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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by 458trofeo, Nov 30, 2015.

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  1. 458trofeo

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    #1 458trofeo, Nov 30, 2015
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    Hi guys, has anyone installed the Akrapovic Delete-R unit
    on their cars to get rid of CEL's triggered by modded cats?

    Any feedback would be appreciated :)

    Thanks & best!
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  2. synergy

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    #2 synergy, Nov 30, 2015
    No CEL's w/ IPE F1 w/o cats :)
     
  3. 458trofeo

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    #3 458trofeo, Dec 1, 2015
    Cool!!

    But afaik it is no good for passing an emissions test since it will show
    a 'no ready' both on the cat converter and o2 sensor in the testing computer,
    at least it seems to remove the annoying light :)
     
  4. RichardCH

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    #4 RichardCH, Dec 1, 2015
    Redback Minicats cost $220 a pair
     
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    #5 Melvok, Dec 1, 2015
    Are YOU using them Richard ? Please info ! :)
     
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    #7 RichardCH, Dec 1, 2015
    Have a set on my Scud and have just bought another set for the F430 Spider 100 cell cats I will install
     
  8. 458trofeo

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    #8 458trofeo, Dec 1, 2015
    Thanks for the feedback Richard. :)

    However fwiw neither the Akrapovic delete R or the mini cats will make a vehicle
    pass an emissions test as all they do is cancel the CEL on the dashboard but the
    fault is still stored in the car's ECU.

    best
     
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    #9 Melvok, Dec 1, 2015
    Correct ...
     
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    Well with mini cats there is never a fault per se I would guess. I am not going to disagree that it will make you pass an emissions test as clearly it won't and hopefully the physics of that is pretty obvious
     
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    #11 458trofeo, Dec 1, 2015
    Indeed, btw do they have emissions testing in Switzerland?

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    #12 sanfran, Dec 1, 2015

    There are about $2 worth of parts in that little black dongle.

    2 x 1 M ohm resistor

    2 x Capacitor, I'd say between 1 and 5 μF depending on how many seconds you need to smooth out.

    If someone puts a probe into your exhaust it will still show outside of range and you'll fail smog. But any test using OBD2 data should look good.
     
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    #13 458trofeo, Dec 1, 2015
    Biggest ripoff indeed!!

    MY 2000 and over cars are not tailpipe probed anyhow so no need to worry about that.

    The obd2 data will also fail as the ready codes will not show on the emissions test
    computer when the car is scanned as all the Akrapovic device does is cancel the CEL on
    the dashboard but the fault is still recorded in the ECU.

    Bottom line is unless you 'know' someone at a smog shop the only sure way to pass
    smog is to reset the ecu using a factory diagnostic tool, revert to stock cats, do a
    drive cycle for the ecu to put out all the readiness codes, go smog it and revert back
    to any setup desired.
     
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    #14 RichardCH, Dec 2, 2015
    We used to have the full monty but now they rely on the CEL light, in the good old days with my 911 the Porsche garage used to say, "don't worry sir we have plenty of cars here to run your test on ".....
     
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    #15 JuanPablo046, Sep 5, 2018
    It worked for me, no cats in a 458
     
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    I can’t find this for sale anywhere in the US.
     
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    #17 Toaster29, Dec 2, 2021
    Unfortunately you won’t unless you’re lucky in some back channel. The EPA has been aggressively pursing any company selling emissions disabling software or devices.
     
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