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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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anyone have a website I can go to in order to buy what I need?? Or does anyone who lives close to either Mission Viejo or Buena Park, CA know of a place to go? Thanks guys?
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:17 AM
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do you have just the header? There is a writeup on here on how to do the anti fouler trick....
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=98573
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=anti+fouler
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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get a scanguage. that works for me. I have no anti fouler but I have a high flow cat.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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i have a megan racing header / megan s-pipe / custom mid pipe with 27in resonator / hks hi-power exhaust with no CAT's on my car. smells like GAS... but i just put 3 antifoulers on my 2nd o2 sensor which is located on the S-pipe and no CEL pop up *knock on wood*
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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^most likely you have an exhaust leak, did you remember to put on all of the gaskets? i forgot mine when i put my headers back in and i left out the donut gasket and it was freakin loud but no CEL for 1 1/2 week until i moved my stock headers i found the gasket and put it on and bam CEL came on LOL
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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? i have a exhaust leak? i dont think so. everything is on and my car only smells like gas because i have no cats i believe.. i have no CEL and my car isnt loud its deep tone..
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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if you smell gas, there is a leak.... think about it, if there were no leaks, your exhaust would be directed all the way back to your exhaust tip, with the car moving forward, those spent gases are dissapated..... however, if there is a leak somewhere, exhaust gases will take the path of least resistance, which is where your gas smell is coming from.
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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mmmm so im leaking if my exhaust has gasy fume coming out? i always thought it was because i removed both my cats on my car. everyone told me that its because of that who have seen my car and smelled it...
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