actually this is a common misconception of the cat converter, the wir pump was designed to lights the cat converter up with o(oxygen) so it can properly ignite the unit to convert h2(hydrocarbons) into h2o (water)

the airpump was made to kick on when the rear o2 sensor was not reading "x%" leaner than the front o2 sensor

the funny thing about it is you need a reaction to affix the molocules together, requireing energy, thus creating heat making the cat hotter

kind of ironic eh?

-erik

 

oh yeah your cat is busted get a new one before the chunk bouncing around gets lodged in there sideways creating REALLY high backpressure causeing a driveability problem (this happened to my 98 s-10)

-Erik

 

Well sweet. They are maganaflow cats. Been on just a few months. Straight pipe maybe. I'll have to look around. I think I may clamp both ends so I can pull them without having to weld.

BTW this started after I hit some crap in the road pretty hard while in Atlanta. Also scrubbed up the chrome and tore a hole in the tire. New tire...only $500

 

depending on where you live most places that have emissions require they be welded/sealed atleast 18" on either end of the converters

 

all that shitty tuning of yours killed them

 

I havent tuned it for the cam yet. Thats why I'm running 14.2 cruising and 10.4 at wot

 

And...does it matter if it's on backwards? I'm not using the air injection so....it doesnt really matter right?

I dont have emmisions testing so gutting them I guess would be an easy fix.

 

yeah it makes a difference if they are on backwards (wont be effective)

you could gut them if you dont care about the environment

-Erik

 

I could drive a Prius as well but, I don't.

So,.....if I gut them, what code do I need to turn off in the tune so the O2's don't go crazy?
Where exactly do I go in EFI live to change code reponses?

 

What about look for some cheap stockers?

And i got one question for ya man.....












Um.... Whats this stuff? Can you get it from WallyWOrld?