I am changing to a return style setup with a surge tank and im wondering how much of the emissions stuff I can get rid of if any? There is the black box in front of the gas tank that would be a great spot for the surge tank. Anyone know what it is and if I can remove it? Is it somthing like a charcoal canister? Thanks for any help.

 

Anybody? Can I remove this stuff I need to put my surge tank there.

 

Can you remove it, sure but then you have zero EVAP equipment on the vehicle.

You will have to vent the gas tank else where and the truck is likely to smell like gas most of the time while parked.

 

I dont want my garage smelling like gas I just cleaned it up enough to park in there again. If I leave everything except the part connected to the fuel rail and manifold and just cap or vent to that line will I still have the gas smell while parked? Thanks for helping.

 

The fumes have to go somewhere. That black box is a charcoal/filter canister thing that absorbs all the fumes. If you get rid of, there is nothing to filter out the smell. You have to vent the tank somehow also, or you wont be able to fill it up.

I deal with the gas smell on mine since I put a filter on a hose and ran it up by the gas door. Its not that bad.

 

I don't understand the reason for disconnecting it and leaving everything there. It is not like it hurts performance. Mine is in service.

 

Does not effect performance one way or the other. It is ugly and in the way. I like how people with high performance vehicles have a melt down when people mention removing the evap system. The fact that I use twice as much fuel now that im turbocharged will effect the environment 100 x more. This is not directed to your post MikeGyver just been reading tons about it for a few hours and think its funny. Ill be running duel e85 pumps 120# injectors just burning through gas like it will last forever and people are concerned about the minimal savings from vapor collection.

Atomic going to need some tuning updates soon im making some changes. also finally decided to lift my truck a couple inches so when I get it put back together ill get with you for some coilovers. Thanks for responses guys.

 

I don't know if your evap solenoid is the same as my 2000 unit, but if it is it can be remotely mounted by clamping a hose to the outlet end of it and running the hose to your vacuum manifold. Then you can mount it on the firewall or elsewhere, as a way to not have the gas smell and be able to fill your tank like normal. I take no offense at be referenced to in your last post. My concern was your gas smell, which I thought was a concern of yours, and is the reason (not smell, but to capture the fumes) that the evap system exists.

 

MikeGyver when you did your surge tank setup did you add any check valves to the system?

 

No. I'm relying on the ones in the pumps. They all have checks built in.