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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Robertb6963
I never thought about that. I wanted to lose it anyways but I wasnt sure if it would affect the O2 sensors.
all u got to do to see if its partially clogged is unscrew the o2 sensors to give a place for the exhaust to escape, and if it is a clogged one your truck will run 5 times better
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Pre-cat or post-cat?
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Pre-cat or post-cat?

ide do front ones first than back
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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if you are thinking of getting rid of your cats do like i did i ran a quarter inch drill bit up through the center of them and tapped them with a hammer and man the s@#t that came out was unreal but made a big difference on how my truck runs
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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if you are thinking of getting rid of your cats do like i did i ran a quarter inch drill bit up through the center of them and tapped them with a hammer and man the s@#t that came out was unreal but made a big difference on how my truck runs
I think I will do that. It should be involved in tune ups IMO. I had a buddy that would cut the cat(s) out and ram a pipe through them and then weld them back up if I remember correctly.
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