de-catting

16th September 2005, 04:31

would exactly happen if i de-catted my 1.1i sx saxo? i wana improve the power of my lil beast, n i can get the cat removed for £20 n a pipe welded instead?

16th September 2005, 05:00

like everyone says, there's no point in improving power to the 1.1s because you wont get much.

if you must, de-cat pipe depends on lambda-sensors. if you have 1, you can replace the cat with a pipe, but if you have 2 (one before and one after cat), then you'll have to get a de-cat pipe with a socket for 2nd lambda-sensor, and i didnt find any

best thing is to get a 1.4 engine and drop it in

16th September 2005, 05:07

also if you fit a de cat ur car wont pass its MOT unless u put the cat back, you could get a racing cat and then u would have to change it, but there aint really much point in swapping from the original to be honest

16th September 2005, 17:56

it only makes the car sound more aggresive

16th September 2005, 18:03

as these guys have said there isnt too much point spending alot of money trying to increase the power of a 1.1.

de-catting it would make a small amount of difference and would make the exhaust louder. if its a mk1 saxo then a de-cat will only be £50 ish but if its a mk2 you'd need a new manifold as the cat will be in the manifold.

17th September 2005, 05:35

you could take your old cat and knock the shit out of the middle of it with a pipe and hammer, i did this with my escort and it still passed its mot and no one knew it didnt have the element knocked out of it. cheap and simple

19th September 2005, 13:09

i eint bothered bout power, i got a vtec civic comming soon,for now tho i jus wana try differnt things on my lil saxo. i'll go get my cat cut off den sumtime dis week after my MOT

20th September 2005, 05:59

woooo hang on mate, you shouldnt need to cut it!

just take the bolts out and fit a de-cat pipe in its place

20th September 2005, 13:55

ye how much is the de-cat pipe then?

21st September 2005, 05:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmuminovic

ye how much is the de-cat pipe then?

Magnex do one for £50

21st September 2005, 15:58

drop a vts lump in instead of messin with a low powered engine

22nd September 2005, 01:35

like i said im gettin a vtec civic so dats even beta den a vts

but my saxo is my lil round around 4 work.

22nd September 2005, 05:13

take the cat off and knock the insides out, will still pass its emissions for mot time

my escort passed with no inards in the cat and it had loads of engine mods done to it

cheap and easy de-cat pipe

23rd September 2005, 04:45

cheers for that mate, i'll do that after the mot jus to be on da safe side, also im changin the gear linkage n doin a full service so its easier n beta if i do it all at once