EGR removal

[namer_06]

what all do i have to do to remove my EGR? Is there any kind of chip i have to plug in to my EGR hook up to tell my computer what it wants to hear. i already removed the pipe that goes from my EGR to my downpipe. and car still wont run right. i know that i have to cover up the hole where the EGR hooked into, but is that all i have to do? what do i have to do with the vacuum lines?240sx
Modified by namer_06 at 12:23 PM 7/7/2006

[ken240sx]

if you have an s13, as far as i know you don't need to try to fool your ecu.ALSO BEFORE YOU REMOVE EMMISSIONS, CHECK WITH YOUR STATE LAWS.but the reason you're car isnt running right is most likey due to a vacuum leak, which will be fixed when your done.

but remove everything that has a vacuum hsoe going to it EXCEPT your fuel pressure regulator at the end of the fuel rail. also, keeping the hoses that connect to your intake are usually a good idea. but after you remove all the other lines and items hooked up to those lines, then comes the plugging part. you can do the easy fix and run down to pepboys, autozone, or whereever your closest auto place is and buy a few packs of vacuum plugs...tehy're just little rubber caps that slide on over you vacuum ports(they are all the same size except for like 2 or 3 of them so make sure your getting all the right sizes). oooor you can plug them all up with materials such as epoxy, caulk, ect...anything that will eliminate airflow and will stick there and not fall off.

make sure you get every one of them...theres a group of 4 vacuum ports under the throttle body that are visible when you have your intake plenum off. one coming off the throttle body, and one pesky one under the group of four that i mentioned thats hiding a little that you might want to bend into visibility. then on the other side of the intake manifold there are 4 ports to plug. and in between the engine and firewall theres a dozen or so. and to plug up the big hole in the intake manifold after the egr is gone, you're gonna need to etiher make a plate or buy one...and since its ahrd to find a gasket for it, just buy some gasket material and cut one yourself. then just bolt the plate down to the manifold with the gasket you made and the stock bolts.

also... what are you going to use to plug the holes in the exhaust manifold and downpipe? i got a little metal cap welded onto mine, but then later had to grind it off because of the new nys inspection laws and the fact that they can trace what garage inspected it and its a $10,000 fine or both garage and me if i dont have emmisions in my state. so that sucked, and right now i'm hooking everything back up, vacuum hoses and all, but i'm pluging all the hoses so the emmisions dont do anything.

AND another thing, if you are going to go through with removing emmissions, you know that metal tube that goes from the exhaust to the emmissions stuff on the drivers side of the car... the one that hooks to your downpipe/collector tube? would you be willing to sell that, cause mine is rusted into my old exhaust.

[dickie]

theres an article covering emissions removal in depth, unfortunately the pics are down, im trying to get the author to get them re-hosted...

[ken240sx]

i can post pics of anything you need.

[namer_06]

that would be great!

[ken240sx]

what pics do you need? i'll post them all up today

[namer_06]

i dont have the tube from the downpipe anymore someone else baught it from me.

[ken240sx]

GRRRRR

[namer_06]

what pics do you need? i'll post them all up today

the four under the throttle body and the one attached to the throttle body, and where they lead to.

[struckinc]

as a side note...to block off the pair system a piece (about 1 1/2 inches) of the rear axle just happens to have the same thread pattern. and for the egr tube i just cut the tube and took off the thread part, welded a penny into it to seal and screwed it back in...for the intake you can get a block-off plate from ebay or make your own using the gasket for a template

[ken240sx]

here is a pic of the ones under the throttle body

[dickie]

ken, can you help me with a project? in return you can have my egr tube (when i can get the time to remove it) for only shipping if we can get this worked out...

email me for details.

[ken240sx]

and heres where the group of 4 leads to on the other side of the manifold

[ken240sx]

sure, what kind of project

[dickie]

email sent.

[namer_06]

out of the pictures you showed me, is that all i have to plug up or is there more? because if theres more you should give me pictures of those also, if you want to or if its possible.

[ken240sx]

rgiht between the firewall and the engine head theres some to plug. i can get pics at noonish or earlier on saturday(today).

[sildrift86]

and heres where the group of 4 leads to on the other side of the manifold

isnt one of these vacuum hoses for the fuel pressure regulator, or can we use any vacuum from any ware for it?

[Soravia]

it takes some work and I recommend removing the entire intake manifold to replace PCV hoses as well. They tend to dry up and crck after years.

The KA forum has a blue-print I made for that. search for EGR removal

[sildrift86]

thanx