Do you need a re-map after De-Cat
25 February 2009, 12:18 PM
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Do you need a re-map after De-Cat
Hi..
Quick question...my car is 2003 STI Type UK
It already has a Afterburner backbox and the resonator section has been replaced.
If I fit a decat\sports cat down pipe and decat centre pipe will the car need to be remapped straight away ? - Hayward ans Scott are literally 5 mins from where I live you see so de-catting should be easy enough - then I can arrange re-map later...
I heard induction kits can make the scooby run lean unless it's remapped but what about de-cats ?
Cheers
Ian
Quick question...my car is 2003 STI Type UK
It already has a Afterburner backbox and the resonator section has been replaced.
If I fit a decat\sports cat down pipe and decat centre pipe will the car need to be remapped straight away ? - Hayward ans Scott are literally 5 mins from where I live you see so de-catting should be easy enough - then I can arrange re-map later...
I heard induction kits can make the scooby run lean unless it's remapped but what about de-cats ?
Cheers
Ian
25 February 2009, 12:58 PM
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i had a 04 STI hayward and scott de-catted and it run fine i had the full exhaust system replaced without a re map. + a different air filter and ran fine not 1 problem at all, all you would need is a lamba sensor bypass for the ECU which they should supply / fit to stop throwing up faults.
25 February 2009, 01:21 PM
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i had a 04 STI hayward and scott de-catted and it run fine i had the full exhaust system replaced without a re map. + a different air filter and ran fine not 1 problem at all, all you would need is a lamba sensor bypass for the ECU which they should supply / fit to stop throwing up faults.
25 February 2009, 01:25 PM
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New Age STI's NEED a remap after a decat unless you want to be paying out for an engine rebuild, they boost spike which causes det and this ends up killing the engine.
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25 February 2009, 01:37 PM
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After decatting i had the CEL light on within 5 miles. I kept it below 3k RPM and off boost until the remap the following day.
25 February 2009, 01:58 PM
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Again.... very big gamble....my STI was spiking all over the place, with huge amounts of det (that was with just a de-cat down pipe and keeping the middle cat in)
Not worth the risk imho
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