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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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Removing Pollution?

I Am Wanting To Remove Air Pump And Allthe Stuff To Go With With It. Ihave A 95 F250 4x4 With A 5.8l. Will This Make More Power? Any Help
 
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Actually no it won't make more power, it may actually decrease it. The A.I.R. pump takes less than one (1) horsepower to turn. If the cat is starting to clog it can reduce power. For a cheap free up of power replace the stock exhaust from the cat back with 2.5" pipe and delete the muffler, it's a little louder, and adds a mild performance and mileage gain.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Don't do it. It's really bad for emissions. It's illegal to remove emissions equipment and will probably fail inspection. They check for it. And this gains you just about nothing!
 
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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i have changed to muffler, and put a cold air intake. i would like to make more power and make the engine bay look great. any help?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Exhaust header pipes look nice. They're supposed to get a bit more HP. Relatively cheap and easy too.
 
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