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Originally Posted by Cruiserdrew

Don't do it. Removing smog equiptment usually does more harm than good. You have fuel injection so there isn't that much "smog stuff". If you remove the smog, you will spend a lifetime of headache chasing all the problems that it will generate. For instance, if you remove the EGR, it will tend to ping under load. Do you really want that for the next 10 years? Even if you remove the EGR and the air injection, at most you will add 5 hp which of course makes no difference. Unfortunately, Bubba's first response is always to remove the smog stuff but in this case it's the wrong place to go. If you are looking for better performance, get a Vortec conversion.

I haven't had a single problem since I desmogged my rig. I did it bit by bit as I wasn't sure what results I would get, but now that it's all done, it's great. freed up a little bit of power, and gave me alot more real estate under the hood. I've had no pinging even under the heaviest loads I put on my engine (full throttle from a complete stop to keep assholes from cutting me off ), but I also am very anal about keeping my engine tuned and in the best shape possible. I also burn 87 octane gas.

Dawgdaze, if you're curious to what all is involved in desmogging an FJ62, I made a guide that's in the tech section of the site. Cruiserdrew is right that you won't free up much power, especially because of the automatic transmission, but you'll get a noticable amount. I really noticed it when climbing long hills on the freeway. Take a look at the guide and then decide if you want to do that much work (or rather, have that much work done).