Solo high flow cats question

[Jake0021]

Hello, I'm thinking about buying some solo high flow cats off a member here, but was told by someone who is very knowledgable in camaros that they will eventually throw codes in a few months. Is this partly true? I'm not sure if I want to risk it, but if this hasn't happened (with correct install) I'm all for it. Anyone had them for 1 year +? Btw I have the L99.

[F-16 Camaro]

Some people have experienced rear O2 sensor codes with the solo's but most have not.

I have JBAs which everyone said would throw codes, and they did.

I added: http://www.bigdaddiesgarage.com/straight-cel-fix.html

And no more codes.

I believe Solo HF cats come with an extender like this which explains the rarity of Solo's throwing codes.

I hope this helped!

[Mrbowtie26]

Originally Posted by F-16 Camaro

Some people have experienced rear O2 sensor codes with the solo's but most have not.

I have JBAs which everyone said would throw codes, and they did.

I added: http://www.bigdaddiesgarage.com/straight-cel-fix.html

And no more codes.

I believe Solo HF cats come with an extender like this which explains the rarity of Solo's throwing codes.

I hope this helped!

Think these would work with cat delete pipes to help not throw a code or is this too much to ask ? :-)

[rontammy0]

I have the 2011 l99 ..had the solos for 2 years with no codes. Is it the 2013 and newer cars having trouble with codes?

[CamaroDreams76]

Originally Posted by rontammy0

I have the 2011 l99 ..had the solos for 2 years with no codes. Is it the 2013 and newer cars having trouble with codes?

Yes 13+ have trouble with codes. Not sure if its only on NPP cars or not.

Op, get the solo extenders and pair them up with the bigdaddies angled extenders. No CEL

[Spec]

I got the JBA's, but I also read enough about them to get the O2 extenders at the same time prior to installation. No CEL's except that there was an exhaust leak where the headers met the mids on the passenger side due to the sub-par gaskets provided with their package. Once better gaskets were installed, that was that.

Here's a pic, very well made, added a good amount of power, and improved the exhaust tone note. Well worth the purchase;

[Camarotobeornottobe]

Spec, since you seem like a guy who appreciates being prepared, where did you get the "good" gaskets so that someone else might be prepared before HFC purchase?

[Spec]

Originally Posted by Camarotobeornottobe

Spec, since you seem like a guy who appreciates being prepared, where did you get the "good" gaskets so that someone else might be prepared before HFC purchase?

One of my buddy's mechanics was able to procure a couple of steel ones and we replaced the cloth-looking ones JBA provided. When we removed the JBA's, all that was left of them was the wire mesh... the rest of them were completely burned off.

The following thread has a GM Part number to some that could work much better. As you can see, I'm not the only one thinking the supplied gaskets were sub-par.

Here's the GM Part Number:

GM 92202326 | CONVERTER & PIPE GASKET
http://www.gmpartscenter.net/oe-gm/9...FdcegQodtToAoQ

Here's the Link where I found it:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108147

[Spec]

Here are some that look good and may work very well with either the Solo's or JBA's... from the same thread above:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-31337/

[Camarotobeornottobe]

So, the GM gasket you link there is the same one that comes with the stock converter new? And it fits on the JBAs just as it would an OEM cat?

[Spec]

Originally Posted by Camarotobeornottobe

So, the GM gasket you link there is the same one that comes with the stock converter new? And it fits on the JBAs just as it would an OEM cat?

Yep, should fit. Not sure if they're the same ones that come stock, but they'll work better than the JBA's.

[Camarotobeornottobe]

Thanks much.

[AKA-22]

Originally Posted by Jake0021

Hello, I'm thinking about buying some solo high flow cats off a member here, but was told by someone who is very knowledgable in camaros that they will eventually throw codes in a few months. Is this partly true? I'm not sure if I want to risk it, but if this hasn't happened (with correct install) I'm all for it. Anyone had them for 1 year +? Btw I have the L99.

no way !! had them for two plus years code free there are awesome!!!