EGR base plate gasket V6/V8 CFI people only

December 26, 2004, 11:31:55 PM

I forgot to mention what i did when i had my CFI off a few days ago.

this would apply only to CFI folks.

I have deleted my egr sys as well as the need for the gold vac fitting on the driver side rear of cfi all together but thats a different story so inquire about that if you want.

this is for a new shape gasket that simply cuts off the egr port way down at the intake.

remove the cfi and cfi spacer gasket
remove the lower egr plate
make a new gasket that lookes exactly like this. If you notice, it will end up covering a small hole that the egr gets is source from. You will end up sealing off this port all together. IF you make this gasket, you can then remove the egr valve and install gasket and plate from you own spare parts bin.

when you cut your gasket, it should look pretty much like the one below. Just cut the outter shape and then cut the two holes for the trottle plates, thats it. Now compare that to the one they sell you and you'll see what i mean. there's too much emission stuff factored in to the bottom side of the cfi and that thin ass narrow gasket just does not cut it.

the X represents the area that is the creator of all the carbon build up in the base of the cfi and can be blocked off.
I dreamed up a way to get rid of this plate all together but it involves epoxy and an aluminum spacer plate.
do not cut your gasket for the area outlined in red,, only the ouline in black should represent the actual gasket shape. the object is to block off this hole.

Re: EGR base plate gasket V6/V8 CFI people only

Reply #1 – December 27, 2004, 04:16:15 PM

ive thought about doing something like this myself, removing the EGR plate all together, and having a phenolic spacer made to take its place, but im lazy and cheap

if i were worried about keeping the 3.8L, id definatly do this