Is all this needed

[martin53]

I bought a 77 dodge Aspen as a parts car and looking at the engine it has tons of exra stuff on the engine. Can I disconnect all the exhaust plumbing and extra vacuum lines

 

[furyus2]

If it were my car, I would rip our all the junk I don't need to run the car.

 

[martin53]

How do I block the pieces that come off the back of the exhaust manifolds

 

[70dustah]

Brass pipe plugs from any hardware store should do the trick if my memory serves me correct. ( some times it does , and other times not so so much )

 

[memike]

How do I block the pieces that come off the back of the exhaust manifolds

I may get kicked for this :glasses7: I have cut them and bent them over and squeezed with a good set of vise grips :coffee2: yes they held and never leaked on my 318 dodge truck :glasses7:

 

[diymirage]

you can probably remove that chain as well ;)

 

[TrailBeast]

I may get kicked for this :glasses7: I have cut them and bent them over and squeezed with a good set of vise grips :coffee2: yes they held and never leaked on my 318 dodge truck :glasses7:

I have done that too on engines that I didn't care how it looked. Shhhh

 

[bbrroowwnn]

"Can I disconnect all the exhaust plumbing and extra vacuum lines" Uncle Sam says NO! but I say Yes!

 

[martin53]

Thanks guys. Anyone have pictures of a 318 similar to this without all the hoses and vacuum lines

 

[mguner]

Is this a lean burn equipped car with the computer on the air cleaner housing? If so there is no advance in the distributor. EGR equipped vehicles are set up to run leaner with the EGR input to the manifold. When eliminating these systems it is very important to monitor fuel mixture and timing or you can have a melt down. An earlier model carb and distributor would be a big improvement.

 

[martin53]

It has an advance.

 

[j par]

Thanks guys. Anyone have pictures of a 318 similar to this without all the hoses and vacuum lines

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