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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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well i installed my long tubes and it only had spots for two 02 sensors instead of 4. and i hear that the front two are supposed to go in. i didnt have any o2 extensions so i just unplugged the front two and i put the rear two in. do u think this would be robbing me of any power. the car runs fine. but i just wasnt sure and wanted some input.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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If i read this correctly Im pretty sure that the front two are the ones you need. The rear two only check to see if the cats are working?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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anyone else????
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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He's right, your pretty much running in open loop. Get 02 extensions

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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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u have to have front o2's in ....u dont need rears, just get em tuned out
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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well i havent had front 02 sensors for about a month now and ive been runnin 12.50s all day which seems good. and the car runs perfect. so i mean i dont see why i would need them i was just wondering if i was losing power or anything
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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well i havent had front 02 sensors for about a month now and ive been runnin 12.50s all day which seems good. and the car runs perfect. so i mean i dont see why i would need them i was just wondering if i was losing power or anything
YOU have it BACKWARDS...plug in the fronts...the rears do f-all except tell your computer whether the cats are there/working...CHANGE THEM.
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well i havent had front 02 sensors for about a month now and ive been runnin 12.50s all day which seems good. and the car runs perfect. so i mean i dont see why i would need them i was just wondering if i was losing power or anything
if ur front o2's werent plugged in you'd b throwing codes and runnin like ****
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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well i can tell u for sure that my front o2's are unplugged sitting in a box in my garage. and my car runs perfect.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 02yellowls1
well i can tell u for sure that my front o2's are unplugged sitting in a box in my garage. and my car runs perfect.

I'm going to agree with him. One of my 02 sensors is unplugged and my car is running great also.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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off topic, but man you know how to drive that thing. I have same mods, with a few extras and doubt I could get 12.5 haha. Nice!
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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well u must be doing something im not with damn 30mpg. cause im lucky to get about 18. premium is mighty pricey.
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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ok leave it then. if u dont want to listen to anybody on the forum. if its not tuned then PUT EM BACK!!! yes the car can run in open loop, but it wont control any dramastic changes as in elevation or lean or rich so well.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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I have my ls1 installed on a 240sx and I have no 02's, now I feel my car is very underpowered, but I got this idea because I can litterarly hear back fires in my headers as soon as they exit in the primaries... The reason i feel underpowered is because my car dosn't even spin first gear... and its on a very light car (240sx) but I'm using the 4l60e transmission... could the 02's be affecting me this much if I just read that some people are totally unaffected...
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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