I was was just wondering has anybody had any problems with there decat exhausts meaning with insurance or police checks or is the bigest problem just the mot

 

never had any trouble with the plod touch wood! I run a full decat and Afterburner Vortex back box! Its loud !

Nottinghamshire Scoobies

 

I think you would be very unlucky to get tested/nicked by plod. Mainly just the mot that can be a problem.

 

I dont know anybody who has had any trouble but some people seem scared of them

 

I don't think an MOT can be passed without CATs.

Also, it's illegal to remove them, if fitted when manufactured.

You are also stealing the future from your offspring ... keep them on and drive sensibly

 

I don't think a car running correctly with no cats is going to be that bad, there are a lot more things to worry about regarding pollution.

 

i know theres loads on here with them ...any trouble anybody ?

 

Mines fine

 

Nope,,,,,,not that i would know

 

going to crail is a good one to watch for as most times wen we go police are there and vosa and any car with a even slightly loud exhaust they pull over and stick the probe thing in the exhaust seen it plenty of times my mate got pulled there with his jap honda prelude with a straight through exhaust was quite loud but he also had to jump in my car to get home as vosa pounded it for the exhaust emmissions being off the scale so the police said that was only last year

 

cheers thats the first "real" scare story ive herd

 

got pulled a while back , plod said i dont like your exhaust , my reply was thats a shame , he said why , i replyed well i like it the mot tester said it sounded sweet and someone in japan must of liked it as well cos thats how it came into the country 5years age and has passed the mot every year since . at which point he said oh so its not a uk model then , i said no its not he looked gutted and said ok on your way sir

 

its vosa the road side checks that you need to be concerned about .
regards insurance a car has to have a valid mot on the road and a decat would mean an mot failure .
you with the rsowners club paul if you are boncaster do insurance which includes decats as most insurances wont cover decats

 

would removing it effect the running of the engine because the back pressure in the exhaust will be less?

 

Back pressure is a old wives tale
no im not in the RSOC phil
i wonder if anybodys ever lost out on a claim because of a decat ?

 

[quote=paulwrxboro;9282288]Back pressure is a old wives tale =quote]

on non turbo's?

 

on all cars if i remember corectly

 

RTA 1988, Section 44, sub section 1, paragraph b), anyone with an import memorise that. (in relation to Section 41, Sub section 2, paragraph C))

 

technically if u change anything on your car its a mod, so cant the insurance/plod do u for that.

 

i supose the insurance could, i was wondering if they check as ive not herd of a claim been refused

 

i used to have a nova redtop and once got pulled by the bill..they went ova it with a fine tooth comb.

 

did they notice it wasent 1.0

 

lol it was reg'd as a 2L...think they mite of noticed the differance between a 1L and a 2L.