and walls), and radiative heat transfer is proportional to the>difference of the FOURTH POWER of the temperatures. Less heat>lost to the walls means a greater percentage of the heat is>going into increased gas pressure, therefore increased work."

http://cars.rasoenterprises.co...s.htm

[Mettler]

I'm only interested in pure performance, making the engine run as unrestricted as possible. Highway MPG is irrelevant to me as this is a street/track car.

Would removing the EGRG Solenoid Valve and blocking all associated holes/ports cause more problems than it would fix ?

What about other hoses in and around the intake manifold ?