Lil late, but I made them.

 

I guess instead of blocking off my EGR, I could trade my toy for a Flex-Fuel Suburban with all the CA legal Emissions equipment and get 10 less MPG than my old Toy and do the whole world a favor. And while I'm at it, I could throw away my old house A/C and get a new one because what harm is a big old hunk of metal in a landfill as long as I'm using 10 less kilowatts per year? The true answer to the world's decay is more homicide and less litigation. It's already overpopulated and we ain't doing nothing to stop it. In the meantime, I want to go ride more trails.

 

Part of that makes sense... But I have a simple solution to solve the 'overpopulation problem'

Go kill yourself.

Harsh? yes. Death is the only 'solution' to 'overpopulation'

There is no solution to 'overpopulation because the world isn't overpopulated. Parts of it, yes. But not the whole world.

Do I really want you to go kill yourself? No. When you say nonsensical things like that, what do you expect for a response?


And to stay on topic.... I blocked off my EGR about a month ago and my truck is running a little smoother and I have less engine bay clutter! yay!

 

Here is the first source I found to prove my point: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sta...t/big_picture/

Here is part of what they said.

Look at these numbers too.

http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop

I only said what I said because driving a Prius and using a canvas shopping bag is not a real solution. Canvas shopping bags and Prius's will eventually take there place in a landfill along with every other good idea that environmentalists think are a step in the right direction.

Visit southern CA someday and you will see why I'm so cynical. Visit Dallas and New York, then the capital of India .

It doesn't matter if Minnesota, Death Valley, The Sahara, or the top of Mt. Everest are safe from over population, the human race is burning up resources faster than it's possible to renew and creating waste faster than space can be made.

One or two blocked off EGR valves won't matter in the grand scheme. Plus, it can't be good for the environment when you have to use a can of carb cleaner to clean all that damn soot out of the back of your throttle body and upper intake.

 

I agree with you on a few things there, and I hate to sound like such an ass, but... Maybe you should go live in a country where the government has mass genocide. That sounds so much better, right? China is doing there part, I guess... Only allowing you to have one child, and if you have more than one you will face major fines and possible imprisonment.

I have been to Dallas, Vegas, Baltimore, Chicago and many other large cities. Are they over populated? sure. But that's because people CHOOSE to live there. No one is forcing them.

Even if the world was over-populated. The only solution would be for millions and millions of people to die. I suggest if your really in favor of that you should step up to the plate.

 

Right on! Give me 50 to 60 years to think it over.

 

soooooooo.... waaaay off topic...
i know that im gonna sound like an idiot here, and yes, i have read the whole thread (including the genocide banter) but im not sure that anyone ever clearly answered the question of; if you are going to do the soda can blcokoff, do you need to silicone it, or can you leave it with just the metal plate?

 

I used some pretty thin aluminum (thicker then a pop-can's thickness though) on the intake port, then put on a gasket I made. Worked great. However, I used the same thickness on the exhaust port with the same type of gasket material. The heat was just wayyy too much for it and warped it/burned up the gasket almost immediately. Needless to say, I had an exhaust leak! bad! Also needless to say, I had to make a new plate with some thicker steel. Problem solved!

That help?

 

The solution to over-population isn't suicide. That's stupid, how bout the crackheads stop having children or the military wives stop screwing the neighbor while johnny is in Iraq fighting for HER right (not really a right) but the privledge to screw Johnny the neighbor?

This whole going Green thing has my town (a buncha dumb hippies) up in arms demanding this and that stupid idea which the end result is more waste... I could spend all night elaborating on that, like how my store has decided to implement a compostable type trash only trash bin today which was filled with non-compostable trash by the wonderful idiots of society I deal with everyday. All the while we wasted more $, more paper, more plastic, hell even chucked the old trashcan to the landfill (not even kidding).

I have no desire for children, the economy sucks, I sometimes wonder why my parents decided to bring me into this effed up place. I'm sorry but the solution to overpopulation isnt genocide or suicide. It's education. Something even America lacks incredibly.

 

Agreed. But that's something that will never change.... The world is full of sin, rebellion, cheaters, thieves and liars. Its just part of the world... However, we are all given a choice. The Bible says (whether you believe it or not) to live in the world, but not of the world. That's something I struggle with everyday.

 

okay, johnraven, so will Gasket-Maker work okay for the EGR? and for the exhaust, im gonna go with a some flat stock 1/4" steele plate. should i find some high heat sealant for that too??

thanks!

 

Go get a composite gasket kit from Auto Zone or O'Reilly. You can cut them to fit.

 

The biggest struggle is to see the world as it is without judgment.

 

What is the best way to block off the EGR so it can easily be put back to stock for Smog Check Day. I was thinking you could just put a piece of sheet steel between two gaskets where it comes into the upper intake.

And to add to my earlier banter, I offer this Movie quote from one of my favorites from '99:
I know I sound sick. I just hate crowds. Thank god Clinton didn't take away all the fun places to go run around to get away from the rat race.

 

I think it would work fine for the intake port, not sure on the exhaust though... I think I used a little of the form-a-gasket stuff on the exhaust + the gasket I made.... the 1/4 inch plates would be just fine imho!

 

My EGR is not blocked but I think I am runnin a little rich now, my Idle is also pretty low until it warms up. Ideas?

 

bump for relevance?

 

I love this thread
A properly functioning EGR wont affect your idle.
Now I've had an EGR clog up and it idled like poo poo, but a working one doesnt affect idle or WOT. Vacuum test that bad boy. See when it actually does anything.

 

Sorry guys for bringing back a old thread!! But i just did this today and did feel some more power back in the 3.0. The tube i pulled out of the top had so much build up on it it was crazy! But by far the best free mod i have done

 

anyboby with the lovely
22re any help
i got the 71 code on my truck
1988 yota 4runner
and i live in so cal.
but i cut the f#$@k out of in a heart beat.......................(B)