charcoal canister
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yes it can. take it out along with its bracket, block off the line coming from the gas tank, and drill a hole in the gas cap. simple.
lagged said:
MAKE SURE you securely block that line off, you dont want fuel vapors in your engine bay.
is there a "HOW - TO" thread on this mod? just not to sure about drilling a hole in the gas cap. will that throw a CEL? what did you use to block off that line?
did you drill a hole in the gas cap? and doesnt that filter still allow the vapors to escape? could you post up a pic of it?Caplax40 said:
Caplax40 said:
err you want to BLOCK OFF that line, fuel vapors near heat and possible source of sparks = very bad.
drilling a hole in the cap will not throw a cel. every vehicle, boats included which do not have to meet emmissions standards use vented caps to keep their tanks from deforming.
i just used a small bolt and clamped it in the line.
if you're intent on removing it, listen to lagged. if you vent it under the hood, several things might/can/will happen.
1) you'll have gas fumes entering the cabin of the car, and it gets very old, very fast. 2) as lagged already stated more than once, it vents right near the exhaust manifold/turbo/downpipe assembly. do you know how hot that gets? do you really want gas fumes (the most combustible part of gasoline) to be floating around a setup that hot? 3) drilling a hole in the gas cap wont do you any harm. you could also just get a vented gas cap from any autoparts store.
-shaeff
1) you'll have gas fumes entering the cabin of the car, and it gets very old, very fast. 2) as lagged already stated more than once, it vents right near the exhaust manifold/turbo/downpipe assembly. do you know how hot that gets? do you really want gas fumes (the most combustible part of gasoline) to be floating around a setup that hot? 3) drilling a hole in the gas cap wont do you any harm. you could also just get a vented gas cap from any autoparts store.
-shaeff
IJ. said:
heh yes, this does have NO effect on performance. the ONLY reason to do it is to clean up the engine bay, thats the reason i did it.
another important factor to consider. for me its not a problem
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yeah, i just want to remove it to free up some space in the engine bay. i dont have to worry about emissions either. so you just capped it off by screwing a screw into the hose coming from the tank?
IJ. said:
Indeed. It gains you nothing but space. I also find it ironic the younger generation is usually quick to shit on the environment, as they're the ones who're gonna have to live with it.
Grab a small JDM Plastic cannister and tuck it away under the inner guard plastic cover!
Clean engine bay and Clean air done!
(don't be lazy guys)
Clean engine bay and Clean air done!
(don't be lazy guys)
Don't get me wrong, I'm no econazi. But there are ways to have your cake and eat it too. IJ's way comes to mind as what I did: I use a small molecular sieve because I needed that space for a bypass filter. I have to regen the sieve on occasion and tear it out for emisisons inspections every two years but that's no big deal.
I removed mine to get to the downpipe bolts, then I realized that the short rubber line going into it was long past cracked and dead. vented cap and clamped in bolt ftw