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Mar 1, 2004 | 07:39 PM

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Alan

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EGR Blockoff

Plan on ditching my non-functional EGR and "fabricating" an aluminum block off plate. Talked to John when I picked up my Tial BOV this afternoon and realized I forgot it needs a vacuum line. So this got me thinking...

What if I were to have a vacuum fitting welded/braized to the aluminum plate? Seems to me this would be an excellent vacuum source for the BOV or a boost gauge or whatever.

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Mar 1, 2004 | 09:31 PM

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craig_302

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If the passage pulls from both in front of and behind the throttle body, I would nix the idea as it wouldn't be very accurate on getting that BOV to do what it is intended to do.

Mar 3, 2004 | 05:04 AM

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The passage is behind the TB.

Alan, I don't guess you've studied my motor well enough

Thats exactly how I did mine. I used a 1/8" aluminum plate (used the EGR gasket for a pattern). I then drilled and tapped for a pipe fitting for my boost gauge. You could put a bigger fitting in there with a "T" for a BOV and whatever else you wanted, but what is really trick is to cut the whole EGR boss off and tap the hole for a pipe plug (or T) which really cleans up the intake quite a bit.

Mar 3, 2004 | 06:07 AM

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Alan

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Yeah I only did see your motor that one time when your battery died. Never did get a close look at your setup.

Definately want to check it out in further detail this Friday at Coastal.

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Mar 3, 2004 | 06:21 AM

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Not this friday

No tag on it (transferred it to my wife's new car until her truck is sold) and the brakes are SHOT after track day but my 98-up PBR's should be here today