BUILD THREAD EGR

[Rams18]

Hi, I have a ‘86 MCSS. I installed a little cam(springs, seals), headers- true dual exhaust, Edelbrock “air gap performer intake, kept the quadrajet. I deleted all the A.I.R. smog stuff. I understand however, that the EGR valve has to stay or it will throw a code. I see that a fellow back a few years made a EGR delete kit are those still available? If not how do I reinstall the EGR on this intake. I see Edelbrock makes an adapter… I don’t see how that works. I kept the vacuum/ electric connections for the EGR and see that the OEM intake just had a port in one of the intake runners… I suppose I could modify that same runner on the air gap performer to except the original EGR or is there an adapter to run into one of the threaded ports? Any ideas? I see online that people are modifying their MCSS ‘s all the time. Thanks. Steve.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

You can't install EGR on a non EGR intake. Bitflipper sells clones of the ZZ4 PROM chip but you will need to tell him to disable EGR and you will also need a 87 up ECM.

 

[Rams18]

Thanks. How do I get ahold of Bitflipper?

 

[79 USA 1]

I had an 86 El Camino that I swapped a 355 with the computer controlled carb and distributor. If I remember correct there is no electric computer control going to the EGR just a vacuum line. I had mine on a stock manifold but had made it inoperative with a plugged vacuum line running to it for state inspections at the time. They were more concerned with the true dual exhaust and what a few inspectors thought were hollow converters.
You should not see a code set without the EGR.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Thanks. How do I get ahold of Bitflipper?

You can try to PM him here.

 

[Rams18]

I had an 86 El Camino that I swapped a 355 with the computer controlled carb and distributor. If I remember correct there is no electric computer control going to the EGR just a vacuum line. I had mine on a stock manifold but had made it inoperative with a plugged vacuum line running to it for state inspections at the time. They were more concerned with the true dual exhaust and what a few inspectors thought were hollow converters.
You should not see a code set without the EGR.

Ok great. Now I hope I get the rest of this heap together correctly. It’s been 45 years since I tore into a motor…like riding a bike I guess.