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Running Rich? O/R H

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  • Start date Start date Feb 9, 2007

SteedaGT9150

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every since i put on my o/r h pipe i can smell some gas coming from the exhaust. my friend also commented on it tonight while talking to him before a basketball game. ive read that with the o/r h i will smell a little but i have also noticed a decrease in mpg. any help? thanks
 

HoustonGT

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double post
 

HoustonGT

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its inevitable
 

BigHairyMonkey

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mine smells horrible too, i've just learned to live with it.
 

It's a 5_0 HO

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Im with bighairy, but i think mine is cause i have no convertors on it
 

HISSIN50

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Pull codes and look for an adaptive limit O2 code.

Otherwise, much like buttometers, our stinkometers are not very reliable.

Good luck.
 

It's a 5_0 HO

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HISSIN50 said:
Pull codes and look for an adaptive limit O2 code.

Otherwise, much like buttometers, our stinkometers are not very reliable.

Good luck.
Click to expand...

i just pulled codes and nothing came up bout that just:
81 - Secondary Air Diverter Circuit Failure
82 - Secondary Air Bypass Circuit Failure
84 - EGR Vacuum Regulator (EVR) Control Circuit Failure
85 - CANP Circuit Failure

 
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