O/R Mid-Pipe, MIL Elims, Tune, or Anti Foulers?

[03mgtermi]

Im about to install my long tubes and a O/R x-pipe.

For those that use them, how did you handle the CEL for the rear 02's?

Need to be able to pass inspection. OBDII, not tailpipe

 

[01Jes]

The tuner can turn off the rear 02 sensors and your done. Heard MIL's can malfunction, hit or miss with those.

 

[03mgtermi]

true, but turning them off shows 'NOT READY' in the scan at the inspection shop, causing it to fail

 

[postalbunny]

Are you sure? I've know I've seen cars with o/r and a tune pass ODBII with all green lights.

 

[Blueline]

Mine wouldnt pass. A few years ago NJ changed their software where it would flag "not ready" or "unsupported" and fail. I went through with anti foulers.

 

[Competition]

I've heard anti-foulers will work, not sure if that's true or not.

 

[03mgtermi]

ok, anti-foulers seem like the best and cheapest option in the searching i've done.

does anyone know of an O2 sensor simulator for ford like the chevy guys use?

 

[Blueline]

All I did was stack up 2 spark plug foulers on each other, then screw the o2 sensor in them and thats it. As long as the rear o2s are reading less o2 than the fronts its good to go. Very easy. You will need 4 spark plug foulers.

 

[LTHL VNM]

Who is tuning your car?
Also, any chance you still have your stock midpipe? I see you're in Houston & I need one bad

 

[candy3369]

same situation, since I'm pretty sure mine has been turned off in tune, and I know it has catless Xpipes-can I just get it retuned to turn on the sensors then use the foulers? If so, will that cause the check engine light to stay on?

I guess my options are:
1) Leave off road pipes, retune, foulers
2) Buy cat pipes, retune

 

[streetone01]

true, but turning them off shows 'NOT READY' in the scan at the inspection shop, causing it to fail

I turn them off in the tune. I just had a massachusetts obd2 inspection with no problems, not ready or a p1000 code ussually means it was re flashed recently, after the tune if you put 100 or so miles on it you should be all set. I have never had an issue doing it that way

 

[04sleeper]

Who is tuning your car?
Also, any chance you still have your stock midpipe? I see you're in Houston & I need one bad

Should have picked mine up when you were in Dallas. I still have my stocker.

 

[03mgtermi]

Who is tuning your car?
Also, any chance you still have your stock midpipe? I see you're in Houston & I need one bad

check your pm's

car was tuned at lethal performance on the whipple but im not too happy.

don't get me wrong its a ultra safe tune and was 100*+ in the shop, but its a 2.9 whipple on 14#'s only making 550rwhp......coulda used more timing but they don't know these motors well enough or i didn't force them to do it.

 

[Red Turtle]

I had rears turned off in my tune and still passed Nevada smog with no issues.