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VinnyDz28
03-10-2011, 02:27 AM
Decided to finally remove my stuck open EGR which was making my car lean out. Didn't wanna order the block off kit and have to wait for it to be shipped, so I bought a 1 3/8" expansion plug for the intake manifold and custom cut an old license plate to cover the exhaust port, with the gasket underneath. Works great! No leaks and she runs nice and smooth, and the inside of my exhaust tips are FINALLY black for the first time since I did the exhaust lol :). will have pics tomorrow, the ones I took tonight came out too small
ILuvPizzaTimes10
03-10-2011, 02:39 AM
SWEEETTTTT!!!!!!!! Glad you figured it all out!!!! wierd though the tell tail sign of an open EGR is rough idle. your car ran smooth. have to chock that one up!
VinnyDz28
03-10-2011, 02:46 AM
Thanks!!! Yeah, I believe it was sending NOX gases back into my intake manifold, which are non-combustible, leaning out my A/F.
c4boom
03-10-2011, 02:47 AM
wow I wouldnt think even a bad egr could mess with WOT that much
*LS1* Queen
03-10-2011, 02:49 AM
sweet
VinnyDz28
03-10-2011, 02:53 AM
why couldn't it? the mechanical part of it (the valve) was probably stuck open so the gas was constantly going into the intake manifold
ILuvPizzaTimes10
03-10-2011, 02:56 AM
its only a very small vaccum leak at best. idle, cruise A/F can be effected but WOT? maybe. we'll see.
My84Z
03-10-2011, 03:44 AM
Sweet but i would use some thicker metal or aluminum not a license plate the heat will make it warp and leak.
black heartbeat
03-10-2011, 04:45 AM
CONGRATS!!! YOUR CAR NOW WORKITH!!!!!!!
irockidz28
03-10-2011, 05:21 AM
nice!
Slowhawk
03-11-2011, 07:41 PM
Umm, if you cut a thin peice of liscence plate- why not cut some thicker metal?
VinnyDz28
03-12-2011, 02:22 AM
Umm, if you cut a thin peice of liscence plate- why not cut some thicker metal?

that's all I had at the moment and I already had my EGR out of the car lol. it was late at night and I had to drive to school the next morning. But it's working out great! I drive 45 minutes to school everyday... hasn't leaked.