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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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What effect will it have on my truck if I remove the smog/air pump?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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you cant pass emissions, it willidle rougher and get lower gas mileage
 
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:22 AM
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I bypassed the cat on mine and runs alot better and i picked up some gas milage, i did not even know we had air pumps on these.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Not on the '96's, but they had them in earlier years.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Thought so.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Yea, I'm more than happy not having one... just another thing to go bad and probably needlessly set off CEL's.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 06:40 AM
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where is it even located?
 
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