Decat VTs power

1. saxotourdecorse Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Posts: 448 Not a drop of halfords anywhere....

   #1 23rd February 2009, 20:37

   hi
   i am very friendly with my garage/mot centre so i am thinking of getting a decat cos they will just swap the old system over for me for MOT most probably.
   i am looking at the supersprint race decat pipe from kam.
   i got a 3.5 inch scorpion on at the moment.
   is this a good idea???
   having read up on the 'decat' subject obviously it should increase perfromance but some people say its bad - something to do with back pressure or somethin, or is this only on small powered n / a engines. (bare in mind mine is over 160 bhp)
   
   also will it be very loud, anyone got one and had any good/ bad experiences???? will it be to loud for a trackday any1??
2. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

   #2 23rd February 2009, 20:40

   [QUOTE=saxotourdecorse;3024232]
   
   De cats give you that little bit of difference........thought you would have had one of them on your motor already dude........
3. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

   #3 23rd February 2009, 20:44

   I swear its been the best mod to my VTS.
   
   Would of thought a 160 bhp saxo would of already had a decat.
   
   The nost is slightly deeper but nothing to worry about.
4. saxotourdecorse Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Posts: 448 Not a drop of halfords anywhere....

   #4 23rd February 2009, 20:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by gdwelsh I swear its been the best mod to my VTS. Would of thought a 160 bhp saxo would of already had a decat. The nost is slightly deeper but nothing to worry about.

   
   wt do ya do come mot time/??
   wts the supersprint 1 by kam like
5. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

   #5 23rd February 2009, 20:50

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxotourdecorse wt do ya do come mot time/??

   To be honest the place I go the fella uses a different car for emissions...
   
   Yes its illegal but worse things happen in life.
6. saxotourdecorse Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Posts: 448 Not a drop of halfords anywhere....

   #6 23rd February 2009, 20:51

   any experience with trackdays?
7. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

   #7 23rd February 2009, 20:57

   Sorry no.
   
   I often use spirited B road driving and had no problems with pressure or back firing.
   
   On a magnex system it really is fairly quiet.
8. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

   #8 23rd February 2009, 20:57

   Decat is very good buy!! great performance,and sound.........have people in the right places and you wont have to take off for Mot time.......
9. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

   #9 23rd February 2009, 20:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by gdwelsh Sorry no. I often use spirited B road driving and had no problems with pressure or back firing. On a magnex system it really is fairly quiet.

   Ive got full magnex system on me mk2 vts and its pritty loud bud!!
10. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

    #10 23rd February 2009, 21:01

    hehe.
    
    You think?
    
    Perhaps comparing it to my GTi-6 system was not a true comparison.
    
    Still I dont think its loud, driving on motorways does not become impossible.
11. saxotourdecorse Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Posts: 448 Not a drop of halfords anywhere....

    #11 23rd February 2009, 21:04

    mines a mk1 so the cat is in the centre section not mani so this may make it louder, any1 got any mk1 experience. i was close to the noise limit at oulton with a scorpion backbox on at the time with no de cat etc
12. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #12 23rd February 2009, 21:07

    Mines loud,for magnex system with no middle box,got my system from Abp motor sport in Nantwhich,fer few local members on here no how loud mine is........
13. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #13 23rd February 2009, 21:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxotourdecorse mines a mk1 so the cat is in the centre section not mani so this may make it louder, any1 got any mk1 experience. i was close to the noise limit at oulton with a scorpion backbox on at the time with no de cat etc

    Shame you didnt come the wirral meet the other night dude,was good turn out.........
14. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

    #14 23rd February 2009, 21:34

    what mods have you done to reach 160bhp?
15. Harv Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Mold Posts: 2936 EP3 Civic Type R

    #15 23rd February 2009, 22:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom what mods have you done to reach 160bhp?

    LAD proven mate .
    
    Yarp just whack a decat on dude, but keep the centre silencer or buy one if you don't currently have one. Shouldn't be a problem with noise restrictions on track then....Ryan's is really loud but goes on track a lot without problems (i think anyway).
16. essexdon Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Canvey Island Posts: 1625 MY96 Impreza WRX 287bhp/299lbft ;)

    #16 23rd February 2009, 22:51

    i gota decat just control the noise through the throttle and its ok, boot it and expect the plod, just gota be sensiable
17. baker556 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4826 oem+ sax

    #17 24th February 2009, 00:17

    saxo tour de course are fake are they not.....as there was an e-mail sent to citeron regarding this and apprarently they had never heard of it....
18. user_21524 Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 2087 saxo vtr mk2

    #18 24th February 2009, 01:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by baker556 saxo tour de course are fake are they not.....as there was an e-mail sent to citeron regarding this and apprarently they had never heard of it....

    l.a.d just modified them and gave them a fancy name tbh
    
    theres a nice btb for sale on hear atm will be alot better than a scorpion one
19. saxotourdecorse Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Posts: 448 Not a drop of halfords anywhere....

    #19 24th February 2009, 08:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dobbo_1 l.a.d just modified them and gave them a fancy name tbh theres a nice btb for sale on hear atm will be alot better than a scorpion one

    that 1 that is being sold has had about 4 owners in two months so my guess is it aint very good. does anyone no of anyone that has ever exceeded the noise limit on a trackday in a saxo, ryan is running throttle bodies so ....
    mine is quite close to a fail without a decat atm