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I finally got around to blocking off my EGR valve. That smoothed out the idle considerably, which allowed me to tune my 32/36 Weber correctly, which gave me a much smoother ride, better acceleration, and took my mileage from 24 to a little over 27 MPG. All for the cost of a used tin can...

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Your EGR Valve looks something like this. Your car does have one. The easy way to ditch it is to cut a piece of metal from a tin can and block the exhaust port in the valve. That way, if you have to pass a visual emissions inspection, it won't be a problem.

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