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rx7girltk 06-10-2004 04:51 PM

ok so i'm deciding if i should take it out when i put in a full exhaust...my question is what are the advantages and disadvantages to it? thanks

j9fd3s 06-10-2004 04:56 PM

the advanteges:



saves the $1000 pump for later

frees up that 6sqin of space under the hood



the disadvantages:



it confuses the stock ecu, so the car will idle like poop



belt contact area on the water pump goes way down, you need the greddy water pump pulley and the special wierd belt

Dumbrotorkid 06-10-2004 06:25 PM

Just up the idle like i did https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png imo the good outweighs the bad

-=RX-7 KID=- 06-10-2004 07:06 PM

Bad there is bad ??????

kkw4p 06-10-2004 07:56 PM

Only if you care about emissions. If I cared about emissions I wouldn't have gotten a 7.



(Actually, it's still going to polute the same..)

HobbeZ 06-13-2004 08:18 AM

Also if you're running the stock cat you'll probably clog it? i think?

j9fd3s 06-13-2004 11:24 AM


Originally Posted by HobbeZ' date='Jun 13 2004, 05:18 AM
Also if you're running the stock cat you'll probably clog it? i think?

yeah, keep the air pump if you have the main cat

Signal 2 06-13-2004 06:18 PM

Is this the case just with the "stock cat"? I've got a "Hi-flo" cat and I was told to keep the pump or risk clogging it too.

j9fd3s 06-13-2004 07:30 PM


Originally Posted by Signal 2' date='Jun 13 2004, 03:18 PM
Is this the case just with the "stock cat"? I've got a "Hi-flo" cat and I was told to keep the pump or risk clogging it too.

yep they all need it

rx7girltk 06-13-2004 07:35 PM

ok so say i put in a mid pipe..along with an ecu and all that good stuff..will there be a problem then?


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