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Old 06-07-2009, 03:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cat upgrade, stay oem?
I really don't wanna deal with CEL coming on. (btw, how to reset if it comes on?)

I drive a '05 tsx, so the cat is very restrictive from searching the forum...

Do you think I can upgrade to '06 or '07 tsx stock cat? So that I will keep the noise down and eliminate the possibility of throwing a CEL?

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Old 06-07-2009, 04:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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wait for wong05 to come in.. he changed his to 06.
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Old 06-07-2009, 04:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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he'll be able to tell you if it's worth doing it or not.
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Old 06-07-2009, 04:31 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If you can pick up a used 06-08 OEM cat, that's a great upgrade from your 04/05 while remaining OEM and not dealing with CEL's. It's a good route to take.
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Old 06-07-2009, 05:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I upgraded to Random Tech cat with defouler. No CEL's in 5 months and I got stock heatshield welded to it, so no harassment from cops. Note that even 06+ owners benefited from aftermarket cats.
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to prevent CEL's go to autozone or some other similar auto parts store. in the exhaust section look for a spark plug non fouler. The size you want is 18mm. The part costs 4 dollars at the store closest to me. Before you install the CAT, just screw the non fouler into the oxygen sensor bung.
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how to reset CEL if it came on?
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to reset a cel you need a OBD scantool. I dont own one but the autozone by my house will lend me one.

when i had a cel i went to the store, gave them my license to hold on to and they gave me the scantool. I took it outside to my car and plugged it in. Reset the code myself and then returned the device. Not hard at all.
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06+ or Aftermarket cat is a huge difference for the 04-05 models.

I went to a Magnaflow Cat and I noticed a big change. Got a CEL error but I don't really care as long as its not blinking at me.
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wait for wong05 to come in.. he changed his to 06.
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the 06cat is a direct swap. no CEL's (accompanied by a CT header & greddy sp2). No welding etc required. I can't chime in on the gains since I put it in at the same time as the CT header. but I can say that there was a significant increase in power in both HP and TQ with the CT & 06 cat in.
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i might be selling my 07 cat if you're interested.

fyi, cel is no big deal. when i went to excelerate to get my RT high flow cat installed, i just had a defouler put in. i've had no cel code pop up.
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just go to advance auto parts and buy a spark plug defouler, they cost about 2$ AND WILL SAVE U THE TROUBLE, i hate having lights on my car i feel like im driving a POS when i have a CEL
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any idea how the cel count compares between '05 and '06?
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Is it this one if I order new?
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