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QUESTION ABOUT THE 3 PLUGS BEHIND THE PASS. SIDE STRUT TOWER

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Old 04-17-2006, 05:14 PM
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does anyone know what the 3 plugs behind the pass. side strut tower is for i heard the top one was for smog. what are the others for and can they be removed ? im goin for a cleaner look and dont want them unless i need them can someone help me out?
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i believe the larger is an EVR (egr vacuum regulator) and the 2 smaller ones below are your TAB and TAD.
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Old 04-17-2006, 05:23 PM
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Do you mean this crap? I would also like to know if you can get rid of that stuff.

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1990mustanggt yea that the stuff im talking about i want to get rid of it if i can what is tab and tad?
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Old 04-17-2006, 05:57 PM
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I have no idea what that crap is for. I would like to get rid of it myself.
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Old 04-17-2006, 06:18 PM
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anyone know what these plugs are for and if they need to get kept or not
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EVR = EGR Vacuum Regulator...controls EGR valve vacuum for it to open, ECM controlled device.
TAB = Thermactor System (smog stuff) Air Bypass ....controls TAB valve vacuum for it to open, ECM controlled device.
TAD = Thermactor System (smog stuff) Air Diverter ....controls TAD valve vacuum for it to open, ECM controlled device.

If you don't have any of that stuff in your engine, you could get rid of it and, either get a tuned chip with their functions deleted, Tweecer/PMS/EEC_Control tune with their deletes, or install one of these "ECM Fooling" kits to their connectors. My 2ยข.
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install one of these "ECM Fooling" kits to their connectors.
Anybody know what ohm resistor they use. I will be at radio shack tomorrow to pick it up if anyone knows.
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I'm getting rid of that stuff then. I bought this part to fix my EGR( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/87-95...spagenameZWDVW ), and I don't have a smog pump.
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install one of these "ECM Fooling" kits to their connectors.
Anybody know what ohm resistor they use. I will be at radio shack tomorrow to pick it up if anyone knows.

I think they use 100 ohm resistors, check the link to their installation manual, they provide all the information.
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