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Aftermarket cat, stock A/F, no CEL
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10.28%
Aftermarket cat, stock A/F CEL
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30.84%
Aftermarket cat, modified A/F, no CEL
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31.78%
Aftermarket cat, modified A/F, CEL
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27.10%
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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turbo outlet, downpipe, cat delete, cat-back and mechanical O2 fix (spark plug anti fouler things) , dyno flash and abouuuuut oooh 500 mi. no cel. Can it really spit flames? how do you know?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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can the dealer get rid of the engine check light from using a test pipe?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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Ouch, I paid almost $70 from you a few months ago.

Originally Posted by davidbuschur
To answer the question of is our CEL problem fixed, yes it is. We supply an 02 simulator with every full turbo back exhaust system (with offroad pipe) we sell, and they work.


You can buy these outright for $55 from us, as I say though, buy a full turbo back and they are included.

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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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Dealer can NOT get rid of the light and you would be very foolish to go to a dealer with no cat on your car.

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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Mine jsut came on today

3" Buschur TBE with Catco high flow cat

P0420 came on today
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 04:08 AM
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I never had a CEL with a Buschur high flow cat. After I switched to a Random Tech metallic substrate, I get a CEL about every 300 miles. It's not a big deal to me since I have a pocketlogger in the car and can clear the cat inefficiency code with a few clicks. I haven't tried putting the O2 sensor in the Buschur offroad bung on my turboback, but I might give that a try. First I have to get around to bolting in my BR FMIC!
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 04:31 AM
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UR 2.5" TP w/ Perrin O2 Simulator, no CEL for the last 7500 miles.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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I've got the BR 3" Turboback exhaust with test pipe and I used their o2 simulator and no more CEL I hated looking at it.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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Hasnt come back on. I'm going to check the whole thing for leaks just to be sure.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by GetterDragun
Your concern should be that your O2 is sending different signals to your ECU which is making your car run richer, hence the exhaust fire.

I had the same situation on my last car (Single turbo 2JZ in a Lexus), and the lack of a cat made the car run more rich, which was the result of the ECU trying to compensate for the signal it was now receiving from the straight pipe's O2. The resulting effect on your engine from this could be cylinder wash, which will eventually cause damage to your rings.

A check engine light in new cars is not like old cars, just an annoying warning. It actually means that your car is not running optimally (optimally even meaning optimal for the mods you have)and should be fixed.
Is this true, and will this condition still occur if you have used one of the tricks to get rid of the CEL?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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The EVO is the hands down hardest car to eliminate the CEL for the cat on I have ever seen.

We have actually just about given up. Just as we had the problem fixed the '04-'05's came our and have a new set of problems.

David Buschur
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 12:44 PM
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this manual fix is what I use on both my 03 and my 05 with a testpipe and not one CEL. 10,000 miles on my 03 and 3,000 miles on my 05
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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That's what I'm going to try if mine ever comes back on. I've put a couple hundred miles on the car since the first time it happened and nothing so far

At first it kind of bothered me.. but I picked up a nice pocket code reader and now I can check the codes and clear them and not have to worry
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Old Mar 25, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jotan82
i'm running the 3" UR DP and 3" test pipe and my CEL is on what are the concerns of driving with the CEL on? my car spit flames
this is extremely BAD for your car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eventually your car will go into "limp mode" & then almost no boost. this process is a failsafe to save the motor from you blowing it up. I run the Perrin test pipe with the CEL eliminator box wired into the 2nd O2 sensor. not a single problem.
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Actually hosedj, you are incorrect. The CEL for the rear 02 will do absolutely nothing to the car. IT will NOT go into any type of limp mode nor will it effect performance AT ALL. It is just annoying to look at.

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