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NO MORE CAT

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Postby SC V6 » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:24 pm

I realized that my boost was spiking, so I took the y-pipe off and took the cat completly out... no more cat... now the boost dosen't spike, and the exhaust doesn't sound like $hit.. still has the same tone, just a bit louder, but sounds good when its boosting... no CEL yet, but its expected in the next day or so.. i've got a simulator comin...
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Postby SC V6 » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:46 pm

this is really weird.. I have driven 20+ miles w\o the cat in place, and still no check engine light.. I have started it over 7 or 8 times.. and nothing... this is really weird.. anyone have any insite?
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Postby boneezy » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:24 pm

pre cat?
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Postby Mole » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:01 pm

SC V6 wrote:this is really weird.. I have driven 20+ miles w\o the cat in place, and still no check engine light.. I have started it over 7 or 8 times.. and nothing... this is really weird.. anyone have any insite?


lol... are you wanting that cel to come on?
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Postby SC V6 » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:18 pm

pre cat??? no I just got it all.. yeah im waiting for the CEL but it hasn't come on yet.. its weird
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Postby cdssolara » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:10 pm

j0hn19 wrote:pre cat?


No. If he had them on his car stock, they would have been in the old Y pipe. He has the JPP exhaust system, which replaces the stock Y pipe, among other things, so the precats would be gone already.
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Postby SC V6 » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:27 pm

drove about 55 miles today... no CEL yet... whats goin on... hmmmm
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Postby Mole » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:31 pm

haha...

go unscrew your gas cap or something. you sound bothered until that light illuminates.
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Postby SolaraT » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:33 am

LOL you're car is running perfect exaust emmisions naturaly without the CAT.

Hey check the bulb it might be out. I doubt it but hey since your asking.
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Postby SC V6 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:11 am

It shoots pure Oxygen out the exhaust naturally.. I should package it into containers :drinking:
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Postby Yanks0114 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:24 pm

solarat wrote:LOL you're car is running perfect exaust emmisions naturaly without the CAT.

Hey check the bulb it might be out. I doubt it but hey since your asking.


LOL the bulb actually has a special warranty on it. Its like 8 year/80k mile or something like that
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Postby Turbosolara » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:47 am

most likely it will give you the code in the stop and go traffic.
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Postby SC V6 » Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:01 pm

hmmm... over 300 miles later... NO CEL.. anyone have any thoughts...??? I have even been on 2 trips over 100 miles...
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Postby 808Camry » Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:13 pm

maybe the bulb is dead
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Postby Rudy » Thu Aug 26, 2004 3:17 pm

yeah, do something else that would make the light turn on, and see if it's workin
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