cat and air pump

Shotgun28 · 03-08-2001, 01:25 AM

Wow Capri,

Could be me,but that sounded pretty rough on the new guy/ girl, looks like he was justlooking for guidance.

Well regarding the cats, if you are getting long tube headers, I didn't see whether you are getting a new off road h-pipe or high flow h-pipe w/ cats. Either way you will need a new one. Stock will not fit with the long tubes.

Second, unless you plan on keeping this car forever, I would keep the A/C.

Regarding the Air pump, it depends again on your set-up, I removed mine, because it was no longer needed or used, but performance wise, thier isn't any change, just less stuff to work around.You will need a shorter belt, I think mine was 70.5 w/ air cond. and you have to be careful how you route the belt, and how close the belt is, it is tight from the alt pulley to the belt tensioner, with my current set-up I think I will get an A/P idler. That is something you should think about as well.

What coolant problems were you having, it may not be the radiator or water pump.

Sounds like you are going at this pretty quick, if I were you I would do one thing at a time, just to see what mods really made a difference.

And don't forget sub-frame connectors.

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91 LX Convertible Gray on Red B&M Shift improver kit,ASP red alum. underdrive pulleys, Richmond 3.73 gears, 1 5/8 Flowtech long tube Headers and off road h-pipe, Flowmaster 2-chamber cat-back with S.S exhaust, MSD 6A Ignition with coil,Cap and rotor, Taylor Pro wires, K&N 12" conical filter system, Jet stage 2 performance chip and just purchased some GT40P heads, looking at exhaust, Lentech Street Terminator plus on it's way...

03-08-2001, 01:25 AM	#3
Shotgun28 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New Hope MN USA Posts: 276	Wow Capri, Could be me,but that sounded pretty rough on the new guy/ girl, looks like he was justlooking for guidance. Well regarding the cats, if you are getting long tube headers, I didn't see whether you are getting a new off road h-pipe or high flow h-pipe w/ cats. Either way you will need a new one. Stock will not fit with the long tubes. Second, unless you plan on keeping this car forever, I would keep the A/C. Regarding the Air pump, it depends again on your set-up, I removed mine, because it was no longer needed or used, but performance wise, thier isn't any change, just less stuff to work around.You will need a shorter belt, I think mine was 70.5 w/ air cond. and you have to be careful how you route the belt, and how close the belt is, it is tight from the alt pulley to the belt tensioner, with my current set-up I think I will get an A/P idler. That is something you should think about as well. What coolant problems were you having, it may not be the radiator or water pump. Sounds like you are going at this pretty quick, if I were you I would do one thing at a time, just to see what mods really made a difference. And don't forget sub-frame connectors. ------------------ 91 LX Convertible Gray on Red B&M Shift improver kit,ASP red alum. underdrive pulleys, Richmond 3.73 gears, 1 5/8 Flowtech long tube Headers and off road h-pipe, Flowmaster 2-chamber cat-back with S.S exhaust, MSD 6A Ignition with coil,Cap and rotor, Taylor Pro wires, K&N 12" conical filter system, Jet stage 2 performance chip and just purchased some GT40P heads, looking at exhaust, Lentech Street Terminator plus on it's way...