No Cats
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From: Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
No Cats
Quick question guys,
I notice a lot of you guys are not running cats, but I hear no talk of the CEL? Is the light on for you guys? Do a lot of you guys not have emission testing?
If not, how do you turn it off? I know for my mustang we did MIL eliminators, which didn't work, then we had to get a tuner... Do you guys have a tuner to turn of the CEL or what is it?
I notice a lot of you guys are not running cats, but I hear no talk of the CEL? Is the light on for you guys? Do a lot of you guys not have emission testing?
If not, how do you turn it off? I know for my mustang we did MIL eliminators, which didn't work, then we had to get a tuner... Do you guys have a tuner to turn of the CEL or what is it?
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From: Bakersfield Ca
Cats.... a four letter word
I am not a cat person. I see their little paw prints on my work truck and it makes me glad I keep the vette in the garrage. 
Ok, no more kidding. In California, the CHP 
will set up road side emmissions test sites from time to time, and it measures your emmissions as you drive by. 
You don't want to get caught with out your cats. 
Ok, no more kidding. In California, the CHP will set up road side emmissions test sites from time to time, and it measures your emmissions as you drive by. You don't want to get caught with out your cats.
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From: Hurricane Alley
We dont have emissions in Florida. 
Like posted above, usually everyone that runs no cats uses the O2 sims but you cant get them anymore since they are "illegal" now. Best thing to do is get it tuned so it will not trip any codes.
Like posted above, usually everyone that runs no cats uses the O2 sims but you cant get them anymore since they are "illegal" now. Best thing to do is get it tuned so it will not trip any codes.
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From: Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
So now when you say get it tuned? Like I have a handheld tuner for the mustang, which I used to shutoff the CEL...
Are you talking something like a handheld tuner, a DIY? Or are you talking take it to a dyno and get it tuned?
Are you talking something like a handheld tuner, a DIY? Or are you talking take it to a dyno and get it tuned?
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Originally Posted by Willfulone
My tuner, deleted the rear o2's, so it won't code...
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From: NJ
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by Meebix
Quick question guys,
I notice a lot of you guys are not running cats, but I hear no talk of the CEL? Is the light on for you guys? Do a lot of you guys not have emission testing?
If not, how do you turn it off? I know for my mustang we did MIL eliminators, which didn't work, then we had to get a tuner... Do you guys have a tuner to turn of the CEL or what is it?
I notice a lot of you guys are not running cats, but I hear no talk of the CEL? Is the light on for you guys? Do a lot of you guys not have emission testing?
If not, how do you turn it off? I know for my mustang we did MIL eliminators, which didn't work, then we had to get a tuner... Do you guys have a tuner to turn of the CEL or what is it?
good luck getting away with no cats in NJ. My friend who inspects my car says he has to see something there that looks like cats or he will get in a lot of trouble.
of course swapping exhaust in the middle of the night is ok
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Yea I get the Mustang privately inspected... Im not positive if they still do visual inspections, but obviously I will have to look into that.
I was just curious, but I don't want the same hassle as the mustang, so if they still do visuals, the cats will be on the car.
Although most of the inspection stations I know of don't use visuals anymore, they just plug in the OBD and check for codes, in which case my tuner would eliminate that problem.
I was just curious, but I don't want the same hassle as the mustang, so if they still do visuals, the cats will be on the car.
Although most of the inspection stations I know of don't use visuals anymore, they just plug in the OBD and check for codes, in which case my tuner would eliminate that problem.
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From: NJ
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by Meebix
Yea I get the Mustang privately inspected... Im not positive if they still do visual inspections, but obviously I will have to look into that.
I was just curious, but I don't want the same hassle as the mustang, so if they still do visuals, the cats will be on the car.
Although most of the inspection stations I know of don't use visuals anymore, they just plug in the OBD and check for codes, in which case my tuner would eliminate that problem.
I was just curious, but I don't want the same hassle as the mustang, so if they still do visuals, the cats will be on the car.
Although most of the inspection stations I know of don't use visuals anymore, they just plug in the OBD and check for codes, in which case my tuner would eliminate that problem.
