Vtr exhaust on a 1.1

1. jamieb809 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Sevenoaks, Kent Posts: 154 1998 Citroen saxo expose

   #1 13th July 2011, 17:10

   Currently building up my own exhaust for my 1.1.
   
   I bought the centre pipe for a vtr with the silencer, but now realised it is longer then the standard.
   
   To make it fit i'l have to cut part of my cat pipe or buy a vtr cat, will a vtr cat restrict my car at all or effect the emissions in a bad way? Thanks
2. VTHall Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Telford Posts: 4501 Black corsa c SXI.

   #2 13th July 2011, 17:25

   the cat helps emissions and without a cat on mot day, your car fail on emissions. However, without a cat and silencer the car is much louder and adds 1-5 bhp.
   
   With you only haveing a 1.1 the chances are you actually loseing power as there is not enough back pressure if going de catted..
3. jamieb809 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Sevenoaks, Kent Posts: 154 1998 Citroen saxo expose

   #3 13th July 2011, 17:42

   I know this^^
   what I'm saying is will there be any bad side effects by USING a vtr cat?
4. jamieb809 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Sevenoaks, Kent Posts: 154 1998 Citroen saxo expose

   #4 13th July 2011, 19:11

   Bump.......
5. user_35090 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 west mids (dudley) Posts: 1201 cammed 106 flatty

   #5 13th July 2011, 19:37

   wouldnt of thought so mate. sure the vtr centre sections are bigger bore??
6. jamieb809 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Sevenoaks, Kent Posts: 154 1998 Citroen saxo expose

   #6 13th July 2011, 21:58

   The centre sections the same width just about 10inches longer lol.
   The cat pipe on the 1.1 makes up for the length difference, on the original centre.
   I've bought a 1.4 cat now, so going to run it and if there's problems with emissions at m.o.t. Time (doubtful, if anything they should be better lol) then I know my problem