Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

[Excaliber]

You can easily dump the 'smog pump' and it's associated plumbing without affecting the fuel injection/computer control. I did that on mine right away, getting a new smaller belt is a bit of a hassle but you can do it. I also did away with the converters, which really lightens the load and stress on the existing headers (but they will still crack in time). Mine were a patch work of welds, and the new owner has also had them repaired several times.

Adjusting the rear coil spring for ride height doesn't do much in terms of ride quality or suspension travel.

Now the new owner is considering a move to Calif and the 'non conforming' emssions controls are a major hurdle to getting the car registered there. He is considering selling the car rather than deal with reinstallation of the smog stuff.

By the way, the charcoal filter for the gas tank is mounted near the right front fender area. This broke loose and fell onto the track 'at speed' while I was racing. BIG black flag for me, "Dude, stuff is falling off your car!" Well, I didn't have to worry about THAT part anymore...