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After I gutted my cats.the check engine light.keeps coming on for the cats.any ideas what I can do?I have a scanner I can turn it off whenever I want.it just comes back on.in one day topps.
And is it true that cuz the code is for the cats.that I'm not getting the best performance from the car?even though it feels better then before I did it.
And is it true that cuz the code is for the cats.that I'm not getting the best performance from the car?even though it feels better then before I did it.
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To be serious for once you will need either a 02 simulator,02 sensor extension to reduce oxygen flow over the sensor, buy a high flow cat,or change your engine management to a stand alone. Did you do any research before taking a hammer and a rod to the cat internals? Since you removed the the functioning pieces of the cats that burn up the NOX gas and other gases your sensor will read that gas and set off the light. The light will keep coming on since it senses it reading high flow or high voltage indicating excess NOX gas. Your gas mileage will plummet and you car will run in limp in mode ,which is stock settings if a emissions error code is triggered. For the love of god don't take out the bulb that is just stupidity.
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To be serious for once you will need either a 02 simulator,02 sensor extension to reduce oxygen flow over the sensor, buy a high flow cat,or change your engine management to a stand alone. Did you do any research before taking a hammer and a rod to the cat internals? Since you removed the the functioning pieces of the cats that burn up the NOX gas and other gases your sensor will read that gas and set off the light. The light will keep coming on since it senses it reading high flow or high voltage indicating excess NOX gas. Your gas mileage will plummet and you car will run in limp in mode ,which is stock settings if a emissions error code is triggered. For the love of god don't take out the bulb that is just stupidity.
i dont wanna spend money on headers or high flow cats.cuz i am going boost and stand alone sometime next year.
where can i get a O2 sensor extension,someone told me about it.but i dont know where to get it.
yeah i figure the car would end up in limp mode.nah im keeping in the bulb.
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hey CL guys im trying to get something clear if anyone can help me out.with the whole rods that SC's and supras share.here is the 411 i got from the dealers.
Lexus SC300
08-91 to 09-96
Rod part # 13201-46040
97-up
Rod part # 13201-46060
97 Toyota Supra TT
Rod part # 13403-47040
97 Toyota Supra NA
Rod part # 13201-46040
so from i gathered the only rods that lexus share with supra's is on the NA supra with 92-96 lexus.
Lexus SC300
08-91 to 09-96
Rod part # 13201-46040
97-up
Rod part # 13201-46060
97 Toyota Supra TT
Rod part # 13403-47040
97 Toyota Supra NA
Rod part # 13201-46040
so from i gathered the only rods that lexus share with supra's is on the NA supra with 92-96 lexus.
Last edited by 98$c300; Jan 4, 2010 at 03:37 PM.
you can just get a set of eagle rods for 450 from titan and thats better than anything oem and from what I understand you can swap all rods between all GTE and GE engines including VVTi but the material and the way they are made are what differ so you wouldnt want to get the weaker ones ovbiously
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you can just get a set of eagle rods for 450 from titan and thats better than anything oem and from what I understand you can swap all rods between all GTE and GE engines including VVTi but the material and the way they are made are what differ so you wouldnt want to get the weaker ones ovbiously
the think is that somebody in the group said that the older lexus had the same rods as the tt supra.so i called the dealer to make sure.cuz somebody in the group also said that i have the weaker ones cuz im VVTIi.being it im a 98.but the 97 have the same rods.and remember Ed has a 97 and he is on boost with no problem.