exhaust question need help asap
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exhaust question need help asap
alright I've got a 97 f150 4x4 5.4 i had to hallow my cats out because they were clogged. i disconnected the o2 sensors and have no muffler as of rite now is it okay for it to be driven like this.
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NO you are venting hot gasses out of the engine towards the gas tank with nothing to contain it, your truck is a vehicle fire waiting to happen.
Also its illegal. You will get pulled over for an excessively loud exhaust (also known as disorderly conduct). When the officer sees that you have no mufflers at all he will impound your vehicle as its not safe to drive. Arrest you for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. Then after you spend $300 to have a bail bondsman bail you out or $3K to bail yourself out you will have to pay about $100 for towing, $250 a day for impound fees and be required to pay to have it fixed, new cats, muffler and exhaust. Then go to court pay fines attorney fees and court costs, if you are lucky enough to avoid jailtime you will have to pay probation fees. it would easily cost you $5K for not having exhaust on your truck.
You would be not only endangering your life and that of others on the road but making much more work for yourself, just get some exhaust on there before you drive again.
Also its illegal. You will get pulled over for an excessively loud exhaust (also known as disorderly conduct). When the officer sees that you have no mufflers at all he will impound your vehicle as its not safe to drive. Arrest you for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. Then after you spend $300 to have a bail bondsman bail you out or $3K to bail yourself out you will have to pay about $100 for towing, $250 a day for impound fees and be required to pay to have it fixed, new cats, muffler and exhaust. Then go to court pay fines attorney fees and court costs, if you are lucky enough to avoid jailtime you will have to pay probation fees. it would easily cost you $5K for not having exhaust on your truck.
You would be not only endangering your life and that of others on the road but making much more work for yourself, just get some exhaust on there before you drive again.
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if you wanting louder exauhst id just take off the cats. if your worried about tickets take of 2 out of the four then replace the other 2 with after market ones. be sure to either unplug the O2 sensors from the computer or put them back in with spark pulg non fowlers so that no engine codes are set off.
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NO you are venting hot gasses out of the engine towards the gas tank with nothing to contain it, your truck is a vehicle fire waiting to happen.
Also its illegal. You will get pulled over for an excessively loud exhaust (also known as disorderly conduct). When the officer sees that you have no mufflers at all he will impound your vehicle as its not safe to drive. Arrest you for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. Then after you spend $300 to have a bail bondsman bail you out or $3K to bail yourself out you will have to pay about $100 for towing, $250 a day for impound fees and be required to pay to have it fixed, new cats, muffler and exhaust. Then go to court pay fines attorney fees and court costs, if you are lucky enough to avoid jailtime you will have to pay probation fees. it would easily cost you $5K for not having exhaust on your truck.
You would be not only endangering your life and that of others on the road but making much more work for yourself, just get some exhaust on there before you drive again.
Also its illegal. You will get pulled over for an excessively loud exhaust (also known as disorderly conduct). When the officer sees that you have no mufflers at all he will impound your vehicle as its not safe to drive. Arrest you for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. Then after you spend $300 to have a bail bondsman bail you out or $3K to bail yourself out you will have to pay about $100 for towing, $250 a day for impound fees and be required to pay to have it fixed, new cats, muffler and exhaust. Then go to court pay fines attorney fees and court costs, if you are lucky enough to avoid jailtime you will have to pay probation fees. it would easily cost you $5K for not having exhaust on your truck.
You would be not only endangering your life and that of others on the road but making much more work for yourself, just get some exhaust on there before you drive again.
Sounds like you live in California...lol
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You need to reconnect your 02s and put some kind of muffler on there as soon as you can.
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as far as the o2 sensors go. yes, replace them. if the are sending codes your truck will not run right and ruin your engine. as far as the muffler thing goes you can really get away with out it. just make a mock one so it looks like you have one or a glass pack (25$) and extend the pipe away from your gas tank.
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