EW1 vaccum lines

[tasertotts]

i bought a 1985 crx hf a few months back and i am somewhat new to the honda cvcc engines, i have done a lot of reading about them and understand how they work. i am wondering if anybody has removed all the vaccum lines and black boxes and only kept the necessary items for basic carb operation. i know the carb concept is not basic but i am a certified mechanic so i can figure things out and make it work. just wondering if someone else has done it before. thanks for input

 

[letank]

New to the forum too.

Debatting about the same question as this carb is an absolute headache, or should I say that the carb control system is too much to deal with as the carburation controls mostly the amount of air that is passing thru various ports and valves.
I am failing smog for High NOx as the engine is running lean, the smog tech said that a new cat may fix it.... May be, may be not.... the egr is working and the O2 sensor is cycling. So for the price of a new cat I can get a weber...

Michel
86 civic DX

 

[TurboMirage]

Red Pepper Racing has a full how to on desmogging the carburetor. Not recommended in colder climates though.

 

[DarkHand]

Red Pepper Racing has a full how to on desmogging the carburetor. Not recommended in colder climates though.

Or in a state where you need to get visually inspected. You'll fail right off the bat.

It makes working on the car 2459783489573458903459083493845 times easier though.

 

[hosmer]

I de-vac'd my browntop ZC and the car idled better...it would search I'm sure because of a dry rotted/cracked vacuum line

 

[Elwood]

Just did mine, runs a whole lot better.As long as the car does not require an emissions test, remove all that junk. If that does not help, then get a weber carb, So far the stock carb is working fine with all the junk removed.