Delete the charcole can and the other crap?

[Cuztom Racing]

Im wanting to delete the charcole canister and all the unnessasary stuff under my hood. AND what is that ball looking thing that has the single hose coming from it?? I want to trash that too!

 

[tRustyK5]

That ball thing is for the cruise control if I'm not mistaken. The charcoal canister doesn't affect power or anything, it just stores raw fuel vapors from the fuel tank and purges them back into the engine.

I'm assuming this is all a "visual" thing from your perspective?

Rene

 

[KansasTwister]

The ball tihng is for storing vacuum for all of your vents inside of your cab, always thought the factory units were very bulky and could be made more simple, then again im a non-ac guy. Just gets a little warm sometimes in jeans and boots and a t shirt stuck in traffic lol.

 

[lectric80]

It is used on for cruise and A/C equipped vehicles for the vent controls. If you have A/C, you will not want to remove this as your engine will not be able to maintain vent position without it when you get on the throttle. It may not be a big deal to you, but it drives me nuts to set my vents and then have them moving around because of weak vacuum.

 

[Cuztom Racing]

Thanks guys yeah I'm not running AC and bout to rip out the rest of ac stuff and put a block off on the fire wall. So I guess that means I can take the ball thingy out! I may leave the charcole can. It's out of the way and not really hurting anything. I just want my engine bay, clean and as simple as possible.

 

[tRustyK5]

Even with the AC stuff ripped out, you'd still have the vacuum actuated heat/defrost/vent controls...

Realistically for it not to be an issue you'd have to swap that stuff out and replace it with cable controls from a non AC truck.

Rene

 

[dhcomp]

Don't do it. No benefit besides space under hood. And when you have to pass emissions, they require it. Even test the Evap stuff in CA now.

 

[dhcomp]

Also, take a look at this thread before you make any decisions......
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263437

 

[Cuztom Racing]

Pass emissions???? I'm in south Mississippi! Lol!

 

[ryoken]

ditch the vac ball, but even on a trail only truck, I'd leave the cannister...

 

[Cuztom Racing]

Yeah I read that last night that guy has other problems.. I'm not running cats and my K5 aint that bad. Matter a fact my 05 chevy with no cats is worse. But I think Ill leave the charcole can, may keep the AC stuff but I really have no use for it. The top is off the entire summer and in the winter all I need is the heat.

 

[ryoken]

could always go with the popular summit heater.... one of the best mods i've done.... 1/5 the size of stock, if not smaller... that really cleans up an engine compartment...




well, unless you replace it with 2 batteries.....

 

[Cuztom Racing]

Ill look into that. I seen another post on here where guys posted pics of there AC delete..