IS200t Downpipe
07-10-18, 07:01 PM
#106
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
07-10-18, 10:15 PM
#107
It is normal, my car smells horrible too. I expected the smell to get more subtle after putting on some miles but it hasn’t gotten any better. My friend has a downpipe on his 340 and it doesn’t smell as strong even with a bigger engine for some reason.
07-12-18, 08:35 AM
#108
Lexus Test Driver
I honestly would keep your cats, guys. or at least hi flow. The compromise isn't worth it. At the end of the day it's still a 3,600 lb car (at best) with less than 300hp doing a 14 sec 1/4 mile at best.
If you're going to put up with exhaust smell, at least rock an RS3 pushing 10s/11s.
Even then I wouldn't put up with that personally for daily driving. When I go to work I don't want to be smelling like a gas station.
If you're going to put up with exhaust smell, at least rock an RS3 pushing 10s/11s.
Even then I wouldn't put up with that personally for daily driving. When I go to work I don't want to be smelling like a gas station.
07-12-18, 08:37 AM
#109
Lexus Test Driver
Little story.. back in the day my friend's supercharged E90 M3 (600 wheel) was decatted.... the fumes so strong after just a little while driving, the smell of fuel in the interior was immense. my clothes smelled so so so strong when i got home and my face felt extremely oily from all the fumes. i had fuel dripping off of me. it was intense. left a bad taste in my mouth (literally) ever since
car was a beast though. 200mph easy... don't ask me how I know. =/
car was a beast though. 200mph easy... don't ask me how I know. =/
07-12-18, 08:14 PM
#110
Little story.. back in the day my friend's supercharged E90 M3 (600 wheel) was decatted.... the fumes so strong after just a little while driving, the smell of fuel in the interior was immense. my clothes smelled so so so strong when i got home and my face felt extremely oily from all the fumes. i had fuel dripping off of me. it was intense. left a bad taste in my mouth (literally) ever since
car was a beast though. 200mph easy... don't ask me how I know. =/
car was a beast though. 200mph easy... don't ask me how I know. =/
07-13-18, 08:40 AM
#111
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
Same here. I only get the strong smell if i am standing at the back of the car, but no smell inside at all. I did not notice any power difference between the sport catted and de-catted, so if your buget allows for a catted then i would recommend it.
07-14-18, 08:30 AM
#112
Would installing a down pipe with no tune have any negative effects on performance or longevity?
07-14-18, 11:06 AM
#113
I don’t know about longetivity but it won’t have a negative effect in performance. Im running a downpipe with no tune and it actually still increases performance a little bit
07-15-18, 05:14 PM
#114
Driver School Candidate
A tune will further enhance the performance. Even without one, you can feel its much more revy than stock and BMS. If you are getting from TTI a catless one, make sure they send with the proper bypass.
07-19-18, 05:47 PM
#116
It sucks to hear you’re having all these issues. Mine is catless also and I used all the stock hardware to install. I didn’t replace the vband or gaskets and I don’t have a CEL
07-19-18, 11:52 PM
#117
Do you know what CEL code is being given? P0420?
07-22-18, 05:01 PM
#119
Driver School Candidate
07-22-18, 10:21 PM
#120
Try a longer O2 sensor adapter with a smaller inlet. I went through like 3 of them and found one that works.
PPE customer service is fantastic btw.
I used this o2 adapter
It worked great but it was a bit long and the O2 sensor wires were awfully close to the transmission. I didn't want them to get damaged by the heat, so I installed a 2 piece 90 degree spacer and installed the o2 sensor in the link above. Everything has been perfect since. *knock on wood*
PPE was great in customer service but unfortunately none of the spacers they sent me worked.
PPE customer service is fantastic btw.
I used this o2 adapter
It worked great but it was a bit long and the O2 sensor wires were awfully close to the transmission. I didn't want them to get damaged by the heat, so I installed a 2 piece 90 degree spacer and installed the o2 sensor in the link above. Everything has been perfect since. *knock on wood*
PPE was great in customer service but unfortunately none of the spacers they sent me worked.