Should I remove the Air Pump ?
 

Here is where I am at right now. My dad and I finished up the headers last night. The headers are off road headers, so the EGR and AIR are deleted. I also have an SLP cold air intake that I will put on after everything is finished.

Here's my question: The CAI has an inlet for the AIR pump, but since I'm not using the air pump, can I take the AIR pump off and plug the hole on the CAI with something ?

I already cut part of the EGR pipe off to get the header to fit up. I was gonna take all that off. Unless I shouldn't....... :icon_shrug:

That stuff is there for pollution control. If you enjoy making and breathing bad air, and if your state does not have smog inspection, go ahead and remove it.

jeez pete...debbie downer over here, lol

i don't have the air pump on my car

But, some people do enjoy making and breathing bad air. Cough...wheeze...not me though!!! ;)

Not that I'm a large proponent of preserving the environment or anything, but I've never seen much use in removing that AIR pump. It doesn't rob any power because it's an electric motor it turns off after the car has warmed up. If you remove it the PCM is going to get pissed and you'll get an SES light and all you've done is save yourself a little weight.

Right, it's mostly for cosmetic reasons. I've already tested it on my car; if you remove the hose connections, nothing happens.
But the service engine light will go on as soon as you unplug the electrical connection.

Off the top of your head do you know how many pins the connector is? It could be an easy spoof.

i just think it looks dumb, lol

Not off the top of my head, things tend to slide off fairly easily.
I don't think it would be by registering current draw, because the light will go on even with a hot engine (pump off). It knows there is a connection between point a and b. What were you thinking, forming a loop if it's only two wires? That wouldn't be good if the second wire is a ground.

If it's a 2 wire connection it's very likely that it's just measuring a voltage difference. The PCM is probably just expecting a voltage between a certain range of values which would be very easy to spoof with two resistors.