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Old Oct 9, 2024 | 10:26 PM
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I have them, the quality is solid, I have heavily tracked them for over two seasons. I ran them on my 987.1 and now a set on my 981. They do have a mini cat in a tube leading to the downstream O2 sensor that's supposed to defeat the check engine light, it's not effective and I cut mine out for better flow. I use Garage Daddy 90 degree 02 spacers and have no check engine light.





I assume I need two 90 degrees spacers? Please confirm
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Old Oct 10, 2024 | 12:53 AM
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I assume I need two 90 degrees spacers? Please confirm
Correct. One for each post-cat O2 sensor.
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Old Mar 26, 2025 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MaddMike
Question about spacers. I have a 718 Spyder with Kline 200 cel catted headers. I occasionally get a CEL and am thinking of adding spacers. Not sure the difference between the L and straight spacers and which would work best. Would love any insights. I currently have just been clearing the CEL when it pops up. That can be once a month or once a week--just whenever it feels like it.
What are the exact codes you get when the CEL appears?
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Some header love. Agate grey is my base and white is RippaulW’s S.

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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 01:55 PM
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like the title says, anyone fixed this?
I have the catted top gear headers on, initially no codes after installing. After about two months I started getting this code sporadically and now it’s every time I start the car. No o2 spacers on the car either. I never got a CEL before on the car either.

The shop tells me that the cat could be failing. Which is unfortunate since I had the headers on the car for less than a year and I never track it and it’s street driving only.

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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 02:56 PM
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P0421 is post cat code, very common CEL on aftermarket headers with lower cell cats (for more flow) or de-cat headers but no effect on car's performance. O2 spacers are hit and miss.
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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Cayman Ed
P0421 is post cat code, very common CEL on aftermarket headers with lower cell cats (for more flow) or de-cat headers but no effect on car's performance. O2 spacers are hit and miss.
That’s what I was thinking but there were no codes initially for a good two month period of solid driving. What’s causing this to come out of the blue?
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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 981Lex
That’s what I was thinking but there were no codes initially for a good two month period of solid driving. What’s causing this to come out of the blue?
you’re gonna need spacers or tune the code out.
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Originally Posted by 981Lex

like the title says, anyone fixed this?
I have the catted top gear headers on, initially no codes after installing. After about two months I started getting this code sporadically and now it’s every time I start the car. No o2 spacers on the car either. I never got a CEL before on the car either.

The shop tells me that the cat could be failing. Which is unfortunate since I had the headers on the car for less than a year and I never track it and it’s street driving only.
you need spacers or a tune that disables that
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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainSlowly
you need spacers or a tune that disables that
The tune will not turn off exhaust codes. I have a tune.
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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 981Lex
The tune will not turn off exhaust codes. I have a tune.
I didn't say a tune, I said "a tune that disables that". Some tunes can and some can't


Cobb Stage 2 v200 for example will disable the codes
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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainSlowly
I didn't say a tune, I said "a tune that disables that". Some tunes can and some can't


Cobb Stage 2 v200 for example will disable the codes
I own the Cobb access port and I do have v2 maps. That map puts the sensor at “stand by” which will not allow me to pass emissions . I think it’s more likely with luck that my car would pass emissions in current state if the code does not trip up. Standby mode as explained above by some other guys only prevents the sensor from taking a reading which will come up on emissions test as error.
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Originally Posted by 981Lex
I own the Cobb access port and I do have v2 maps. That map puts the sensor at “stand by” which will not allow me to pass emissions . I think it’s more likely with luck that my car would pass emissions in current state if the code does not trip up. Standby mode as explained above by some other guys only prevents the sensor from taking a reading which will come up on emissions test as error.
what version of the map?
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Old Apr 26, 2025 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainSlowly
what version of the map?
I mentioned above the v2 maps.
But I also have all of them
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