[whitetop]

You got the same problem as me. Hope you get it sorted as i'm still trying to find a solution without using a small extension.

 

[caprixpack]

You got the same problem as me. Hope you get it sorted as i'm still trying to find a solution without using a small extension.

I do have a 90° extension for the o2 sensor if it throws up the eml, but I never had the problem with the decat fitted (if that's what you're on about). As for the puma 4 branch I'm having to extend the o2 sensor wiring, but not sure whether to extend the sensor wiring, the ford wiring loom or make an extension harnes to go between the two.

 

[whitetop]

I do have a 90° extension for the o2 sensor if it throws up the eml, but I never had the problem with the decat fitted (if that's what you're on about). As for the puma 4 branch I'm having to extend the o2 sensor wiring, but not sure whether to extend the sensor wiring, the ford wiring loom or make an extension harnes to go between the two.

Ah i was on about the cat to manifold on the third picture. I've seen the size extenders so you can have 2" to 3".
I would extend from the loom to be honest with the o2 sensor.

 

[caprixpack]

AHH ok, the 4 branch manifold is for my 1.7 puma it's was just there when taking the pictures so thought it would be funny to compare the sizes between them.

 

[caprixpack]

New sports cat fitted this morning.

 

[Phill P]

Looks the same as mine, 2 mot so far and no problems 👍🏻

 

[caprixpack]

Looks the same as mine, 2 mot so far and no problems 👍🏻

I've got the mot booked for next week, can't wait to get it back on the road again.

 

[Phill P]

Mine needed a new sensor as it had welded itself to the original cat

 

[caprixpack]

Mine needed a new sensor as it had welded itself to the original cat

Mine was the same, once that decat was off the car and I had the blow torch on it I did manage to remove it. Still always better to have a new one.

 

[Phill P]

Indeed

 

[Bigayal]

Mine was the same, once that decat was off the car and I had the blow torch on it I did manage to remove it. Still always better to have a new one.

Fire solves most problems 🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣

 

[caprixpack]

Today's job, removing the 4 pot brembos and bloody awful spacers and fitting the freshly rebuilt and painted original calipers.

 

[caprixpack]

Not very exciting but a few pictures from yesterday.

All ready for the mot tomorrow.

 

[Alb]

Those Axle Stands look as if they've seen better days!

 

[caprixpack]

Those Axle Stands look as if they've seen better days!

They have and are on the to replace list, as is a low level jack to replace the orange jack. The 3t sgs jack won't fit under the st.

 

[teflonbilly]

The OE brake setup looks much better and the bonus is you can ditch the spacers too.

What was it specifically about the E38 Brembos you didn't get on with?

 

[caprixpack]

The OE brake setup looks much better and the bonus is you can ditch the spacers too.

What was it specifically about the E38 Brembos you didn't get on with?

The spacers, couldn't stand how it changed the handling. Its hard to describe but just felt fidgety.

 

[teflonbilly]

The spacers, couldn't stand how it changed the handling. Its hard to describe but just felt fidgety.

Probably because they cause positive camber when turning, also the bumps from even minor uneven road surfaces get amplified through the steering wheel when the track width is widened. There is quite a lot of information available online and the negatives of wheel spacers invariably outweigh the positives.

Hopefully you can sell the lot on and recoup some of your money.

 

[caprixpack]

I already wasn't a fan of using them but thought it would be worth the sacrifice to have better braking. While the braking was better, the way it felt on spacers compared to how it was before and how I had become accustomed to ruined it for me. It's also one of the reasons the hunt for a puma sped up and why the st sat for best part of 6 months. Anyway after fitting the old brakes I took it for a quick spin and it was back to the st I loved.
Washed and ready for tomorrow.

 

[caprixpack]

It passed, would have been a clean pass if I could have been bothered to fit some new tyres on the back.