What is this crap? Can I remove it for my IC pipes. (PIC)

[DSMJim]

What is this box and lines etc hidden behind the bumper under the drivers side headlight? There are lines runing into it and back out that run across the front of the car and dissapear somewhere around the trans. Cant seem to figure out what all this crap is.

It's in the way of where my lower intercooler piping will run, I want to get rid of it.

Can anybody identify this item and let me know if I can pull it out?

 

[kpt4321]

I'm not 100% familiar with 2gs, but that looks like the charcoal cannister. You can remove it, but you will have a fuel smell.

....Kyle T.

 

[andol469]

I'm not familiar with 2gs either, but I think the charcoal canister is near the firewall in 2gs also But that sure is what it looks like... Couldn't tell ya...

 

[RuBiCaNT5X]

You sure it's not the tranny cooler?

 

[98TsiAWD]

I have that ghey thing too, but a friend doesnt have it on his 95 GSX.

 

[DSMJim]

The charcoal canister is under the battery. I have seen some other 95's and it was not there either. I'm gonna have to trace the lines back and figure out what the hell that thing is and what it does.

Do the 2G cars have a tranny cooler? It's all plastic couldn't see it being for that. They only use 2.5 quarts of oil in the tranny it would take much more than that if it had a cooler...

 

[Unreal]

Charcoal canister.

 

[GSX4LIFE]

It is the charcoal canister for the evap system. If you remove it, a cel could be set. The 95-96 cars dont have it there. You can reposition it enough to clear IC pipes.

 

[greyforestgst]

weird, i didnt know they moved it in the 2gb's

mine's underneath the battery, awaiting my removal of it whenever i get around to sticking in a new fuel filter


oh nice tires btw. $600 for all 4 is too rich for my blood

 

[DSMu4ia]

Get rid of that junk.

It's emissions related, got changed from the 95-96 cars.

 

[Spidey]

While helping a friend do his clutch recently, we thought about removing the charcoal canister and all of its crap, but decided not to because we weren't sure if it would pass emissions, does anyone know more about this?

 

[GSX4LIFE]

it will pass the test, but not the visual inspection. It would be like not having a catylitic converter. Doesnt matter if it passes the test, it still fails. Soething is missing. Trust me. I am a tech in Eastern Pa, in a bad emissions area. I do a at least 6 state and emissions tests a day. If I see something missing, the car fails.

 

[TurboDSM90]

Originally posted by GSX4LIFE
it will pass the test, but not the visual inspection. It would be like not having a catylitic converter. Doesnt matter if it passes the test, it still fails. Soething is missing. Trust me. I am a tech in Eastern Pa, in a bad emissions area. I do a at least 6 state and emissions tests a day. If I see something missing, the car fails.

well sir, the loaded hand $hake does wonders if benjamin is also saying whats up....tell me Im wrong?

 

[DSMJim]

Like GSX4LIFE said you can reposition it to clear the pipes. Here is a pic of the final move and the pipe test fitted to ensure it clears. (my car is done now BTW..)

 

[Black95TSIawd]

lookin good