fourwheelford
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- Location
- washington state
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0 Flex
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hi everyone I have a 2000 ranger with a 3.0 that I have owned for a year or so. I had better exhaust put on it from the catback it sounds really good but I have been having problems with power loss and a tick inside of the center pre-cat. I was wondering if I could just remove that pre-cat and run a straight pipe across there. I don't want to deal with a cel but I know people run dual exhaust on these trucks so they have to get rid of it to do so. If I do this will it trip the CEL? Also what could be in there causing the ticking? Before anyone tells me its not coming from there it is, I have probed every inch of the motor with a stethoscope and have only located it in the center pre-cat. Any info would be great thanks everyone