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Old 09-29-2016, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanky666
Already bought and ordered the left side. $309. Will be here Tuesday. If i put a high flow single on the right side, will that be okay? Also, is it possible to clean the o2 sensors without damaging them and if so, which cleaner should i use? Throttle body? No residue cleaner etc?
I would think the exhaust flowing that much more freely on one side then the other would not be very good on it and no idea I always just replaced them when they went bad
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I would think the exhaust flowing that much more freely on one side then the other would not be very good on it and no idea I always just replaced them when they went bad
Cool. Well someone is gonna have to start a gofundme for "Spanky's O2 Sensors" if I'm gonna buy four more parts at this point lol
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Cool. Well someone is gonna have to start a gofundme for "Spanky's O2 Sensors" if I'm gonna buy four more parts at this point lol
Are they bad
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Can you cancel or return the cats you just ordered
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Are they bad
I'm gonna say yeah? Trucks about to blow up and check engine light is just chillin lol, BUT ITS ON ALL DAY FOR AN EGR VALVE!!!!!!!

Thanks Ford!!!!!!
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Can you cancel or return the cats you just ordered
I'll make it happen if you have a link to something cheaper than $309 that doesn't have a one star rating!
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Something like this get 2 and take it to an exhaust shop it'll be well under the 600 it'd cost you to get factory ones
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261726864969
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Something like this get 2 and take it to an exhaust shop it'll be well under the 600 it'd cost you to get factory ones
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261726864969
The one i need is the short stubby one thats in the elbow of the exhaust. This is what i got for $309...

http://m.ebay.com/itm/351434924309?_mwBanner=1

Direct fit. Only shi$&y thing is, i just snapped the bolts on the header trying to take it out after letting it set in PB for two days...

My life. Its a never ending downhill rollercoaster. Gotta love it.

*setting self on fire like monk*

Though it does look like i might be able to drill through the flange and just run some through-bolts, which is what Ford should have done for sh&t like this... probably grab some 1/2" x 2" stainless steels from lowes and make it work. Looks like one of the header bolts is already broken, so I'm sure I'd break the rest. Gotta wait til funds are better and I'll restud them and replace the header the right way

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Ya get rid of all 4 cats for just 1 of what I posted per side it'll be cheaper better sounding and you could gain some performance
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Krack, do you know where I can get one of those exhaust systems that have only the one cat? Or do I have to get a cat delete kit, and then weld one in? Also, what happens with the o2 sensors if I delete all the cats but one?

Asking because, the cat that I ordered the other day came in early, spent all day messing with it, and the piece was an inch too long. Imagine that...

I just need to replace it all at once and do your idea.

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