O2 sensor with cutouts... distance needed???
O2 sensor with cutouts... distance needed??? i wanted to put dual cutouts in my y pipe... i ran the car with just open headers when i had to take the ypipe off and the o2 sensors were affecting the performance...i really want that sound but not having to deal with the 02 sensor problems... i found a spot in the y pipe that i wanted to mount the cutout it's about 15" from the oxygen sensor is that enough distance or will it still affect the performance again. Also guy at work said i could just un plug the oxgyen sensor and put a plug in the pipe he said just a check engine lite will come on... Would that affect anything else if i did that as well... running a vortech supercharger its' tuned and all.. just dont want nothing to affect the tune at all?? i could care less about the light coming on... i rather just keep them in place if that cutout works that distance but if it contuines to miss after i put the cutout in place i might unplug it --- feed back please 95 z28 383
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15" is close, I tried 12" and it was too little then ended up with 18" extensions with no noticeable problems. It was only for a week and with minimal traffic until my full exhaust arrived.
What about just a single cutout towards the back just before the axle? There will be less ground clearance issues and drone when it is opened.
You got ***** to consider driving a boosted motor without O2s. I had to do it on a stock motor for a few mile once and was terrified of leaning out in the Florida heat. All it really did was make everything around me stink of gasoline but I could have just gotten lucky.
What about just a single cutout towards the back just before the axle? There will be less ground clearance issues and drone when it is opened.
You got ***** to consider driving a boosted motor without O2s. I had to do it on a stock motor for a few mile once and was terrified of leaning out in the Florida heat. All it really did was make everything around me stink of gasoline but I could have just gotten lucky.
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i wanted to put dual cutouts in my y pipe... i ran the car with just open headers when i had to take the ypipe off and the o2 sensors were affecting the performance...i really want that sound but not having to deal with the 02 sensor problems... i found a spot in the y pipe that i wanted to mount the cutout it's about 15" from the oxygen sensor is that enough distance or will it still affect the performance again. Also guy at work said i could just un plug the oxgyen sensor and put a plug in the pipe he said just a check engine lite will come on... Would that affect anything else if i did that as well... running a vortech supercharger its' tuned and all.. just dont want nothing to affect the tune at all?? i could care less about the light coming on... i rather just keep them in place if that cutout works that distance but if it contuines to miss after i put the cutout in place i might unplug it --- feed back please 95 z28 383
