EGR system bypassed

[rhock99@epix.net (Ryan H)]

Jeez man, I'd like to know where'd you take it all out of?  Just from under the carpet?  I'm currently lightening my Scirocco as much as I can, so this would help.

> 
> From: "Adrian C." <aculda@cogeco.ca>
> Date: 2002/12/30 Mon PM 03:56:33 EST
> To: "Adrian C." <aculda@cogeco.ca>, 
> 	"Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>, 
> 	"Scirocco List" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: EGR system bypassed
> 
> ohhh ...
> BTW ..
> How many of u removed the sound deadening out of your roccos ??
> cuz when i removed mine i caould say anoather easy 50 Lbs !
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adrian C." <aculda@cogeco.ca>
> To: "Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>; "Scirocco List"
> <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: EGR system bypassed
> 
> 
> > well ... think of it as stage 1 weight reduction ..
> > i know when i did the digi swap ..
> > all that crap came up to at least a 50-75 Lbs !!!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>
> > To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:41 PM
> > Subject: EGR system bypassed
> >
> >
> > > I don't know if you guys remember but a couple months ago I posted about
> > > which hoses & systems can be safely removed from an 8V CIS car.  I am
> > trying
> > > to clean up my engine bay as much as possible.  Well, yesterday I
> noticed
> > > that the 3 way splitter on the small vaccum hoses on the fender near the
> > > battery was broken.  So I said the f*** with it and started tearing
> stuff
> > > away.  I removed the expansion tank in the passenger fender, the carbon
> > > canister in the drivers fender for starters.  I removed all the little
> > hoses
> > > and all the big hoses connecting them to various things.  I also removed
> > the
> > > little white disk on top of the motor (evaporative emmisions valve?),
> and
> > > the vaccum lines going to it.   I cut off the vent line from the gas
> tank
> > > halfway down the underside of the car, at the point where it seemed the
> > > least dangerous (Farthest away from the exhaust).  I blocked off the 2
> > holes
> > > in the throttle body boot.  Nothing changed as far as engine operation,
> > > except I seem to have finally traced down a small vaccum leak. (cant
> hear
> > > the slight hiss anymore)
> > >
> > > So overall I filled up a garbage can with useless old crap and really
> > > cleaned up my engine bay.  My car even runs better without it all!
> > >
> > >
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