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Old 01-21-2010, 04:49 PM
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I put lt headers on my 96 ss 3 months ago and it ran fine for 2 months. it's throwing slow response codes now, I have replaced the o2 sensors with brand new delco ones. Any suggestions?
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Were the headers ceramic coated?

And when did you replace the O2s, during the header install or recently (you're a little unclear)? Did you delete the rear sensors too?
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Did you get a tune?
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Were the headers ceramic coated?

And when did you replace the O2s, during the header install or recently (you're a little unclear)? Did you delete the rear sensors too?
110% agreed....
if you have changed o2 sensors too soon they will go bad from the coating burning off!

i cheat when before installing new COATED headers,i spray alcohol into each tube and light them on fire to speed up the process then reinstal the old O2s for a while....
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Sorry I should have given more info. The headers were used so the coating is stuck, and i didn't have to replace them until it started to throw codes 2 months later. I used the sensors that were on the headers when I bought them bc I didn't want to mess up new ones. I never got around to changing them until it threw the codes. I bought delco o2s and everything was fixed for only 5 days when it started again. Madz28 tuned the car and deleted o2s, egr,air and his power tune. I spoke to ion and he said the computer might be bad. Do they just go out?
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They are jethot headers.
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i didn't know about the coating sensor thing and i used them anyway. nothing happened....



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