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Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

On the back side of the passenger side strut tower, there's a vacuum device that had an electrical plug to it. Can it all go away? I have no smog stuff on the Sport.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #1 –
I cant  remember if that thing  effects idle or not
Mike

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #2 –
I'll leave it til I'm sure.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #3 –
If it's anything like the 2.3s then all that stuff does is operate the egr valve
1987 T-Bird TC: 5-Spd, 5-lug conv., CHE Rear CAs, '04 Cobra wheels and 13" Brakes, Vac Assist conv: '93 Cobra BB/MC & Wilwood PV, Gutted/Knived Intakes, T3 turbo, RFE6 Mani, Stinger 3" Exhaust & Oil Feed, 255HP Walbro, Kirban AFPR, RR Cam, Esslinger Cam gear and Round Tooth Conv., Gillis Boost Valve, Speedway Dual Valve Spring,  K&N, 130a 3g Alt conv., 140mph Speedo
Running Better Than Ever :burnout:

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #4 –
I just saw this. Thanks a lot. I removed it all, re-routed the mass air wire through the inner fender then to the meter, fabbed a panel that will fit the flat area under the CAI (pics tomorrow)....slowly but surely it's getting cleaned up a bit.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Ramos617;438492
If it's anything like the 2.3s then all that stuff does is operate the egr valve

Yep it's for the EGR valve.

I simplified the vacuum routing on mine as I don't have the Thermactor system anymore. There were four vacuum splices with Thermactor system in place. I removed the extra lines and now only have two lines running to the area. One to the EGR solenoid and one to the under dash vacuum line (that line connects right near where the lower part of the passenger inner fender meets the firewall).
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #6 –
I know the egr/thermactor setup over there, but isnt there that one valve with the  black plastic housing and the mesh filter in it????  I thought that thing effected idle?
Mike

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #7 –
We'll see how it runs in the morning. I pulled it all. The vacuum that goes into the cabin is left functional.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #8 –
The valves on the TC are EGR control and over-boost sender.
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #9 –
Quote from: mcb82gt;438539
I know the egr/thermactor setup over there, but isnt there that one valve with the  black plastic housing and the mesh filter in it????  I thought that thing effected idle?

The solenoid with the filter is the EGR solenoid. Below it are two smaller black solenoids that are for the Thermactor system. If the air pump is gone you can yank the Thermactor solenoids without issue.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #10 –
My EGR and Thermactor system are gone. Have been for years.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #11 –
Shame Shame Vinnie pouring out those bad chemicals i take it. Just messing around.
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #12 –
Just keep it at WOT....all the time!!!!!!!!
Driving behind a guy I know with a carb'd '86 Mustang, 302 Trickflow everything, WOT the exhaust smells like fireworks. I was behind a brand-new Mercedes GLK that got pissed at the guy next to him or something, or they were both pissed, they rocketed off from the light, buncha water blew out of the GLK exhaust, and as they flew away I smelled that same fireworks smell in his wake. LOL
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #13 –
I feel really bad about it. wait.........no I don't.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vacuum/electrical mess on my strut tower....

Reply #14 –
No inspection here in OK so it makes no difference.  Once they are past 25 years old in Texas then there is not even a visual or sniffer.  Gotta love being south of the Mason-Dixon line and not on one of the tree hugging coastal states.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp