d-cat question

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 birmingham lad in bristol Posts: 2613 saxo vtr
    #1
    i own a 02 plate vtr and was told i cant d-cat it because the cat is on the down pipe just below the manifold. is this true or can it be done. or if i got a sports cat and a straight frew pipe would it still sound just as good?
  2. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Northampton Posts: 2241 Citroën Saxo VTR
    #2
    Had this discussion with a garage yesterday, I have a Y reg 2001 VTR, and unfortunatly my cat sits on the manifold so if I de-cat it, it'll fail an MOT. The only way around that would be to have the cat put back on so it goes through an MOT but that's just hassle in my opinion. Apparently I can't have a sports cat on it either...
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 birmingham lad in bristol Posts: 2613 saxo vtr
    #3
    what we gunna do now ha. i realy wanid 2 d cat, i just want it to sound gud what are the otha options?
  4. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Northampton Posts: 2241 Citroën Saxo VTR
    #4
    Get an exhaust system? induction kit?
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 birmingham lad in bristol Posts: 2613 saxo vtr
    #5
    i got a gud back box, think im just guna get a straight frew pipe now n loose the silencer.
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Coventry Posts: 5182 Lupo GTI
    #6
    I have decatted mk2 VTR

    You need to buy yourself a performance manifold. I.e. raceland, which costs about £150. This will decat it.

    However, this will fail MOT's.

    Janspeed sell a 4 branch manifold which has a high flow cat, so this will not hinder performance and it will pass MOT's

    Or...

    You could put a decat manifold on it, then at mot time put the cat in the centre section.

    You could cut out a section of the pipe and insert the cat into with clamps.
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 birmingham lad in bristol Posts: 2613 saxo vtr
    #7
    nice one m8 myte do that then gud idea.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2007 malton north yorkshire Posts: 377 Silver citroen saxo vtr mk 2 120BHP
    #8
    I too have a deccated 2001 vtr its got a 4-1 manifold on with mk1 magnex system on so i can take out the de-cat pipe and put a mk1 cat into it TA DAH jobs a gud en its worth the hasstle
  9. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2007 bristol Posts: 443 clio sport !!!
    #9
    i just ordered a supersprint exhaust i want a 4-2-1 manifold can i do the same when it comes to mot time as in put a mk1 cat on or not??? i gt a 2003 vtr