Can you run no smog pump?

mustangfan1990 · Feb 17, 2008

The S tirm kit I bought says that is bolts to Alt to the smog pump bracket. DO you have to have the smog pump or delete kit or can I keep the way it is now. I have no a/c or smog.

ryan218 · Feb 17, 2008

yes, if i remember correctly someone on here has an s-trim and no smog...i think it was foxfan...let me check real quick.

ryan218 · Feb 17, 2008

pretty sure he is running no smog.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=716101

mustangfan1990 · Feb 17, 2008

I couldnt see if was running a smog or not

Foxfan88 · Feb 17, 2008

having smog or not doesnt matter. but with vortech's brackets. you HAVE to have a pulley there in its place. if not you cant install the belt.

when i was N/A i deleted it, you can do that with no blower and still route the belt.
but with the blower i need something there. so i put the smog pump on, it locked up a few hours after i got it running with the blower. it happens to alot of people. running the smog pump not hooked up usually results in them locking up. and i mean LOCK up, it ruined my belt. you know when it happens, its a horrid squeal.

what you need is the ASP smog elimnator kit. comes with an alum block that will bolt in place of the pump and has a pulley that freewheels. the ASP one has a small hole on the bottom to locate the alternator on the vortech brackets. some older smog deletes didnt have this.

you will see once you start assembling it.

summing it all up...yes you will need a smog delete deal. get the ASP one, i got mine from summit i am pretty sure. its cheap and works awesome.

90topdown · Feb 17, 2008

If you are running cats, you need to have a smog pump. Smog pump provides air to the cats to keep them cool. Otherwise you will burn them up.

mustangfan1990 · Feb 17, 2008

90topdown said:
If you are running cats, you need to have a smog pump. Smog pump provides air to the cats to keep them cool. Otherwise you will burn them up.

lol no Iam not running cats. I havent used those in I dont know how long. I have a custom exhaust.

Foxfan88 · Feb 17, 2008

i dont have them either. here in OK we dont have emissions so there arent really any stangs around here with cats haha

Mustang5L5 · Feb 17, 2008

You need the dummy pulley there just to route the belt properly for the blower.

payupsucka · Feb 18, 2008

90topdown said:
If you are running cats, you need to have a smog pump. Smog pump provides air to the cats to keep them cool. Otherwise you will burn them up.

wives tale, i have cats and no smog pump and my cats are fine.

twistedwankel · Feb 18, 2008

payupsucka said:
wives tale, i have cats and no smog pump and my cats are fine.

I couldn't agree with you more as this car is the ONLY one I've ever had with an air pump so obviously it's just to help with passing emissions.

I never really traced it out but the diagram shows one line to cat(s) and one line to the engine from the ACV valve from the air pump. I have to assume it must go to the intake??? There are 3 valves in line - two of which are vacuum operated from the computer. I have an 84 which is pretty stock except for the updated exhaust using 86 headers. All the emissions still work.

I replaced the air pump simply because it lasted forever and the replacement airpump only cost $32 compared to $90 for an idler pulley assy. No brain work required there. I can't believe there's much HP lost in that free wheeling air pump?

There was a recent post describing in detail the new routing and length of belts to use when deleting the AC and or the Smog pump which would be the cheapo way out.

twistedwankel · Feb 18, 2008

mustangfan1990 said:
lol no Iam not running cats. I havent used those in I dont know how long. I have a custom exhaust.

Al Gore will hunt you down and make you drive a car powered by greenhouse gases

Mr. Rustypwnz · Feb 18, 2008

your car will probably become gas snorting, energy hog if you do and global warming will kill us all, at least thats what ive been shooting for....

1987LXragtop · Feb 18, 2008

yeah smog pump is just for pollution control doesnt effect cats...or dogs or mice...but some birds

mustangfan1990 · Feb 18, 2008

I got my SC today you have to run a smog pump or atleast a pulley

bynummustang · Feb 18, 2008

Just get the dummy pulley. I got mine for like $10.

mustangfan1990 · Feb 18, 2008

bynummustang said:
Just get the dummy pulley. I got mine for like $10.

10 bucks where?

bynummustang · Feb 18, 2008

I honestly can't remember where. I got it 2 years ago from some small company. Try March though, they usually have the pulley stuff.

mustangfan1990 · Feb 18, 2008

bynummustang said:
I honestly can't remember where. I got it 2 years ago from some small company. Try March though, they usually have the pulley stuff.

All the pulleys I see are like 60-80 bucks

bynummustang · Feb 18, 2008

Well, then my next choice would be SN classifieds, Corral, or other similar site.

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