Willybill32
But at least it's tight!
@7991LXnSHO, sorry about that...I didn't realize the meaning of that emoji!@Willybill32 your drool reaction makes me wonder if asking you to walk my pets might be misunderstood as wok them.
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@7991LXnSHO, sorry about that...I didn't realize the meaning of that emoji!@Willybill32 your drool reaction makes me wonder if asking you to walk my pets might be misunderstood as wok them.
That brings up another issue. Your wide band sensor is in a spot where it’s a combined reading, but primary O2 sensors are also put ahead of the cats and work well hot. A dual reading gauge and two bungs for wide band sensors in front of your cats might be an answer to get it all to work.Ok I now understand I need to put cats as close to engine as possible for them to be efficient at what they are designed to do.
I need to look under my car to see what space I have to splice in cats up front. I'm running an X pipe now, not an H. The X is just aft of the bell housing so it's closer to the front than some of the other aftermarket X and H pipes I see online now. I like the current X I have because just aft of the X is my wideband sensor. I like it there since it will sample a mixture of both engine banks. I dont want to change to a pipe that puts an X or H aft of the wideband sensor.
Then would it be bad to put a new O2 bung on one bank in front of the cats?The wideband is there primarily to monitor fuel mixture under boost. It’s not being used for active engine management in any way.
Not necessarily bad but then the sampling would be from on bank only, rather than a mix of both.Then would it be bad to put a new O2 bung on one bank in front of the cats?
If this were me? I'd just buy a catted x pipe and swap it on.
The Bassani catted X-pipe is a nice piece. I replaced the stock H-pipe on my ‘86 with the Bassani and really like it.I’m leaning towards Basssni catted x and fit it with two additional bungs for dual wideband setup. Two pod A pillar trim so I can watch A/F on both banks in real time.
I’ll be 59 1/2 in November which allows me to tap my 401k (federal TSP actually) without penalty. If I take the money from there, it’s only a drop in the bucket.
Right now I have PLX. I'm not sure about anything new they might have. I do know the single PLX gauge I currently have can monitor multiple different individual modules but only one at a time. For instance, I currently have modules for vac/boost and wideband AF. I can switch between the two but I cant view both at the same time on one gauge. With a second PLX gauge, I know I could do both boost and AF (one bank) at the same time. Or both banks AF at the same time.You can monitor two wide bands with one gauge if you look around.
You will still have to pay taxes on it... I think they will take 20% for taxes.....I’ll be 59 1/2 in November which allows me to tap my 401k (federal TSP actually) without penalty. If I take the money from there, it’s only a drop in the bucket.
Yes I understand the tax implications. It’s not much different than paying taxes on your regular paycheck.You will still have to pay taxes on it... I think they will take 20% for taxes.....
Its a weird change from putting money into it to when you start taking some of it.....
I understand that response no problem. I wont argue with you about it. However, I'd still like opinions on if 2 feet aft of the engine (right at the position of the trans tail housing) is close enough to the engine for the cats to work right. Heck, that's closer than the cats on the Bassani mid pipe right?This has headache written all over it.
Just buy a quality stainless pre made catted pipe.
In the long run, i bet it will be cheaper.
I could see giving this a go if the existing pipe was stainless, but clearly it is not.