Can i take the smog pump off??????

[zz485ss]

I have an 1985 monte ss with the ZZ4 350.

Can i take the smog pump off my car even if i still have the cat on the car?In mass. there in no emissions laws now for cars under 1996.

 

[attngtr]

YES!

 

[pontiacgp]

All the smog pump does is to pump fresh air into the exhaust manifolds to dilute the exhaust so it gives a cleaner reading when it exits the tail pipe.... I don't know why it's called a smog pump when it's actually a fresh air pump.. :?

 

[custom442]

Yes, but you'll need to vent the exhaust gases out of the manifold. Mine decided the best place to leave was the EGR valve and fried it good within two days.

 

[megaladon6]

legally, no. in reality? hell yeah but you should remove the pump, lines, and hoses and block off the ports to the cat and from the intake. you'll either need a different belt or a proper idler pulley to take up the spot.

 

[413Cutlass]

my cutlass passed mass inspection with no pump, hollowed cat, no emissions stuff at all really. And I'm now going computer-less too. I'm lookin forward to the old 307 running a good bit better with all the computer mess out and not farkin everything up.