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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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just a quick question.... do u need to have headers and a ypipe to delete ur rear 02 sensors.. i have a borla catback running straight back. thnx.
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why do you want to delete them?
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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because my SES light is on and my mileage is really sucking right now.
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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yeah you can delete them
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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by tuning them our or rear o2 sims
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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what the price range for a tune or the 02 sims? thnx
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lippies
because my SES light is on and my mileage is really sucking right now.
Your rear o2 sensors have nothing to do with the mileage your getting. Rear o2 sensors only check if the catalytic converter is working, nothing else. It is possible your cat is bad or plugged up, causing the SES light to come on, and the plugged up cat would affect gas mileage.

But if your gas mileage is bad it's more likely the front o2 sensors. They're the ones that tell the engine how to change the fuel/air ratio. If they go bad, then the car will run really rich.

Either way, having your rear o2 sensors tuned out won't improve your gas mileage.
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