my scoob is going in on friday 2 have the cats taken off and the insides removed then being put back on all 4 £50
has any1 else done this cheap allturnative

 

Yes, I think some people have done this. It's not recommended AT ALL if one of those cats is in the up-pipe. You really wouldn't want fragments of cat flying into your turbo!

 

thats a good point will make sure its as clean as a whissle before they put it back on.
is there any other things 2 watch out 4

 

Why not just buy a full de-cat second hand. You will be able to sell it on for almost what you bought it for when you sell the car. would be a better option surely... also you are more likely to get a better gas flow and therefore the full benefit of a de-cat.

 

Someone is charging you fifty quid to saw your cats in half and weld them back together? You've been had!

As Fatman suggests, you might be better off saving your money and putting it towards a proper decat downpipe. If you do go the route you're suggesting, you're likely to be in sh*t street come MOT time when your car fails the emissions test.

If you keep the standard bits, you can chuck the standard DP back on before it goes through. If you're had the catalyst ripped out, you might have to buy one, with the end result costing you a lot more than a decent DP would have done originally.

 

ive got spear cats so that aint a problem
is it a fidderly job getting the turbo down pipe off the car and how long would it take

 

Sounds like this could come back to haunt you if youre not careful, what about when you come to sell the car ?

Dave

 

some good piont made cheers
does any1 know of a de cat pipe 4 sale

 

BODGER ALERT

 

while we're on the cheap knackers alternative, why not just weld on a 40mm scaffolding pole from the downpipe... !!!

 

LOL

 

if there is a cheaper way of doing something its worth looking in 2
in this case it aint worth it
but i have now found some 1 who sells full decats 4 100 quid

 

Would that be a proper open neck stainless downpipe or just a normal one with the catalyst beaten out?

 

proper 1 from turbosport they are the people that make them and then sell on 2 the shops so by buying off them u are cutting the middle man out saving quit a bit

 

Yeah I did this on my XR3i when the cat shattered and bocked up the exhaust

First I just cut the box open took out what was left and welded it back up as a quick fix, but it sounded really tinny afterwards, so I ending up cutting out the whole box and welding a section of tubing in place of it

waited 'till the MOT was due to see what would happen...and it passed (only just mind) !! So I left it like that