I just read on the "V6" board about someone wanted to remove the charcole container....someone replied and said that it could be removed if he used a vented gas cap...is this true?...is there any problems with doing this? thanks

 

Yes, it's true, you can delete the charcoal canister if you really want to. The main problem is that your emissions will be higher, so if you live in a state with emissions testing you may have problems getting the car to pass.

There is really no point in getting rid of it though, it's not like it's robbing any horsepower or anything like that.

 

so how hard would this be? i ask because im wanting to make a little room there for a 2in1 coolant/windshield washer fluid reserviour. so i can get rid of the big white busted eyesores. anybody done this, have step-by-step?

 

its easy there are like 2 bolts and a vacuum line. put a plug on the vacuum line and unbolt the bolts and pull it out.

 

wow thats easy. are there not any fuel lines running to it...

actually today im putting a performer manifold on my dads t/a and he has nothing controlled by the stock computer (he went carbed 350) and hes still got all the wiring and sensors and bs still there. i thought while i was pulling wires i would also take out his canister... thanks.

 

I was just looking at that the other day thinking of figuring out how to take it out. I am just trying to neatin up my engine bay. I don't have emissions in florida and well just getting rid of it would be cool.

 

i hear ya. i like room.

 

Yeah I noticed that my cruise control cable either goes into it or connects to it some how. If I take out the canister will I lose my cruise control? Just wondering.

Bill

 

Why not just get new OE resevoirs so they are not busted eyesores? They are suprisingly cheap and you won't have to delete anything to make them fit. Emissions were not installed to pi*s off the consumer, they were installed to serve a functional purpose. I'm actually looking for a canister to put on my car to replace the one previously removed.

 

hmmm, I'm not sure, but it that something else?....i thought this was the charcole canister?....if not, can someone tell me what it is? thanks

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i think thats just something to do with the vaccum systems... i used to know the name but i forgot.

 

That's the vacuum reserve canister. It holds vacuum for the the HVAC doors and cruise control. It's usually referred to as the "orb of power" on the boards.

The charcoal canister is on the other side of the car. It's located pretty much right in front of the windshield washer fluid reservoir. It's just a large black canister with one 2-wire connector and 2 vacuum lines coming out of it.

Instead of deleting it, you could always just relocate it. It's really not all that hard.

 

well i took the on eouta my dads car. easiest thing ive ever done. 2 screws, and a couple lines. i used a small filter i picked up at autozone for ~$3. looks better i think.

 

what kind of filter did u get? and where did u put it?

 

is the *cough* "orb of power" seriously sitting in your engine bay? because its supposed to be underneath inside the fender

 

well its my dads car like i said so i didnt spend a lot of time on it, plus he dont care what it looks like. but i just got sum 3 dollar filter over by the pcv valves and filters wall in autozone. and i kinda hid it in front of his cruise control module... nothin fancy.

 

Yes, it really is in my engine bay (next to my batter and the radiator)...i remember hearing someone say that it is suppose to be in the fender, but i don't know why mine is where is is located now....seems to be ok though

 

"and i kinda hid it in front of his cruise control module... nothin fancy."

did u just plug it into the vacum lines?

 

not quite sure what u mean; but no, i just ran rubber fuel line in front of the cruise module now the filter is just sittin in there.

 

okay, ive just been informed that i cannot do this. i was told that since it is fuel injected, there needs to be a certain amount of pressure build-up in the tank. and with a constant ventalation this pressure could not be obtained.

i know there is some sort of valve between the canister and the line to the tank. would keeping this valve allow this "needed pressure" to build?

AND is this "needed pressure" theory true?

 

has anyone heard of this?