TripleC Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hey guys, I'm in the process of fixing up My Avalanche in order to get an SS. I was wondering where I could buy some MIL/O2 simulators at. I have been searching forums and the web for two days and have yet to find a good place. All advice appreciated. -CCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 You will have a very hard finding anything of the sort. The EPA (or CARB) has sued the manufacturer and forced them to stop making them and recall all sets out in circulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleC Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) I remember reading that and figured that was the problem. Thanks for the fast response. I suppose if I can't find sims or anybody with a stock y-pipe I'll have to go with universals. Edited February 11, 2008 by TripleC (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evallejo Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Even if you do find them they won't be cheap. If there is a speed shop in your area that does tuning, they could delete the cats for cheaper than a full tune, and probably less than the price of sims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke03 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 o2 sims these may work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_bnoon_SS Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 There is a way to make your own VERY cheaply, I can't fins the online diagram I used when I made them back in '99 for my Contour. I seached and found several people talking about them, but I couldn't find anything else... I know they do work though as my wife's '00 Mustang still has a set that I made too. Also, during the search, I found several people ueing an O2 bung extension to move the tip of the sensor out of the main stream of exhaust flow to accomplish a similar result. I believe they said it was a part in the "oil pan plug area" of an auto parts store. The threads are 16mm if I remember right, but I can't remember if it's a 1.5 pitch or something else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleC Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) Hey thanks for the link smoke... Those I think are going to work because the truck is an 02'. I shot them an email just to ensure before I dropped the cash. edit: They discontinued them. Edited February 11, 2008 by TripleC (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_bnoon_SS Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Hey, I found a schematic for making your own. You need a 1uF capacitor, a 1M Ohm resistor, and a little time. The problem is, the schematic I found has different color wires for an import vehicle, which are just a bit different than ours. I believe we have two white wires, a black, and a grey instead of what's shown here. The other schematic is what I used to make mine on my Contour, which has the right colors, but they made the picture smaller for some reason and I can't make out the Radio Shack part numbers any more... but you can see where they put the resistor and cap. Forgot, you can't solder the wires on O2 sensors very easily, so by some crimp on connectors and slide the little metal inserts out, crimp those on, then solder the crap out of them and they'll last forever like my wife's have. Edited February 12, 2008 by SS_bnoon_SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymz Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 ws6 rear deletes work perfert, have them on my 5.3L. there cheap, just plug into your harness and your done. www.ws6store.com [email protected] if you wanna talk to someone personally. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleC Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Allright update time... I found a few schematic maps on building some (thanks bnoon). I have constructed my own and am currently waiting on the weather to clear up a little before I go crawling around on the ground. I'm pretty confident at this point, after looking at o2 schematics, I think I may have her figured out. I will let you know how they turn out. If they don't turn out, I thank DJ for the info. (Don't know why I didn't think of that considering I've had two firebirds in the past!) Either way I'll be sure to update and let everyone know, this is the best board I have found so far and I belong to A LOT! -CCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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