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Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by smmarine, Mar 24, 2014.

  1. Apr 9, 2014 at 7:50 PM
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    I turned my light off and it hasn't come back in yet. It's already come on 3 times, so it's just a matter of time. I got a scan tool and watched the O2 sensor stats. The rear sensor bounced all around, and was usually the same number or higher then the front. Leads me to believe my cat is bad, it's not filtering much at all
     
  2. Apr 9, 2014 at 9:00 PM
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    Just make sure you peak through it before you replace it.
     
  3. Apr 9, 2014 at 9:17 PM
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    Yeah, I need to take it off and see if it will maybe clean. Could just be coated with carbon. The only prob is the bolts are real bad. I'm afraid to even try, they're not gonna come easy
     
  4. Apr 10, 2014 at 3:24 AM
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    We had to cut my first cat out, which is why I went with the A/F mix sensor first on my second truck.
     
  5. Apr 10, 2014 at 5:24 AM
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    Mine got thrown even after someone stole my cat and we replaced it. I think we ended up cleaning it but I would wait till it comes back on to try that
     
  6. Apr 10, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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    Yeah luckily on my 99 there's only 1 cat, and it's a bolt on. 01-04 is when they went 2 cats
     
  7. Apr 10, 2014 at 11:48 AM
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    If worse comes to worse I might try to get if off and clean it. But I'm not gonna throw a bunch of money at it. I'll just get an URD O2 sim and plug it in. No inspection here in florida haha
     
  8. Apr 10, 2014 at 2:20 PM
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    Build thread updated, Truetrac installed! :D. Just a little test to know shes working. I want to let everything break in before I do anything crazy. You can also hear my squeaky suspension in the video :(. I hate it
     
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  9. Apr 10, 2014 at 3:56 PM
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    So I put a second video up of us testing it. The Truetrac is a little weird, as you can see it transferring power, and it shakes the whole truck. It kind of seems like it reduces the trucks power as you can see in the beginning, but I guess that would be because it is splitting the power between 2 axles now and not one.
     
  10. Apr 10, 2014 at 4:34 PM
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    Hey, good you got it in! But I don't see a video anywhere, I'm on my phone
     
  11. Apr 10, 2014 at 4:43 PM
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    Very end of the build post. Idk how to add straight videos, they're links to my photobucket
     
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  12. Apr 10, 2014 at 4:45 PM
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    Ohh, didn't think to check first post. I'm at work now, I'll check later
     
  13. Apr 10, 2014 at 4:53 PM
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    On TW at work. You belong in my TW addict thread haha
     
  14. Apr 10, 2014 at 5:50 PM
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    I was on break....but now I'm not :spy:
     
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  15. Apr 11, 2014 at 8:09 AM
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    No Truetrac love haha. I thinking about taking my mud flaps off. They look weird in the videos, but you can see them keeping crap down and off the truck. I'm still undecided haha
     
  16. Apr 11, 2014 at 8:32 AM
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    Non open diff ftw! the mud flaps are iffy because of what they keep off the truck and I gotta say your truck sounds sweet!
     
  17. Apr 11, 2014 at 9:16 AM
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    Thanks haha. It sounds ricey through my phone, but hooked to a speaker with bass it does sound awesome haha. And oh yeah. You can feel it transferring torque to the other wheel. It feels kind of like what a vehicle in 4 low feels like, it's weird. That's what was happening at the beginning of the second video, it was transferring torque and I kept revving higher and higher till they broke loose haha. It's a pretty cool device. I just put 1 tire on sand and one on pavement and she spun both haha
     
  18. Apr 11, 2014 at 5:29 PM
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    So I'm thinking about getting these? Opinions?
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  19. Apr 11, 2014 at 6:17 PM
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    Yeah Ive rode in a few trds with locked rear ends they feel different. Has to be a noticeable difference in traction?
    The light bar would go with your front lights
     
  20. Apr 12, 2014 at 2:51 AM
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    Definitely more traction. And yeah it would, it'd be bright as hell too haha. I told you I have a light problem haha
     

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