Hey guys... well i got my new car.. yay.. i think it was really good for the price. there will be another post on this board if u wanna see/read about it.. Ummmm can anyone tell me
1. what is this
2. is it important?
3. can it be removed,
4. could gm find a more erratating place to put something???

Thanks!!!

 

it something emissions related, you can take it off, but you may fail emissions. if it helps mine is off

 

I don't have one of those. I am curious as to what that is myself.

 

Ahhhh, that thing is ugly, to tell you the truth, I have no idea what that is because I've never seen one before!

 

we dont have emitions tests here... will it give me better performance? or will make it run like crap?? some emitions is good... sence no one has this.. is it bad?? thanks for showing intrest

 

1)They are the diverter valves/solonoids for the AIR pump (emissions crap) to direct air to either the exh manifolds or the convrter depending on the temp of the car.
2) yes, depending on where you live
3)revert to #2
4)yes they can put things in even more irritating places.... try getting to the back hold downs on an HEI distributor cap on a LG4 motor... or changing the fuel pump in the gas tank

 

lol sorry. Well going from a 3.1 to this monster is kinda overwhelming. Sooo do i need it or not? whats the pro's and con's of getting ride of it??

 

yes u can ditch it. Only downside is if you still have a cat it may clog up cause its not getting air to help with the conversion process. Simple solution, gut the cat.

 

If you have no emissions to pass... junk it. It's not really hurting much but, it's more ugly crap under the hood (LG4s don't need any extra help there.. ).
Oh yea.. to add to irritating places for GM to put things... try finding the turn signal flasher relay

 

HA, I've got all of those beat. Try first of all finding, and then replacing the VATS module. good luck on that one.

 

is that the thing under the passenger side dash?

 

yea i thought the vats was bases on the computer because you can burn chips to rid VATS.

I had that box removed for about a year and the cat never got clogged.

If your inspections dont check under the hood or arent as strict, then you can remove that box. when you do, might as well take the smog pump and ugly hoses with with it, but then you will have air comming off the A.I.R. tubes on the manifold. Simple solution for that, get headers ..

 

not really under the dash, more like BEHIND it. its seriously behind the entire dash, right up against the firewall. Biggest pain the *** of the entire engine swap.

 

it's one of those ugly things that make it a pain in the a$$ to change spark plugs

 

hahaha I forgot that i had one of thos things on my Engine lol

 

i got one....

 

I had that stuff... it also helps if you relocate the coolant diverter valve for the heater. Or else get rid of it period. I relocated mine and have not had a problem since. The how-to is in the sig. I also ridded the engine of the AIR valves as shown. I took it off after an incedent of the cat filling up with coolant....so the darn thing is all screwed up anyway. I think removing it would solve a lot of problems. Don't know for sure.