At 03:35 PM 6/17/97 EDT, you wrote:
>Sean,
>
>I used a suggestion I had seen on this list almost a year ago, where
>someone used a 14mm plug non-fouler and cut part of the end off;
>the internal threads are the same as the O2 sensor.
>
>I made a hole to accept my "adapter" in the reducer piece supplied
>with the cat-back (a piece to go from 3" to 2-1/2"), and the location
>of the sensor is approx. the same as original (no wires to modify, etc).
>
>I brought the piece to the muffler shop and he only charged me $5
>to weld a bead around the "adapter". It works great.
>
>As a side note, one of the drawbacks of the MP system (at least thru
>my '96 model) is that there is one P/N for all configurations. So
>I had to have an extension pipe cut and re-flared. I think the shop
>gave me a freebe to do that.
>
>Rich
>'96 V8 4X4 CC auto
Hey Rich....thanks for the info. My other option was to use 3-bolt header
collectors with a pre-installed sensor bung. When I figure out what I'm
doing I'll have to talk to a shop. Thanks again.
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