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Old 09 March 2009, 08:36 PM
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Will the removal of my resonator on the centre section cause me to fail my MOT? It rattles badly and may need to get cut out and welded back up.

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Old 09 March 2009, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rtm4676
Will the removal of my resonator on the centre section cause me to fail my MOT? It rattles badly and may need to get cut out and welded back up.

Any ideas?
Depends what car you've got
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Old 10 March 2009, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by b13bat
Depends what car you've got
Its a 1998 Type r V4.
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Sorry mate, for some reason i was thinking cat not res Yeah you should get away with it as long as its not stupid loud
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Magnex do a stainless centre pipe for about £70-80. Mine passes mot with that and just a 100cell sportscat downpipe.
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same here ... stainless steel centre pipe with no cat or res and no mot problems
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Originally Posted by rezaP1
same here ... stainless steel centre pipe with no cat or res and no mot problems
sounds good. welder and grinder awaits
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