Completely disgusted
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Instructor
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From: Carencro LA
Being I am incriminating myself I shouldn't say the dealer. I shouldn't need to turn off the rear o2's being I ordered my Kooks 1 7/8 headers with the Cats. As for the recall you can read about it here. Yes he car is a 2006 C6 vette.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=c6+recall
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=c6+recall
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Originally Posted by mr 35th
Being I am incriminating myself I shouldn't say the dealer. I shouldn't need to turn off the rear o2's being I ordered my Kooks 1 7/8 headers with the Cats. As for the recall you can read about it here. Yes he car is a 2006 C6 vette.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=c6+recall
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=c6+recall
Racer
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From: Lake Havasu, Arizona
Originally Posted by Catchindirtbags
Thank God people who commit crimes like insurance fraud usually aren't as slick as they think they are. I love it when criminals make my job easy 
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Instructor
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From: Carencro LA
After much consideration and reading member comments I have decided not to file the insurance claim.$300 dollars is not a lot of money and its not going to hurt my pocketbook. I was told by my agent to call the main office tomm, but I will not. Its just not worth it. Sorry I said something, but glad I have guys like you keep it in perspective for me.
Drifting
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From: Berkeley CA
Originally Posted by xs650
Everyone here has done something similar during the mechaniac learning process 
and welcome to the club.
The only people who never screw up are those who never do anything.
and welcome to the club.The only people who never screw up are those who never do anything.
: Boy ain't that the truth.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by mr 35th
After much consideration and reading member comments I have decided not to file the insurance claim.$300 dollars is not a lot of money and its not going to hurt my pocketbook. I was told by my agent to call the main office tomm, but I will not. Its just not worth it. Sorry I said something, but glad I have guys like you keep it in perspective for me.
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From: Houston, TX
I'd go out and buy some "homemade" chocolate chip cookies and a six pack of beer for your mechanic. Despite your problems, he is doing you a big favor putting the headers on. A lot of dealers would not put on an aftermarket component that could effect emissions. You owe him big time!
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by jschindler
I'd go out and buy some "homemade" chocolate chip cookies and a six pack of beer for your mechanic. Despite your problems, he is doing you a big favor putting the headers on. A lot of dealers would not put on an aftermarket component that could effect emissions. You owe him big time!
I second that and want to know who your dealer is so I can have him install mine too! Trust me, I am not some commy bastad (like that as$ who claimed to be the insurace fraud police) and won't rat on someone.
I guess everyone has to make a living, hopefully that commy bastad has reconsidered before he is banned from the forum.
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Originally Posted by jschindler
I'd go out and buy some "homemade" chocolate chip cookies and a six pack of beer for your mechanic. Despite your problems, he is doing you a big favor putting the headers on. A lot of dealers would not put on an aftermarket component that could effect emissions. You owe him big time!
Tampering with those cats could result in a $10,000 fine for them if the feds got a hard on to go after them.
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Originally Posted by DSOM Z51
Tampering with those cats could result in a $10,000 fine for them if the feds got a hard on to go after them.
Le Mans Master
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From: Sandy Eggo Calif.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12, '16
Originally Posted by DSOM Z51
You could still end up needing to turn off the rear 02s or going to 02 sims to avoid codes. High flow cats don't heat the same way that your stock cats do.
Drifting
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From: in ur mirror, 'bout to pass.. CA
Originally Posted by mr 35th
I called my insurance company today and told them about the "rock" that hit my condinser and used my 0 deductable comp coverage to get my money back for the condensor.
Drifting
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From: in ur mirror, 'bout to pass.. CA
Originally Posted by Zred06
Dude, he lives in Louisiana, if you haven't been here recently, you probably should know that we all drive with the recirculation switch on all the time to keep the car in front of us from filling the cab with exhaust smoke. This isn't some activist state like Cali and trust me the feds have bigger fish to fry here, just ask FEMA.
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From: Austin Texas
My experience with the CEL from headers w/cats and CAI has been that the ECM learns and adjusts after X number of key turns or X number of hours.
I got CEL's after the CAI install 2 weeks after my headers w/cats install in August, '05. After 6 battery disconnects and 2 ECM fuse pulls thru September, no CEL's until a month later. By then I had a code read/reset tool and reset the code. The headers and CAI have been on since since August and I've only had to read and reset once in January.
I got CEL's after the CAI install 2 weeks after my headers w/cats install in August, '05. After 6 battery disconnects and 2 ECM fuse pulls thru September, no CEL's until a month later. By then I had a code read/reset tool and reset the code. The headers and CAI have been on since since August and I've only had to read and reset once in January.