Pcd/HFPC???
#1
Pcd/HFPC???
i got the j-pipe installed today, everything was pretty straight forward and fit great (xlr8 v2). but we snapped a stud on each pre cat.... not having any issues with just the 2 bolts for now, and plan on drilling them out in the future. this could also be a good reason for me to get the PCD sooner than planed :wink:
how involved is the install process? it looks like it might be a pain.
do you throw any codes with the pcds?? i have heard yes and no.
thanks guys!
how involved is the install process? it looks like it might be a pain.
do you throw any codes with the pcds?? i have heard yes and no.
thanks guys!
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Using the innovative new search function in the upper right of my screen, I typed in PCD and came up with this thread, ten down from yours!
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...&highlight=PCD
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...&highlight=PCD
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you can try using a tool called a stud puller. I have one sitting in my garage that i recently bought but no longer have a use for, i snapped a stud on the back of the manifold while installing my HFPCs. Mine had too little left of the stud to use the stud puller but it sounds like it woud work for you, any pics?
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Racer
ahh no. the extra 80 bucks is worth the investment. i cant compare it to non ceramic but if you invest 525 on a part why not spend the extra 60-80 for piece of mind ya know? that was my logic. You can always remove them and take them somewhere to get ceramic coated. Or just remove the front one and get that one done since thats the only on people can see
#10
KingKong_Dav
i got the j-pipe installed today, everything was pretty straight forward and fit great (xlr8 v2). but we snapped a stud on each pre cat.... not having any issues with just the 2 bolts for now, and plan on drilling them out in the future. this could also be a good reason for me to get the PCD sooner than planed :wink:
how involved is the install process? it looks like it might be a pain.
do you throw any codes with the pcds?? i have heard yes and no.
thanks guys!
how involved is the install process? it looks like it might be a pain.
do you throw any codes with the pcds?? i have heard yes and no.
thanks guys!
the pcd will throw a code. dtc p0139. the install is pretty easy but you have to be mechanically inclined. i had the pcd and i changed over to the hfpc for the check engine light reason. it smell like leaking fuel all the time.
*ceramic coated HFPC. ceramic coating hfpc will overheat the cat. it will shorten the life of the cat. i got mine uncoated with a custom fab heatshield
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the pcd will throw a code. dtc p0139. the install is pretty easy but you have to be mechanically inclined. i had the pcd and i changed over to the hfpc for the check engine light reason. it smell like leaking fuel all the time.
*ceramic coated HFPC. ceramic coating hfpc will overheat the cat. it will shorten the life of the cat. i got mine uncoated with a custom fab heatshield
*ceramic coated HFPC. ceramic coating hfpc will overheat the cat. it will shorten the life of the cat. i got mine uncoated with a custom fab heatshield
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Do you have any pics of your custom heatshields?
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Safety Car
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After doing some "spirited driving" and going to a idle you'll definitely be able to smell it.
I don't have any experience with any of my other cars because my TL is the first car I modded and deleted the cats on. The only other cat-less experience I can compare it to was when I was taking hot rod class and we had 350 chevy small blocks installed in t-bucket cars and it only had headers on it. Now that was obnoxious in two ways. The smell and the sound. I kinda liked it though lol
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#18
KingKong_Dav
i took my hfpc to a local ceramic coater(specialized coatings) and he refused to coat them because he have seen them burn. he said 1 of 5 cats he coated overheated. i dont have picture but i will soon.
#19
KingKong_Dav
the smell is bad. if your running pcd's and no 3rd cat you will turn your midsize sedan into a fuel smelling bucket. the power is there but it isnt worth the smell, rasp and check engine light.
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KingKong_Dav
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