Well, let's be clear on 'emissions junk'.fulsizjeep wrote:Do you need the emission equipment on board? If not and since some of it has been removed, I think I would spend the time to remove all the emissions junk and cleanup the vacuum lines you don't need anymore. Then replace the remaining vacuum lines with new hoses. It is kind of amazing how well the AMC V8 runs when that crap is cleaned up and vacuum leaks fixed.
I am calling BS on everything but the PCV. LOL!will e wrote:Well, let's be clear on 'emissions junk'.fulsizjeep wrote:Do you need the emission equipment on board? If not and since some of it has been removed, I think I would spend the time to remove all the emissions junk and cleanup the vacuum lines you don't need anymore. Then replace the remaining vacuum lines with new hoses. It is kind of amazing how well the AMC V8 runs when that crap is cleaned up and vacuum leaks fixed.
The PCV is the first and most awesome emissions control system. No impact to performance. Great for the environment. Very simple. Look it up on Wikipedia. Fascinating. Even new cars use this system. It has the most impact on emissions. It's awesome.
EGR is also a very good emissions control system that has no impact to performance. Also very simple. I think this is no longer needed on new cars.
The A.I.R. pump has some benefit but is very complicated. Very limited impact to performance. This is my least favorite system.
The evaporation systems provide benefit without any impact to performance. Its basic purpose is to make sure any gas vapors from the tank do not escape into the atmosphere and instead are included in the combustion process. Win Win. You don't see this on new cars because the system is more sealed.
There is another system that will adjust the air going into the air cleaner. When the engine is cold it diverts the input so the air is passed over the engine exhaust manifold. This helps 'warm' the engine up faster. An engine at normal operating temps is much more emissions friendly. No real cost to performance.
What gets weird is stuff that tries to adjust the timing based on engine temps. This is easy for new cars but in the old days they relied on vacuum operated systems that would try to adjust how much advance was applied. This can affect performance and its effectiveness, IMHO, is limited.
hey, I thought you were a Colorado 'greenie'! (sent with love)fulsizjeep wrote:I am calling BS on everything but the PCV. LOL!will e wrote:Well, let's be clear on 'emissions junk'.fulsizjeep wrote:Do you need the emission equipment on board? If not and since some of it has been removed, I think I would spend the time to remove all the emissions junk and cleanup the vacuum lines you don't need anymore. Then replace the remaining vacuum lines with new hoses. It is kind of amazing how well the AMC V8 runs when that crap is cleaned up and vacuum leaks fixed.
The PCV is the first and most awesome emissions control system. No impact to performance. Great for the environment. Very simple. Look it up on Wikipedia. Fascinating. Even new cars use this system. It has the most impact on emissions. It's awesome.
EGR is also a very good emissions control system that has no impact to performance. Also very simple. I think this is no longer needed on new cars.
The A.I.R. pump has some benefit but is very complicated. Very limited impact to performance. This is my least favorite system.
The evaporation systems provide benefit without any impact to performance. Its basic purpose is to make sure any gas vapors from the tank do not escape into the atmosphere and instead are included in the combustion process. Win Win. You don't see this on new cars because the system is more sealed.
There is another system that will adjust the air going into the air cleaner. When the engine is cold it diverts the input so the air is passed over the engine exhaust manifold. This helps 'warm' the engine up faster. An engine at normal operating temps is much more emissions friendly. No real cost to performance.
What gets weird is stuff that tries to adjust the timing based on engine temps. This is easy for new cars but in the old days they relied on vacuum operated systems that would try to adjust how much advance was applied. This can affect performance and its effectiveness, IMHO, is limited.
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Burnin' Dino fuel till I die.will e wrote:hey, I thought you were a Colorado 'greenie'! (sent with love)fulsizjeep wrote:I am calling BS on everything but the PCV. LOL!will e wrote:
Well, let's be clear on 'emissions junk'.
The PCV is the first and most awesome emissions control system. No impact to performance. Great for the environment. Very simple. Look it up on Wikipedia. Fascinating. Even new cars use this system. It has the most impact on emissions. It's awesome.
EGR is also a very good emissions control system that has no impact to performance. Also very simple. I think this is no longer needed on new cars.
The A.I.R. pump has some benefit but is very complicated. Very limited impact to performance. This is my least favorite system.
The evaporation systems provide benefit without any impact to performance. Its basic purpose is to make sure any gas vapors from the tank do not escape into the atmosphere and instead are included in the combustion process. Win Win. You don't see this on new cars because the system is more sealed.
There is another system that will adjust the air going into the air cleaner. When the engine is cold it diverts the input so the air is passed over the engine exhaust manifold. This helps 'warm' the engine up faster. An engine at normal operating temps is much more emissions friendly. No real cost to performance.
What gets weird is stuff that tries to adjust the timing based on engine temps. This is easy for new cars but in the old days they relied on vacuum operated systems that would try to adjust how much advance was applied. This can affect performance and its effectiveness, IMHO, is limited.
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