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iTrader: (9)

Those running catless n/a who has removed the air pump? Have you had any issues?

redline86

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Just removed mine this weekend and put racing beats cover plate over the manifold. No issues at least for the past 2 days. Now my question is why bring it up? Are you having issues?

Jake33

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sort of want to remove mine also, as it barely works

dannobre

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No issues except a CEL

and smelly exhaust

redline86

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Some of us don't even have that

Creto

O2 spacer?

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i brought it up because im catless and ordered the rb plate. just wanted to meke sure there were no issues and that you can remove the whole thing

xexok

Some of the earlier rx8s(maybe just 04s?) get lucky and don't really ever get a cel for a midpipe. Some people are just lucky, I have an 09 and mine takes 300+ miles to come on and usually much more than that. Even when it comes on its usually just to say the o2 sensor is seeing a strange reading, I hardly ever get the p0420 code for the cat. I just have the o2 sensor in there normally, nothing special done.

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i havent had a cat for a few years but i have a cobb now

redline86

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Nope, the blackest of black magic.

None that I have heard of, this might help though https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/air-pump-delete-193675/

The backing plate is easy to install with good socket extensions. Read down and Team gives a rough explenation how it is done easily. Took all of 15 minutes to remove everything. I left all the wire harnesses in place or zip tied them down.

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thanks thats the thread i was looking for

Hunterkelley24

Sorry to reopen this thread back up but is there anywhere you can still get the little plates to cover up the ports ive looked everywhere and searched racing beat up and down and still can't find one . Anyone know where I can get one ?

Chrishoky

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Exhaust Manifold Air Injection Cover Plate for 04-11 RX-8 - Racing Beat

Hunterkelley24

I love you !!!! Do I need 1 or 2 ? I thought I seen where there's 2 ports ??

Hunterkelley24

They don't have them anymore tried to buy and it said they moved them somewhere else ....... 😢😢😢😢

Creto

Just 1. You can visually see this from the engine bay by following the metal pipe from the air pump down to the exhaust manifold.

40th8Jake

Resurrecting this thread in lieu of being roasted for starting one about this but.. here goes:

Just had racing beat headers installed by mechanic. Would of done it myself but a lift makes it a lot less painful ( have to take motor mount off etc). Anyhow got a BHR Midpipe and racing beat catback exhaust with Versa Tuner lite tune on it and a code for the cat disabled. So I didn’t have the mechanic touch the air pump. I have to reinstall the cat and re-flash the stock tune for emissions every two years.

Now will it hurt to run my car with the air pump without a catalytic converter? (Maybe melt the resonator material in the Midpipe?). Any performance loss by doing so? I’d prefer to leave it since it’s one less headache when swapping the Midpipe back for stock cat for emissions. - Thanks in advance

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no the air pump is there for cold starts to warm the cat of some ****, you will be fine. you can unplug it if you want

Ricky SE3P

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You can leave the secondary air injection pump as well as the pipe which connects it to the header in place without any consequences.

40th8Jake

Thank you men for the timely response. You are saving me from the extra work of taking it apart to only put it back together again down the road. May the brothers of the rotary ride on. -Thanks, Jake