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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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how do ya get the cat out of the pipe ???




PULL REAL HARD !!!!! and hope you don't pull its legs off...


that is a kitten that got stuck in a intake tube.. it crawled in as far as it could go and got stuck at a super sharp bend...

who said cats were smart ?






if you look close enough you can see where all the blood got sucked out of its ears and eyes..

 
Old Apr 13, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Someone told me that, among other things, the cat provides exhaust gas separation for each of the two O2 sensors.

They said that when you remove the cat on a stock pipe, you lose this exhaust gas separation, and then O2 sensors can no longer differentiate between what gasses come from the front or rear cylinder.

This, in turn, leads to the ECM blindly making unnecessary adjustments.

Is there any truth to the above statement? I'm now more confused.........

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by drspencer
Someone told me that, among other things, the cat provides exhaust gas separation for each of the two O2 sensors.

They said that when you remove the cat on a stock pipe, you lose this exhaust gas separation, and then O2 sensors can no longer differentiate between what gasses come from the front or rear cylinder.

This, in turn, leads to the ECM blindly making unnecessary adjustments.

Is there any truth to the above statement? I'm now more confused.........

Thanks
I'm no Engineer, but that sounds like bunk to me. The sensors are in the individual pipes prior to the cat location, all I can possibly see is more exhaust gasses passing by the sensors because the restriction is gone,they would sense more oxygen present and richen the mixture...Kinda what we are after?

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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I'm doing mine this weekend. Regarding the welding....can I assume that the pipe itself is run of the mill stainless steel?
 
Old Apr 13, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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I'm doing mine this weekend. Regarding the welding....can I assume that the pipe itself is run of the mill stainless steel?
Not even.......I think it's just plain ol' cadmium plated steel.....

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jstew
I usually just scream and the damn thing jumps off the seat...
Damn pussies!
 
Old Apr 13, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ONEDOWNAND5UP
Not even.......I think it's just plain ol' cadmium plated steel.....

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Thanks Mark. Just don't want to get it cleaned out only to learn that it's something wierd that will cause fits for the welder.
 
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