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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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smog pump vaccum question

I was going to remove my smog pump and a friend said to leave it. Just pull the lines out of the manifold then hook the pump to the valve cover and use it to pull vaccum through the engine. He said it might make more power. Anyone heard of this?
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 06:31 AM
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