wildweasel
04-06-2007, 06:46 PM
I've been reading a lot of header threads and everyone says you have to get O2 sims after a header install (ORY I should say). Maybe it doesn't work on camaros, but when I put a catless header on my Nissan I used something called a "ghetto sim". Basicly you take a spark plug non-fowler (or two, if necessary) drill out the bottom, screw it into your pipe, and then screw in your O2 sensor. It pulls the sensor out of the exhast stream a little bit, so it doesn't smell the bad stuff. No SES light and it only costs a couple bucks. Worked like magic on my Spec-V. A friend of mine did it on his GTi after deleating his cat, and he never threw a code either. I just didn't know if anybody around here tried that, or maybe some have and it doesn't work with Camaros or something.
2000GTP
04-06-2007, 07:29 PM
For alot of people running the sims like myself, we have off-road y-pipes which dont have cats or even provisions for the rear 02 sensors. Therefore, you'd still have to drill out the pipe, and weld in a O2 bung just to install the chaser and the sensor. For lazy bones like myself, it would just be easier to buy and plug in the sims.:) Its still a very interesting idea though.
CamaroRacing12
04-06-2007, 11:34 PM
wat if u r getting a custom truedual system dumped? wat do u do for rear o2 simms?
2000GTP
04-08-2007, 11:01 AM
wat if u r getting a custom truedual system dumped? wat do u do for rear o2 simms?
The 02 simulators simple plug into the harness connectors of the rear 02 sensors. You don't have to worry about that though since you have a 95.
CamaroRacing12
04-08-2007, 12:52 PM
so i dont even need rear o2 simms at all?
2000GTP
04-08-2007, 03:10 PM
so i dont even need rear o2 simms at all?
Nope, you have an OBD-I car. On the 96-97 LT1s, they had dual cats and also had a total of four oxygen sensors. Two before and two after the cats. The 02 sensors after the cats were simply there to monitor the catalyst efficiency.
CamaroRacing12
04-08-2007, 03:15 PM
i think i have 2 cats tho?
2000GTP
04-08-2007, 03:26 PM
The California emissions cars had two cats in 95, but regardless, they are still OBD-I and do not have the parameter of catalyst monitoring or rear 02 sensors at all for that matter.
CamaroRacing12
04-08-2007, 07:01 PM
i have one cat like right after one of the exhauts manifolds and one in the y-pipe area.....so ur saying my car was once a Cali car? strange never knew that