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Old 02-02-2005 | 03:52 PM
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Talking Midpipe Solutions

Hey i was interested in getting the rperformance midpipe but was curious as to what everyone who has a midpipe is doing to solve the check engine light due to the 02 sensor.........i also heard that the o2 sim that they offer deosnt' work......just let me know what you guuys are currently doing about the problem thanks!!!
Old 02-12-2005 | 10:16 PM
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I read somewhere on here about a custom wiring job that makes it work. But I don't remember where...
Old 02-27-2005 | 01:35 AM
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Im thinking of ordering the CASPER o2 sim. but im not all that sure if it works or not.I did a search and some said it worked and others said no for the casper unit.Maybe someone will chime in here and let us know.
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Old 02-27-2005 | 11:10 AM
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Did you call them and ask if this will wire up to the RX8? See if they will send you the wiring instructions so we can review them.
Old 02-27-2005 | 11:32 AM
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No I didnt call,But just because he may say it does not really mean it will work right.I would like to see if there is anyone here that is using them without a problem.I will call them tomorrow anyways and see what he says.
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Old 02-27-2005 | 12:03 PM
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Old 02-27-2005 | 01:37 PM
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Hey guys, I installed a midpipe a month ago and of course the CEL came on. Now to save every one the hassle and some money, you don't need the O2 fooler. The car will "learn" the new midpipe.
It takes a varing amount of time for each car. Be patient, mine took 8 (go figure) start ups before the CEL went off.
What the car does when it goes through this " learning mode" is this:

- You get into the car and try to start her and nothing happens, doesn't turn over and there isn't any juice (IE. no lights).
- Take the key back out and make sure the doors are shut.
- Now wait a few minutes and power will be supplied again.
- Put the key back in and start!
- No more CEL.

I know this has been talked about before. There are a few that have said there isn't any need for the O2 fooler like Superscout and a few others a can't remeber at the moment.
try a search for "midpipe".
So what you are saying is that it will go tru this "learning mode" sometime when its ready and could take months?
I did the midpipe search and read most of the threads but never really came to a final answer on what works best or even at all.Thanks for your help tho.I just installed my midpipe w/no Cat and w/a resonator last night and my CEL came on after about 15 miles.Ill wait and see what happens.
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Old 02-27-2005 | 02:46 PM
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Did you have to to do the reset thing where you pump the break 15 times in 8 seconds or what not?
Old 02-27-2005 | 06:15 PM
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I did the reset thing if you are talking to me but I read some were there is another reset way and you have to turn your wheels all the way to the right and then all the way to the left.Does anyone know what that does if anything at all?In another thread I read this guy said he went to his dealer and got them to hard reset his ECU and then his CEL was gone..
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Old 03-01-2005 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by GTAW
Hey guys, I installed a midpipe a month ago and of course the CEL came on. Now to save every one the hassle and some money, you don't need the O2 fooler. The car will "learn" the new midpipe.
It takes a varing amount of time for each car. Be patient, mine took 8 (go figure) start ups before the CEL went off.
What the car does when it goes through this " learning mode" is this:

- You get into the car and try to start her and nothing happens, doesn't turn over and there isn't any juice (IE. no lights).
- Take the key back out and make sure the doors are shut.
- Now wait a few minutes and power will be supplied again.
- Put the key back in and start!
- No more CEL.

I know this has been talked about before. There are a few that have said there isn't any need for the O2 fooler like Superscout and a few others a can't remeber at the moment.
try a search for "midpipe".
You have got to be kidding me. That means your battery cable is loose. Go tighten them down. There is no process where your car will randomly act like it has no juice. Your car really had no "Juice". The reason your cell was cleared, was because your ECU lost power.

And no... your ECU will not learn out the CEL. I had mine for 3 months with CEL and the only time it went off was after installing the CASPER unit. The RP unit was completely useless and only resulted in my hacking the crap outta my $150 O2 sensor.

Also as far as the dealer hard reset. Been there tried that... 5 miles later... Hello CEL. Maybe you have a Magic 8, but for those of us whom have one that was bought from a dealer and paid for with money, instead of pencil shavings, you need to do something about your O2 sensor.

The only people whom have had success getting by without a O2 sensor fooler are people who have tuned the car's ecu extensively. So something to think about. I have not tried removing the casper unit since adding my emanage. But since it isn't broke.... I am not going to try and fix it.

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Old 03-01-2005 | 04:30 PM
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Which Casper unit ?

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Old 03-01-2005 | 08:12 PM
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my CEL just came back after 75 miles
Old 03-06-2005 | 03:49 AM
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does the midpipe improve anything at all? i heard it looses torque.........
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