cheap de-cat
17 February 2004, 01:49 PM
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cheap de-cat
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
has any1 else done this cheap allturnative
17 February 2004, 02:07 PM
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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!
17 February 2004, 02:16 PM
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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.
17 February 2004, 02:17 PM
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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.
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.
17 February 2004, 02:21 PM
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Sounds like this could come back to haunt you if youre not careful, what about when you come to sell the car ?
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17 February 2004, 06:23 PM
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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
in this case it aint worth it
but i have now found some 1 who sells full decats 4 100 quid
17 February 2004, 06:33 PM
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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
17 February 2004, 07:12 PM
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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
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
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