few quick questions
#1
few quick questions
Ok so I just recently got this thing working. Few questions.
1. Noticed it has a AP midpipe, but no CEL. Does this mean the PO used this thing called a Cobb on it?
2. Wouldn't the car lose it's memory of the Cobb if the battery was unplugged for a long duration??
3. My midpipe was smoking the other day while the car wasn't running right. Also made the center console very hot and impossible to touch. Is this thing toast? Either way I have one on the way. (didn't know it had a midpipe already till when I was changing the ignition components)
4. The exhaust is pretty quiet. It's got the RB exhaust w/ dual resonated midpipe. Is this normal that it's this quiet?
1. Noticed it has a AP midpipe, but no CEL. Does this mean the PO used this thing called a Cobb on it?
2. Wouldn't the car lose it's memory of the Cobb if the battery was unplugged for a long duration??
3. My midpipe was smoking the other day while the car wasn't running right. Also made the center console very hot and impossible to touch. Is this thing toast? Either way I have one on the way. (didn't know it had a midpipe already till when I was changing the ignition components)
4. The exhaust is pretty quiet. It's got the RB exhaust w/ dual resonated midpipe. Is this normal that it's this quiet?
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the mid pipe will be loud and not having a cel is uncommon but could show up anytime unless its masked. disconnecting the battery wont knock out a cobb map if you have one
#3
Driving my unreliable rx8
a midpipe does not really go bad unless there is a hole in it. I can't think of a reason the a mid pipe would get hot enough to make the center console really hot. I mean they gt hot but not extremly hot.
If you are catless the cel would be cleared by a really dead battery or disconnecting it. It might take a while for the CEL to pop back up. I would doubt the PO left a cobb tune on it. he would ahve to uninstall the tune to resell the cobb.
If you are catless the cel would be cleared by a really dead battery or disconnecting it. It might take a while for the CEL to pop back up. I would doubt the PO left a cobb tune on it. he would ahve to uninstall the tune to resell the cobb.
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Help us help you, take some pictures, you can reach under the car.
Also your description is confusing, first you say it's an AP midpipe, then you say you didn't know it had a midpipe, then you say its a dual-resonated RB midpipe. It's got to be one of those..
I'm wondering if you're not just seeing the stock cat without its heatshield.
Also your description is confusing, first you say it's an AP midpipe, then you say you didn't know it had a midpipe, then you say its a dual-resonated RB midpipe. It's got to be one of those..
I'm wondering if you're not just seeing the stock cat without its heatshield.
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Driving my unreliable rx8
good guess Loki. I'm not doubting it was red and hot. I'm just thinking it has a cat to cause that. That's normally the number one sign you have a ignition issue and a bad cat(which results from the ignition issue).
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You know what after doing more research, I think I've figured out that it's a replacement catalytic converter. Feel like an idiot....
But hey I could be wrong.
Or it's the stock.....with no heat shield. I feel like a tool....
But hey I could be wrong.
Or it's the stock.....with no heat shield. I feel like a tool....
Last edited by yapakanichi; 07-21-2015 at 10:48 AM.
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Agreed, riding with bad ignition and a burnt out cat is BAD for the engine. Plus, you won't pass your emissions test with either of those most likely.
My thought, just get a high flow cat (BHR) or just get a replacement stock.
The "heat" could be due to the cat burning up (hence the smoke) and why the center console is "unbearable" to touch. Also invest in new ignition system (BHR makes a good one for not too much more than OEM).
My thought, just get a high flow cat (BHR) or just get a replacement stock.
The "heat" could be due to the cat burning up (hence the smoke) and why the center console is "unbearable" to touch. Also invest in new ignition system (BHR makes a good one for not too much more than OEM).
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