O2 Sensor Location
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Eastern North Carolina
O2 Sensor Location
Hello Everyone,
I plan on installing a set of Doug's Side pipes on my 81, my question is does the O2 Sensor need to go into the Header collector or can I install it in one of the down pipes?
Thanks for all responses
I plan on installing a set of Doug's Side pipes on my 81, my question is does the O2 Sensor need to go into the Header collector or can I install it in one of the down pipes?
Thanks for all responses
Le Mans Master
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From: columbia city in
It needs to be in a place that gets hot ,its needs to read all 4 cylinders.It needs to be at 1-or-2 oclock so that you don't have condensate.so I would go at near end of the collector or at the pipe coming from the header.check to see where the best place is for when you have to replace the sensor.
Drifting
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From: Austin Texas
It needs to be in a place that gets hot ,its needs to read all 4 cylinders.It needs to be at 1-or-2 oclock so that you don't have condensate.so I would go at near end of the collector or at the pipe coming from the header.check to see where the best place is for when you have to replace the sensor.
Le Mans Master
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From: Las Vegas - Just stop perpetuating myths please.
Well the issue moving the O2 is heat as it uses exhaust heat to work. If you place it in only 1 tube it's not very representative of all 8. If it were mine I would wire in a 3 wire heated sensor as u only need to find a power source for that 1 heater wire. I believe they don't draw much power/amps. That way u can place the sensor where u choose. BTW the closer to the collector the better though u still want it ahead of the cat/converter.
Hope this can help.
Hope this can help.
Le Mans Master
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From: Las Vegas - Just stop perpetuating myths please.
A question for Tim here. Are there any C3 side pipe headers that have the AIR pump fittings? I can't seem to find any large diameter tube (1 & 7/8") long tube headers for my C3 let alone w/AIR fittings. The only large diameter tube headers (1 & 7/8") for my '74 C3 are side pipe headers.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Eastern North Carolina
A question for Tim here. Are there any C3 side pipe headers that have the AIR pump fittings? I can't seem to find any large diameter tube (1 & 7/8") long tube headers for my C3 let alone w/AIR fittings. The only large diameter tube headers (1 & 7/8") for my '74 C3 are side pipe headers.
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