I don't think you will gain much power by disabling the air pump, but
it does prolong the life of the air pump itself!
If you remove it from the engine, then you also have to take care of
the air injection pipes, which need to be plugged. Also do you have
emissions testing where you live? The car will fail the inspection
without the pump (at least this is the case in AZ).
steve
Clay Janes wrote:
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> Ok, maybe ya'll can help me out. I recently purchased a 76' TR6. While
> messing around under the bonnet I noticed that the PO had put on a
> shorter fan belt that does loop around the air pump. After doing a bit
> of reading I surmised that the air pump was an addition to this late US
> model for emissions reasons- pumping fresh air into the exhaust
> manifold. Is this correct and is it standard practice to disable this
> air pump for more power? Should I remove it from the engine for good?
> Thoughts and previous expreince needed.
> Thanks,
> Clay
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Steve Chandler - Chandler-O'Bagy Associates stevec@rtd.com
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