What is the best way...
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What is the best way...
What is the best way to eliminate the catalytic converter on a 96 F150. I reside in an area with no EPA testing and the cat is on its way out... service engine light on for the rear heat sensor just behind the cat. I just would like to get rid of it any easy solutions? any gifted shade tree engineering? I would love to do a full strait from the headers set up - to a Flowmax muffler, but for now money is tight so.. something simple will have to do.
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If you mean you have a o2 after the cat that's coding, they make a simple kit that makes the ECU think the sensor is reading at close to perfect fuel trim (14.68 to 1) so the ECU "thinks" the Cat is still there & doing a great job! o2's ahead of the Cat are the ones that actually control fuel trim. Behind the Cat is just monitoring Cat health. Doe that help?
Last edited by ymeski; 04-09-2010 at 01:03 PM.
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one way to test if the cat is going bad is use a temp gun and check the temp of the pipes just before and after the cat if the temp is about a 50 degree difference it should be good if not its probably getting clogged
or use a rubber mallet and tap it and if you hear rattling the catalyst is broken up inside
its a 96 so the o2 sensor does monitor the cat and the emissions from the vehicle it was madated for all 96 and newer vehicles
either way im not too much of a fan anyway i say cut it off and straight pipe it too
or use a rubber mallet and tap it and if you hear rattling the catalyst is broken up inside
its a 96 so the o2 sensor does monitor the cat and the emissions from the vehicle it was madated for all 96 and newer vehicles
either way im not too much of a fan anyway i say cut it off and straight pipe it too