Manifolds

9th February 2009, 16:29

Hey, just wondering are aftermarket manifolds an MOT failure tried searching for the answer but couldnt find it.
Cheers Dan.

9th February 2009, 16:33

if its a decat mani then yes but you can get them with a sports cat built in n that will pass wot mk is your vtr 1 or 2?

9th February 2009, 19:02

mk2 vtr has cat in manifold, so an aftermarket will decat it. do what im planning and get a mk1 cat and middle pipe for mot time

9th February 2009, 19:05

not an MOT failure atall.

Unless its a decat manifold then you need a cat in the system elsewhere

9th February 2009, 19:08

sounds a stupid question, but what is a manifold?

9th February 2009, 19:11

the exhaust manifold is the first part of the exhaust.

its where the exhaust ports on the head have tubes coming off of them for the amount of cylinders the engine has, this then goes down into a single pipe usually where the exhaust goes.

9th February 2009, 19:15

thanks for clearing that up lol. In the future I am looking to clean my engine bay up etc.

9th February 2009, 19:16

You will need a manifold with a sports cat in it otherwise it will be an mot failure, or you can use a mk1 system which has the cat under the car. up to you mate.

9th February 2009, 22:40

You can get round it by using a MK1 setup. put the cat under the car. You will then only have to swap the middle pipes over for mot time instead of the whole mani

9th February 2009, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaxoJamie

You can get round it by using a MK1 setup. put the cat under the car. You will then only have to swap the middle pipes over for mot time instead of the whole mani

Nicely put dude......

11th February 2009, 08:16

Thanks for all your replys i got a mk1 set up so im all good for one with MOTS