OK, here's a serious solution to the rising gas prices:
Replace your catalytic converter with a stainless steel straight pipe and watch your MPGs soar. If you want to take it a step further, remove your pre-cats (if your car has them) and also remove the stock airbox and get a K&N air filter (or aftermarket intake) as well.
I did this fix on my Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and I'm consistently getting 25-27 mpg (10% highway) which far supercedes the EPA estimated 20 mpg. Try it, it works!
Oh and if you need to cheat OBD-II emissions testing: Place a spark plug non-fouler between your secondary O2 sensors - it will cause a "cooler" reading, tricking the sensor to think the cat is still there - it goes by exhaust temperature to determine if the cat is functioning.
Replace your catalytic converter with a stainless steel straight pipe and watch your MPGs soar. If you want to take it a step further, remove your pre-cats (if your car has them) and also remove the stock airbox and get a K&N air filter (or aftermarket intake) as well.
I did this fix on my Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and I'm consistently getting 25-27 mpg (10% highway) which far supercedes the EPA estimated 20 mpg. Try it, it works!
Oh and if you need to cheat OBD-II emissions testing: Place a spark plug non-fouler between your secondary O2 sensors - it will cause a "cooler" reading, tricking the sensor to think the cat is still there - it goes by exhaust temperature to determine if the cat is functioning.
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