de-cat pipe?

1. benreader Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Fleetwood, Lancashire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 241 Saxo VTR

   #1 27th January 2006, 03:10

   am i right in thinking that if i whack a de-cat pipe on my car it's legal if a copper stops me or i get a roadside stop, they'll just make me stick the cat back on BUT if i crash and they take the car away im pretty much fucked as my insurance will be invalid???
   
   also what sort of gains are you looking at on a vtr, about 5-10bhp?
2. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #2 27th January 2006, 03:16

   not road legal, youll fail mot too
   increase depends on the car but about 5bhp ish
   
   increased sounds
   insurance wont pay
   
   
3. benreader Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Fleetwood, Lancashire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 241 Saxo VTR

   #3 27th January 2006, 03:26

   yeah thats pretty much what i thought, i dont think it carries a fixed penalty or anything they just make you put the cat back on and present the proof in 7 days or something like that. sounds like a great idea til' i get smashed into and then my insurance wont pay up! cheers mate
4. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #4 27th January 2006, 04:55

   Naaaa, i heard you can get an on the spot fine as mr policeman can carry out a road emission test there and then, if he suspects owt.
5. Saxo_Wilson Established Member Joined: May 2005 Newcastle (Cramlington) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1268 Ice blue Saxo VTS

   #5 27th January 2006, 05:01

   Most saxo's still pass the test without the cat though
6. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

   #6 27th January 2006, 05:52

   Yeah they can pass without the cat sometimes
7. Hazza17 Established Member Joined: Oct 2005 Southampton United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2333 Mazda Rx7, Honda Integra DC5 and GTR

   #7 27th January 2006, 18:18

   i had a de-cat pipe with savage system and de baffled back box with induction kit! sounded very very loud. would wake the dead evan no coppers stopped me but had afew dodgy looks. then i got a more subtle exhaust! thats the way forward. u wont pass MOT with de-cat as mine failed and its not road legal. just get a back box m8. cheaper and simpler! owww and i de-cat pipe drinks petrol like a hor!
8. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #8 27th January 2006, 18:34

   where do people get this decat drinking petrol from? By removing the cat there is no reason that it shoudl use more fuel, more like heavy right foots wanting to hear noise
9. SteVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 carlisle United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2934 106 GTi

   #9 27th January 2006, 18:41

   unless the copper is the biggest of cunts you'll probally end up with a retification notice where you get 14 days to put the cat pipe back on n get it checked by a garage to prove you've put it back on the thing is how many copers will be able to see if you've got a cat on or not if your cars on 15's and lowered 40mm or more he aint going to see shit under the car