2012 SE Florida Lounge
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2012 se florida lounge
seeing how its a new year, it makes sense that we start a new one with 2012..just wanted to say hey and hope everyone's new year was a good one
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Today was a bad day. My car was driving fine all day until I was on my way home. A little more than a mile away from my house, my car starts to sputter like its misfiring when I go past half throttle. So I left off the gas some but it eventually starts to sputter again until I can't even touch the pedal. So then I'm coasting in neutral when the car just dies so I pull into an empty lot. I try to start her up but the car sounds horrible and barely worked hard enough to stay on. So I let it cool off for a few hrs. I come back and it starts but it sounds like ****. I get the car home but now I need to make a date with mazda.
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Dude this time it really has me scared. I'm still under warranty but I can't necessarily return my car to stock. I don't have a spare cat lying around or a factory exhaust. My car came with neither of the two. So wish me luck. Ill keep everyone updated. O my did stick was smelling like gas when I pulled it out. idk what that means.
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Dude this time it really has me scared. I'm still under warranty but I can't necessarily return my car to stock. I don't have a spare cat lying around or a factory exhaust. My car came with neither of the two. So wish me luck. Ill keep everyone updated. O my did stick was smelling like gas when I pulled it out. idk what that means.
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The intake is not necessary...just get a used CAT from a wrecked Rx8 and that's all you need. That should be enough. They only gave me **** with the CAT and ignition.
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i miss towers...is the 8 turn out decent there now? I talked to a buddy of mine in an 08 civic si that told me about a trip back home. He ran into a blue 8 that he considering running until the 8 driver started shooting flames at him. Haha. "it was the most intimidating thing I've seen man" Those were his exact words...
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i miss towers...is the 8 turn out decent there now? I talked to a buddy of mine in an 08 civic si that told me about a trip back home. He ran into a blue 8 that he considering running until the 8 driver started shooting flames at him. Haha. "it was the most intimidating thing I've seen man" Those were his exact words...
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So what are the real benefits of going cat-less? I'm finally getting to the point that I want to start modifying, and that seems to be a very early mod or most people.
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the catalytic converter is naturally restrictive. with no cat, the engine can push the exhaust gases out much more easily. This gives a small hp gain plus kickass flames when it is hot enough. My only suggestion on buying a midpipe is racing beat or BHR. BHR is godly and never changes but expensive. racing beat sounds great but the packing burns out after awhile (which is what's happening to me).
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wait, wait. you are saying if I take out the cat, then my car its going to push fire out of the exhaust that you can actually see. now my question is... is that going to turn the CEL on?
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^yes
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the flames are due to the car naturally running rich so unburnt fuel igniting in the exhaust. part of the smell you get when not having a cat is from those unburnt gases (there are other reasons as well). the CEL is because the second oxygen sensor in the cars exhaust stream red-flags to the computer (pcm) that the cat is below efficiency threshold (no **** because its no longer there).