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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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I have removed my cat on my truck and the service engine lite came on as i thought .Is there any trick to making it not come on at all?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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ya,now you dont have an o2 sencer.but before i tell you what you need and where to go howw did you do it.did you replace your y pipe,or just cut it out and put a pipe in its place.do you notice more power or is your foot in the theottle more for the sound.
o2 sim www.fastman.com
 
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Are you sure the its the SEL light not the CEL light?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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ya it is the check engine light that is on .I still have the two o2 sensorsjust no cat . the cat was plugged so there is a gain in power.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Just put some O2 simulators in there and it should fix the problem.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Only the rear 02 sensor can be simmed. The front one controls your fuel mixture.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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Yeah I was curious about that Cereal, if you modify the first o2, don't you risk the chance of running very, very rich while idling horribly?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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exactly.

Your gas mileage will likley get cut down to about 2/3 of what it use to be.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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some cat nip should make it come back.
 
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