cats

[Fordlover]

Do we need cats on the cars or does it throw an error code if we delete them?

[Mike SVOR]

Originally Posted by Fordlover

Do we need cats on the cars or does it throw an error code if we delete them?

The engine does not 'need' cats to run.
Off road H and X pipes offer them with or without cats, for example.

If you choose to not run cats and have a 4 O2 sensor system/computer, you will probably need the MIL eliminators so your computer doesn't throw the engine checklight after your cat removal.

[1slosix]

We have 2 o2 sensors and 2 o2 monitors...the sensors are the upstreams for the air/fuel mixture...thats another story

The o2 monitors are the downstreams...they will throw a code once your cats are removed...they are there to let the computer know if the cats arent funtioning properly ....ergo remove the cats and the CEL pops on. A tune or mil eliminators can kill this code...or even using spark plug non foulers has been known to keep the light iff to pass emission. Now as for needing cats....the answer is no. In fact your car would do better without them. However the government and its fight against global warming thinks we should clean the air by filtering the exhaust from un burned fuel. If you have emissions youll need to be able to pass visual. I do this by either welding up cat heat shields or using gutted cats. Just two easy ways to pass visual.

Hope thats helps op

[ForsakenProto]

Originally Posted by 1slosix

We have 2 o2 sensors and 2 o2 monitors...the sensors are the upstreams for the air/fuel mixture...thats another story

The o2 monitors are the downstreams...they will throw a code once your cats are removed...they are there to let the computer know if the cats arent funtioning properly ....ergo remove the cats and the CEL pops on. A tune or mil eliminators can kill this code...or even using spark plug non foulers has been known to keep the light iff to pass emission. Now as for needing cats....the answer is no. In fact your car would do better without them. However the government and its fight against global warming thinks we should clean the air by filtering the exhaust from un burned fuel. If you have emissions youll need to be able to pass visual. I do this by either welding up cat heat shields or using gutted cats. Just two easy ways to pass visual.

Hope thats helps op

Haha im glad im not the only one here who knows the spark plug non fouler trick

[Dgerow12]

What is the non fouler trick

[ForsakenProto]

Originally Posted by Dgerow12

What is the non fouler trick

Basically you would remove the mid pipe, use a breaker bar to hollow out the cats, then buy a set of spark plug non foulers for the rear monitors, use a drill bit to drill a hole in the smaller end of the non fouler, put it on the end of the o2 monitor and reinstall it in the mid pipe. If youre unsure of the size non fouler youll need, remove the sensor first and measure it.

[1slosix]

Originally Posted by ForsakenProto

Basically you would remove the mid pipe, use a breaker bar to hollow out the cats, then buy a set of spark plug non foulers for the rear monitors, use a drill bit to drill a hole in the smaller end of the non fouler, put it on the end of the o2 monitor and reinstall it in the mid pipe. If youre unsure of the size non fouler youll need, remove the sensor first and measure it.

bingo...such an amazing trick. i've seen many dealers do this to cars to resale them lol along with just me wanting to pass emissions

[Just_John]

this was my reply in another thread just a day or two ago:


Quote:
Originally Posted by Dgerow12 View Post
Spark plug defoulers?


Spark plug defoulers are adapters that screw onto the spark plug and then screw into the cylinder head. The idea is that it sets the spark plug outside the combustion chamber a bit. If you have bad rings, or bad valve guides your plugs can get fouled from excessive oil accumulation.

They are also the same threads that an O2 sensor uses. By inserting a defouler onto the O2 sensor it pulls the sensor back out of the exhaust stream thereby altering the signal that the sensor sends to the computer.

Many times (but not always) it will alter the signal enough to fool the computer into believing that you have cats when you don't.

At least this is the way it was explained to me................. never tried it myself though.