Got a question regarding the midpipe...
 

I was looking at the midpipe that the Rx8store sells and it basically just replaces the Cat and keeps the secondary exhaust. It is like $250, and I am smart enough not to buy that, I am planning on just getting the cat straight-piped to get the 10-hp gain that they claim with nixing the Cat. I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were for me to just straight-pipe the exhaust back to the muffler and take out the secondary muffler when I take the Cat. converter out.

Regards,

Troy J.

Grey Auto R-X8...Loaded

loud. Too loud for street applications according to reports from people who've run it. Even those how traded the cat for a high flow/high temp cat had to add a resonator before the cat-back, simply because it was too loud.

If loud is what you want... then you've got no problem, but if you want something easily streetable (i.e. don't call cops attention to you)... then you may want to consider adding the resonator.

i was planning on doing the same thing...just go to a local muffler shop and make one...and don't forget to add flanges on both sides of the pipe so you can take it off and put it back on when you need too...that mod will probably cost you only $50 bucks at the most... $50 vs. $250 ?? you guys do the math..

by doin this will i get CEL? if it does what should i do? thanks

your gonna need some kind of 02 sensor simulator to trick the car into thinking the cats still there. or else you will get a CEL.

What is a CEL, and where would I get an O2 Simulator?


Troy J.

CEL : Check Engine Light

O2 simulator is a little "simulator" box that plugs in where the second O2 sensor is. This fools the computer into thinking that there is still a properly working O2 sensor hooked up running through a cat. No CEL.

so how do you fool the cel again great roatry god?

Not to be a dumbass and ask a ton of questions, but where do I get an 02 simulator and does it have to be one specifically for the 8 or can I pick it up at the muffler shop while they are doing my cat.

Thanks,

Troy J.

--- You guys have to remmember that I am 18, and I know nothing about this kind of stuff with cars.

troy,,,call canzoomer.com.
i have talked to him re the same stuff and he will help.
rudy