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Old 02-07-2004, 11:33 PM
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Doc here,

Sounds like your describing the "Air Pump", also known as the "Air Injection Pump". It blows cool air thru your engine and onto your exhaust valves. It theory, it floods the exhaust charge with fresh air, cooling it down a bit but also helping in the final phases of combustion so you don't polute the atmosphere with raw, unburned fuel.

They do make idler pullies to eliminate this piece of junk! If you live in a "SMOG" state, you may be creating a real headache for yourself by removing it. Check out your smog/registration laws first.

Most Cobras are (IMHO) probably NOT running a "A/P".

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"It doesn't have anything on it that doesn't make it go faster!"
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