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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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I just installed my pacesetter Long tubes and placed bosch corvette rear O2 corvette rear sensors.
I have to drive to mienake to have them install my Y-pipe but I have heard that driving with open headers will ruin O2 sensors.

I just spent like 150 on these, do i have to worry about them or should I take them out before I go to Mienake?
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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Its all the fresh air that can kill the o2's. I suggest using the stockers to drive down there, dont use the vette o2's.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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can just having them sit out in the open, with the car turned off kill them.

I can't see why they would but is it possible?
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 01:17 PM
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Iam almost positive the answer is no, only when the car is on will it have an effect on them. If you still have the stocker I would just throw them on, cause I would not risk wasting a 150 bucks.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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i drove around for two weeks open headers and had no problems with the o2 sensors. of course mine werent new, they were stock ones hacked up with extensions, i still havent switched them out though and its been over a month.
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heehehe, thread stealer i am......Is it true that 93's have 1 o2 senosor, if so do you know were thera at?
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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heehehe, thread stealer i am......Is it true that 93's have 1 o2 senosor, if so do you know were thera at?
93's have 2 o2 sensors, one is a real pain in the *** to get to.
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