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EGR system bypassed



yep ..
pretty much from under the carpet and off the firewall
and also if u dont use the back seats do yourself a favur and remove them
all that shoulf total u ~100 Lbs !
Good luck

PS:
for more wieght reduction ..
swap to digi1 !!

L8R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan H" <rhock99@epix.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: EGR system bypassed


> 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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