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Originally Posted by Fast92RS
I just got the application for collector car registration. Its easy to get you have to make sure you have collector insurance on your car.
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collectors car registration for what? removing the AIR system?
The AIR system doesn't effect your emissions after warmup. All it does it heats your cats up quicker during a cold start-up. The only way he would fail would be if they decided to do a underhood inspection and I never seen a inpection station do that personally.
Power gains of removing it ... NONE.
Pro's of removing it:
-Less clutter around the engine
-weight reduction (although not much)
-You find out that you have a passenger side valve cover
-1/2 inch female pipe caps from Home Depot or Lowes work well on the AIR tubes that come off the exhaust manifolds.
-You need to pinch, or cap off the tube that goes to the cat or cats
If sepentine (88-92)
-belt reroute must be done. If i can remember right (its been years) but i think its a 96.5" 6 ribbed belt.
-Belt must go from crank, to A/C, under tensioner, around the power steering, around the water pump, back to the crank
-Invest in a decent set of torx bits
If v-belt (87 and earlier)
-Its easy cause its a dedicated belt to the AIR pump and no rerouting must be done