de cat

[afcbadam]

how much louder does it make the car. i have the janspeed cat back atm and wondered what extra noise it would make

[carmadbaker]

umm....i just noticed it was louder inside the car to be honest. does make a fair amount of difference

[Murray203ps]

Check out the other thread on the brands hatch track day and listen to my car compared to the rest of the zeds going past. none of the others had a de cat at the time.Don't know what it will sound like with the janspeed tho. I have the scorpion on mine.:smile2:

[Maxxed_Ross]

I had a de-cat on my old ZR, also all janspeed from the manifold back, and it totally transformed the car. Sounded better, went better and actually used less fuel lol

I found it made the car much louder when you booted it - and it was a crazy aggressive sounding loud - but made it much quieter on the motorway and about town.

Makes the cruising note more livable I think. I drove it for 2 years with the de-cat and the trip down to Manchester with the standard cat back in almost drove me mad with the noise it was making (KevG can vouch for that, as he was with me!) It really was an awful drone after the crisp noise it had been making

Frees up a few extra BHP too

[KevG]

Awww Man that was mental the noise was enough to give me a headache!!!

[Maxxed_Ross]

I went to pick a friend up from a night out just after I took the de-cat off and they didn't even recognise the car coming it sounded so different lol

I really hated it without the de-cat

[stamford]

I have tried countless times to fit my decat and have admitted defeat! All 5 off fixings are rusted solid and will not budge. I have broken one new nut splitter and tried a butane micro-torch that can reach 1300degC with no effect.

I will have to pay to get it changed as it will need ramps and oxy-acetylene to free them up otherwise the studs on the downpipes will snap I know it!

[R1CSO]

is this what you guys are on about as i was thinking of purchasing one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=400014388035

[Maxxed_Ross]

no, that's part of the cat back and a centre box. It fits right after the car and goes to the back box

The cat is just a short straight bit of pipe

[Maxxed_Ross]

infact here's a picture of my old one being taken off lol

2nd pic down

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=2240&highlight=duplex

[R1CSO]

Oh right, so where can i get a de-cat? I wana get rid of that power soaking ****** under my car - for when im doing track days obviously ;o)

[Maxxed_Ross]

you can buy them from Janspeed I think, but the bast bet is to get a custom exhaust specialist to make you up one... usually cheaper that way too

[weagie]

Getting mine done within the next couple of weeks. Been quoted bout 60 quid fitted. Does that sound reasonable?

[Maxxed_Ross]

very reasonable

Was that stainless creations again?

[weagie]

Not this time,they quoted nearer the tonne for it. Its a lad out near Linlithgow who does stainless fab on the side. Just need to see him and get measured up and set a time to do it as he'll build it to fit. Already got the widget to fool the cat sensor.

[Maxxed_Ross]

I was going to say that's a good price from them. SOS are about the £80 mark

[weagie]

It was a chance meet, the lad came with his old man who is part of a scimitar owners club to buy mine and we got chatting about the zed. turns out his dad is in the market for a zed.

[R1CSO]

Not this time,they quoted nearer the tonne for it. Its a lad out near Linlithgow who does stainless fab on the side. Just need to see him and get measured up and set a time to do it as he'll build it to fit. Already got the widget to fool the cat sensor.

dont suppose he could do two of them and sell the other to me?:-D

[weagie]

Chancer!lol Good idea tho mate, wont hurt to ask if he could knock out a few.

[shroonie29]

£60 is a good price,but is it a full section or are they just replacing the cat & leaving the OE flexi?
http://www.ptp-ltd.co.uk/shop/225_55/mg_rover/mg_zs__rover_45/exhaust_systems/mgzs_180_cat_replacement_pipe_(de_cat_pipe)_-_janspeed.htm is just under a ton for reference

Shroon

[R1CSO]

Chancer!lol Good idea tho mate, wont hurt to ask if he could knock out a few.

yeah ask him, cheers. that one fromm ptp looks nice also.

and whats this jooobery widget that fools the sensor. where can i get one of those?

[weagie]

Just the pipe i believe. Mind i've got the K-series. Dont know how different it is on the V6
I'll find out what the deal is when i see him but from what we spoke about he's gonna fit the pipe so that the cat can be put back for MOT time. I'm assuming that means just replacing the cat section itself.

[weagie]

I got the joobery widget thingybob from ptp. good site that!