Ground exhaust wire needed?
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Ground exhaust wire needed?
What is the purpose of the electrical ground wire on the exhaust, and are there any ramifications of a loose connection? Currently my wire is hanging down and unattached. (That's how the exhaust shop left it).
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same thing here with racing beat exhaust. since it's a single outlet the left side is left alone, and i never hooked any of them back up on the right side.
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I was going to get a small steel hose clamp, the kind with a screw on it, to put around that hanger. Then I was going to attach the ground wire to the screw.
However since I was going to the exhaust shop anyway I had them do it. Unfortunately they actually welded the ground wire onto the hanger, instead of making a removable widget.
However since I was going to the exhaust shop anyway I had them do it. Unfortunately they actually welded the ground wire onto the hanger, instead of making a removable widget.
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1) If the O2 signal drops even .1 volt cruise fuel economy will suffer.
2) The stock exhaust will wear out sooner but with a stainless exhaust corrosion is less of an issue.
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