O2 Spacers drastically reduce the chance of the CEL coming on when you put on an aftermarket downpipe on without tuning the ecu. I put a spacer on when I put my CTS downpipe on and it ran a CEL a couple of times, after putting on my magnaflow catback about a week after I did the downpipe it no longer comes on. O2 sensor is really sensitive, and will pick up on the additional emissions created by a larger downpipe. I would recommend putting a spacer on if you do not plan on tuning shortly after.