SHARPY
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or is it just myth ?
what can i expect (apart from having to get under the car every mot time) if i shell out £70 or whatever they cost??
cheerz 
(1.4 16v btw)
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gianluigi
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you'll get a lot of noise, and a lot of emissions.
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Marc
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Might get a couple of bhp if you're lucky.
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SHARPY
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 worth gettin 1 then lol 
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Marc
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You may benefit more with a tuned engine, with a car with just filter and a regular system I don't really see the point.
I've seen cars gain 1bhp on a rolling road from fitting a de cat. My mate had one on his 1.2 SXi for a while. It ran terible so he took it off.
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SHARPY
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why would it run bad ?... its only de- ristricting the exhaust :s
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Marc
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I think it can mess up the air flow rate, I'm not too sure to be honest.
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jamesvalver
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ive had my 2.0 decatted but that was purely because the engine is precat and the previous owner didnt declaire it like i have so i dont need the cat on it. on my old 1.2i 8v nova, i took the cat off it as that was also just before the cat was needed and i did make it only very slightly more responsive
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SHARPY
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so i think its obvious to see that £70 on 1 is a waste of money unless i see 1 for £15-£20 
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Marc
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Spend it on brakes 
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jamesvalver
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i wouldnt pay that much for a decat as its only a straight piece of pipe that costs £10 max.
ive just welded in a piece of stainless in me system but thats because i dont need to remove it. if u need it to be removeable then just leave the cat in it or get a knacked cat from a scrappy and mod that to a straight through pipe
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SHARPY
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Spend it on brakes
thinking that myself m8 coz mine are warped ... never been changed since the car was new i dont think
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Marc
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Yes, you might want to change them then 
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SHARPY
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
i wouldnt pay that much for a decat as its only a straight piece of pipe that costs £10 max.
ive just welded in a piece of stainless in me system but thats because i dont need to remove it. if u need it to be removeable then just leave the cat in it or get a knacked cat from a scrappy and mod that to a straight through pipe
not worth the hassle if im only going to get a 00.1 bhp gain (imo)
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