huey_33

152XXX miles. Still runs like it's a couple of years old. Nothing wrong with it all.

MJH78

removing the cats and not running MIL's will not cause your engine to run poorly or to blow smoke out the tailpipe. The rear O2's simply check for catalytic function. of course if you don't have cats, it will throw a CEL. The rear O2's have no impact on engine function.

huey_33

Ok, I have already said that I DO have MIL's on the car and I also knew more smoke was going to come out of the exhaust since theres no more cats on the car. I do not have a problem with the mid pipe, I have a problem with my car burning oil.

MJH78

I was just giving general information on the statement made earlier in the thread where someone stated that removing cats with no MIL's can cause the engine to not run right.

huey_33

Sorry didn't mean to sound like a d**K. Just having a horrible time with the mustang so I am a little p**sed right now. If it's not one thing, it's another, and I am so tired of spending money on this thing, and so is the wife. Probably going to put a for sale ad up sometime in the near future.

massred98gt

no don't do that!!!!! its prob you intake valve seals, but just to make sure check you check compression. if you want i have a pair of npi heads sitting in my garage with fresh valve stems and through in some pi cams with the sale.

MJH78

Do you have any signs of a bad head gasket? oily coolant, that sort of thing? what's the oil look like?

huey_33

Nope, nothing out of the ordinary. No knocking or pinging and no strange noises coming from under the hood. And still drives great. I am at work right now so I will have to check to see what the oil looks like when I get home.

huey_33

Dude, I would love to have some new heads and a set of cams for the car but me and the family have been living paycheck to paycheck ever since I bought this POS. It likes to break alot. Hell, three days after I bought the car the tranny decided to crash. So that right there should tell you the luck I am having with this thing. And being in the military I don't make s**t for money to begin with. But I really do appreciate the offer.

MJH78

You can have a blown head gasket and not have pinging or knocking. is it white smoke you see from the tailpipe? also look for oil mixed in with coolant or a whitish milky color to the oil