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Old 04-30-2013, 09:09 AM
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I recently installed pacesetters LTS on my car and i started it and its running pig rich when it gets hot? i didn't order the y pip yet but will that throw off my oxygen sensors running open headers?? the o2s are close to the end of collector. and i believe there not getting hot enough and there seeing fresh cold air at idle when hot.. because collectors make sorta a vacume correct?
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Get the exhaust right. Its just fouling everything right now as the sensors are seeing fresh air.
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Yep - you're reading outside air, not combustion air.
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Thats kinda what i figured was happening thank you for the quick reply. what do you guys use to connect the y-pipe to the headers? i know there slip fit. 3 bolt flanges or those wide band clamps?
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Yep - you're reading outside air, not combustion air.
I have a O2 sensor on my open headers, I have to put an extension on the exhaust to read anything meaningful.

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Originally Posted by Z28harcor
Thats kinda what i figured was happening thank you for the quick reply. what do you guys use to connect the y-pipe to the headers? i know there slip fit. 3 bolt flanges or those wide band clamps?
I have slip fit exhaust and use some wide clamps that i found at car quest



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