what would happen if i removed my smog pump and sealed off the remaining holes? i do have a leanburn system on my 225 and i don't no if removing the smog crap would effect it (the leanburn). or even gas mileage for that matter. the smog pump is noisy and i do not have any emission testing in michigan so it's not needed. thanks, brandon
bherder
04-13-2007, 09:56 AM
I'm guessing, nothing would happen.
When I first got my PW (79' 360) one of the first things I did was pull the smog pump off. Nothing changed.
Of course, I have a conventional ignition system also....
Try taking the belt off the smog pump and drive it around like that for awhile.
It shouldn't take too long to see if 'no pump' affects anything ;)
Speed Dragon
04-13-2007, 11:50 AM
It'll be fine, it won't affect the lean burn at all.
Stuckey
04-15-2007, 06:52 PM
Im just wondering what a lean burn is. Im new to the carb world Im 24 so I grew up in the EFI world
bherder
04-15-2007, 07:19 PM
It's a device, designed by The Dodge Boys, to drive the rest of us insane 20 years down the road. :D
(Naw, it was really an 80's attempt at sorta' quasi computer-emissions reduction, mpg boosting device. Carb-style. A real hunk of junk.)
Speed Dragon
04-15-2007, 11:13 PM
Basically it's an early ignition computer, supposedly an evolution of electronic ignition and isn't bad when it works and when your engine is stock. They do tend to give problems though, and if you build up the engine it really needs to get replaced by regular old-school elec ignition.
dodgeram318
04-17-2007, 07:07 PM
just cut the belt off.... i did it on mine, it also makes it run better, but the reason i cut mine off was because it was making my truck back fire and blow flames out my exhaust pipes.
Speed Dragon
04-17-2007, 10:05 PM
just cut the belt off.... i did it on mine, it also makes it run better, but the reason i cut mine off was because it was making my truck back fire and blow flames out my exhaust pipes.Sa-weet, I'd have left it on then :D
