Charcoal container on rear firewall..

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07-25-2006, 10:46 AM

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07-25-2006, 02:09 PM

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it is a part of the evaporative emissions system. Basically fuel vapors that used to vent to th atmosphere are no longer allowed to do that, instead they are capturd in that cannister and then released into the intake manifold so allow the vapors to burn off rather than degrade the air.

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07-25-2006, 02:38 PM

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Re: Charcoal container on rear firewall.. (92Lx)

basically loose it if you want, but fail your insp. unless this is a strict track car leave it be

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07-25-2006, 07:28 PM

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Re: Charcoal container on rear firewall.. (92Lx)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92Lx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ah okay, cool, so really no benefit in removing it even if it were a track car.....except maybe weight savings if I were going down that road.

Nathan</TD></TR></TABLE>

Basically, I always try to leave them intact.

Venting fuel vapors in to your engine bay =