Remove #3, and #2. all the hoses and check valve in between. Don't attach any vacuum line to #17 if you are leaving it on the manifold.

You must make a block off plate to go over the hole in the intake manifold when removing #17. Trace the gasket on some piece of aluminium or steel and cut it out.

The only thing you are doing by removing #17 is reducing weight, as the valve is no longer operational.

 

Now I'm clear on that.Thank you slows2k,I guess the dealer wouln't be happy to help me out with this one

 

I doubt the dealer is going to be too happy to do anything on your car now that it has a turbo.

 

so can you remove the air pump that sits behind the bumper infront of the driver side wheel???

 

ONLY if you are using a AEM EMS. Stock cars can not remove the air injection system without having a CEL.

 

How about an air pump simulator??

 

The system is quite complicated. It's easier to leave it on than build a simulator for the system.

You'd have to figure out how to simulate a electric motor and is current draw, and fake out the 02 sensor inputs that indicate air injected into the exhaust ports.

 

Slows2k I know you will kill me for this question, but:

Can I leave the mushroom in place with both of the hoses (thin vacuum hose and thick air-pump hose) just plain open or does it leak anything since it does not even work anymore? (does is remain shut or open anyway?) Because that's what I am running right now. Both hoses are disconnected and open on one side, runing the other end into the mushroom just as it was stock. The airpump was removed so the airpump hose is open and ending in the bumper, the vacuum line was disconnected and is open as well...Can I keep it as it is?

 

You can leave it on the manifold, wiht both hoses not hooked up. The valve is normallly closed.

 

Now that's it, someone please close this thread.Thanks for your time and energy wasted on me Slows2k!