REMOVING VACUUM LINES DISCUSSION

[mindlos]

I would say it works. I dont know why you are getting pinging though. You might just have to back up your timing until it doesnt ping.

[rubberburner]

Ya, my buddy just came over and that's what we're gonna do. Can the idle mixture screw affect this stuff at all? Cuz I was playing with that yesterday as well.

[A20A1]

I'd say set the TDC withouth the advance diaphragm hooked up, then only hook up #2 vacuum advance line and don't bother hooking up the other one.

What did you do to the idle mixture? if you screwed it in then you could be leaning out your mixture pretty bad. (guys with main jets drilled may not apply)

[rubberburner]

Well, I dialed it back to the line before the 20*, and now it only pings occasionaly. I richened the idle mixture up, so it's a little more responsive now when I pin it. Is the #2 line the one closest to the firewall, or the the furthest?

[alboy]

nice intake do u know if you can buy those already made my 88 accord is stock and im just wondering how to get some more horsepower out of it thanks

[A20A1]

http://87accord.com/

Doug's site... If you happen to be looking for the location of each part on the carb.


http://webpages.charter.net/ygisin/carb/carb.html
here is another page by 2Fast4U86

(I IM'ed you wikked but you left)

[alboy]

i dont know if anybody has tried this but i pulled the intake pipe out of the fender and sucured it so it was facing toward the front od the car and it semmed to help but i dont know if it would do anything to the vaccum lines

[jeffreygivens]

what do you guys use to plug the vac lines

[rubberburner]

I think you can buy the plugs. I got a few from the j/y. I also cut a few of the lines short, and stuck bolts in them, but it looks kinda slopy. When there were 2 lines that were close together that needed to be plugged, I just connected them together.

[rubberburner]

I'm starting to wonder if I hooked my choke/fast idle unloader up properly. The thermovalves the back of my intake manifold are different from what is shown on the how-to. Also, the this system is not hooked up to any vacuum anywhere on the how-to. I'm a little confused. If someone could explain how this system works, that would be greatly appreciated.

[A20A1]

Originally posted by jeffreygivens
what do you guys use to plug the vac lines

5/32 inch, rubber Vacuum caps.
I don't know that in mm

Can you show us pics of you engine? The carb from all 4 sides including the back of the manifold... you may have to use the thermovavle on the thermostat housing.

[rubberburner]

If you look at page 11-7 on Paul's manual, my intake manifold thermovalves are exactly like the ones shown. Sorry, I don't have the means of giving any pictures.

[k-roy]

Originally posted by A20A1
5/32 inch, rubber Vacuum caps.
I don't know that in mm

Can you show us pics of you engine? The carb from all 4 sides including the back of the manifold... you may have to use the thermovavle on the thermostat housing.

I had a problem with that size caps falling off after a week or so. Metric sizes are nearly impossible to find. One day at the junkyard I went around and pulled every single small metric one off of a 3g. I say right now my car has parts off about 50 other 3Gs.

[soljaboy2000]

I just wanted to know that if you removed all the vaccuum stuff does it decrease perfomance or causes any problems? And do I have to buy any extra parts after the removal?

[k-roy]

You have to buy a few vacuum caps. It increases performance and is immediatly noticeable.
DO NOT do this mod if you have to pass an emissions test.
You need to slightly tweak the carb after you do this, it took me 5 minutes.

[A20A1]

I just wanted to know that if you removed all the vaccuum stuff does it decrease perfomance or causes any problems? And do I have to buy any extra parts after the removal?

I can help you do the vacuum line removal if you want me to.

[SteveDX89]

The diagram that shows the vac lines with choke and vacuum secondary need to be modified a bit. Alex (shepherd79) had to move the line coming from the runners on cylinder 3&4 to the back on the manifold on my car so that i get vacuum from all the cylinders.

[A20A1]

yeah... I just put it the way I did to show you needed manifold vacuum. Where you put it is up to you.

[A20A1]

I just revised the Vacuum removal diagram in the how to section... It now includes the AC Vacuum lines.
https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=11067

[Dragonfly]

does removing the choke cause any starting problems? im in the south it realy doesnt get below frezzing often.

[bobafett]

what lines can i remove being an LXI? i want to get rid of all that shit from the black box. but im not sure what is good to remove and what is critical. lol

[k-roy]

does removing the choke cause any starting problems? im in the south it realy doesnt get below frezzing often.

Yea I am in the south as well. Its the harshest part of winter right now and its not too bad of a problem. You have to give it some throttle on the start and warmup for at least the first minute or two. Once the motor is warm its all good. I usually smoke a cigerette and by the time its done its good to go.

[Dragonfly]

ok all done ever last hose is gone..... ackk she runs like chit and smokes...ohh that steam not smoke grrr stupid auto zone carb gasket ........this thing realy gonna run with half its guts gone??

[k-roy]

what lines can i remove being an LXI? i want to get rid of all that shit from the black box. but im not sure what is good to remove and what is critical. lol

The whole setup is completely different. Plus a carb has 5 times the lines involved so this mod makes a big big differance.

ok all done ever last hose is gone..... ackk she runs like chit and smokes...ohh that steam not smoke grrr stupid auto zone carb gasket ........this thing realy gonna run with half its guts gone??

Hell yea, if you did it correctly.

[wprocomp]

I really dont reccomend removing your vaccum lines if you dont know what you are doing...you could permenitly screw your car....but its sure as hell worth it~!