egr valve elimination? how do i do it?

[danwagar]

do weld a cover over where the egr pipe was??? how bad will my car run w/out it. &nbsp;i just bought this car and the guy who had it before me used some high heat putty stuff?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> to put it on, he said the threads for the bolts were stripped. &nbsp;i figure i could tap it but am looking into just eliminating it all together.
thanks for anyhelp

[Jeff240sx]

Yeah... You should just be able to plug the pipe up and plug the hole up, and you shouldn't throw a code. &nbsp;If everything is plugged, the ECU will think that everything is doing its job, and not set off the light. &nbsp;Also, you shouldn't have a change in driveablility either. &nbsp;It just sucks some exhaust and reburns it. &nbsp;But... mine's on for now, so I can't tell you from experience.
-Jeff

[MrSpArkle]

The EGR system plays a role in keeping your engine temperature down.....
I had a bad EGR valve and it ended up contributing to a blown head gasket. I'd keep it on if I were you.

[danwagar]

well it is leaking like crazy now, my car sounds like someone punched a hole through the muffler. &nbsp;and i can't really seal it cuz of the bad threads......?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>??? well you think i could just weld inplace of a gasket???

[Jeff240sx]

You could either
a) Tap into the EGR fitting on the exhaust and re-thread it a size larger, and then run the fitting through a dye.
or
b) Seal up that hole and make a new hole in the exhaust, and weld a new fitting in there.
or
c) Go to FreshAlloy and search for EGR removal. &nbsp;And everyone with a CUSTOM turbo setup has removed their EGR and not seen anything bad, or any codes.
-Jeff