Today's hot tip...
After Googling around, I found a post saying most pipes are shipped with plugs in the CO2 sensor bung and that muffler shops usually have a drawer full. Sure enough, local muffler shop handed me a nice 18x1.5mm stainless plug. Offered them some dough and they said nah. This one is slathered in copper high temp RVT and shouldn't be walking away on me.
Thanks again.