sports cat or standered

1. leej23 L-plater Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 47 2003 saxo VTR 1.6L

   #1 19th October 2012, 16:03

   Hi am just curious to what you think would be the best. i have a mk2 VTR with the cat on mani, an need a new cat as its broken.
   
   do you think i should save and buy a sports cat if so what would you recommend.
   
   or just buy a stranded cat.
   
   cheers
2. Nates-VTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 dublin Posts: 1200 saxo 1.6 8v VTR

   #2 19th October 2012, 16:09

   Without a cat it won't pass mot/nct but if its done de-cat it
3. leej23 L-plater Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 47 2003 saxo VTR 1.6L

   #3 19th October 2012, 16:12

   am sure av seen sports cats that fit on to slandered mani before, so they couldn't fail it as it has a cat
4. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #4 19th October 2012, 16:23

   Just fit a standard one imo, unless you decide to fit mk1 style exhaust system
5. bigezz Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 perth Posts: 224 106 gti cheery red, 106 rallye phase 2 blaca white

   #5 20th October 2012, 09:37

   throw the cat away
6. jones91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Bridgnorth (Shropshire) Posts: 2001 Jdm Dc2 Integra

   #6 20th October 2012, 10:00

   Id just buy a standard cat to get through emissions on mot day, and then buy a decat pipe for the other 364 days of the year
7. Jimi137 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 Stafford Posts: 146 Citroen Saxo MK2 VTR with GTI Engine

   #7 21st October 2012, 15:34

   went through all this the other week m8 - total ballache lol. i really stuggled to find a mani-sports cat for the mk2 :/
   
   heres probably the cheapest/easiest way if u dont want to simply replace the cat like i did (btw if you do HiQ did it for £150 parts n labour so u might wana check them out)
   
   1) get a 4-2-1 manifold - best off a mk2 vtr so it avoids the oil filter
   
   2) if you can only get one off a mk1 then you will have 2 relocate the oil filter either using your own skills or with one of the kits for sale on here (£25 i think). or possibly get a smaller oil filter off a small engined saxo (if yours aint tuned up)
   
   3) get either a sports cat or an underfloor cat off a 1.0 saxo and weld it under the car inplace of the middle silencer box if you have one
   
   even with second hand parts and a friendly local exhaust specialist this is still gona be more pricey than just replacing the standard part and still not really give much in the way of power gains
8. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #8 21st October 2012, 15:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Jimi137 (btw if you do HiQ did it for £150 parts n labour so u might wana check them out)

   That isn't cheap mk2 cat's start at £30 and its literally a 15 min job to fit it.
   
   Your best bet is to get a 4-1 or 4-2-1 Mk2 manifold then use the Mk1 cat and Mk1 centre pipe. That way you can de-cat the car for normal use and re fit the cat come mot time.
   
   Or if you want a cheaper option then fit the mk1 cast manifold and down pipe with the mk1 cat and centre pipe with a mk1 oil filter relocation kit from me for £25 posted.
9. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #9 21st October 2012, 19:24

   or find a janspeed 4-1 with sports cat mani had one on mine passed mots and was spot on
10. Oli-VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Nottingham/South London Posts: 976 Icelandic Grey VTR Mk2

    #10 26th October 2012, 11:09

    is it's a stranded cat you're best off ringing the rspca, they'll know what to do

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11. Xplodee Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Rochester, Kent Posts: 493 Saxo VTR

    #11 26th October 2012, 12:18

    I would keep the cat as its a pain come MOT time but you could convert to a MK1 setup and have an aftermarket manifold with and underfloor cat. That would be my choice.