i thought it might give it a bit of a power gain but other than that i like the sound of tdi's with a SS zorst on, i dont think i'll bother if theres no power gains though
Only power gain to be had might be when you come to do a bit of remapping. 
Might allow an extra 3 or 4 bhp to be freed up thanks to the less restrictive exhaust. On it's own, it will do sweet fanny adams.
Might allow an extra 3 or 4 bhp to be freed up thanks to the less restrictive exhaust. On it's own, it will do sweet fanny adams.
I love the sound of mine with the decat and powerflow rear box ... sounds much nicer than standard and costs half the price of a miltek
tan159753
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I always have visions in my head of the cat crumbling up and causing a partial blockage, especially as the mileage steams ahead.
Am i just paranoid or better to get the bugg£r out?
Am i just paranoid or better to get the bugg£r out?
so i take it youve just got a straight bit of pipe then from your centre section to the exhaust tip or is the centre section out aswell
i was told that theres not enough back pressure to run the tdi without a cat
also would the management light not come on?
im surprised that the car passes an mot without a cat lol
i removed my centre section and got a s/s backbox put on, want it a bit louder as its awfuly quiet so i was either thinking about a decat or removing the backbox and just have the cat. ive got a 2001 non pd 110 tdi ibiza
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T. Spark
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I have a full exhaust, 2'5 no backbox, no cat, no silencers....
No engine management light, no turbo blowing and as said above will past a MOT.
Oh and it sounds ace IMHO
Linkie : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7856XSh78A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQ2GNBcitg
No engine management light, no turbo blowing and as said above will past a MOT.
Oh and it sounds ace
IMHO Linkie : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7856XSh78A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQ2GNBcitg
T. Spark
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Oh its very loud under boost mate, far too loud for a day to day car for most, but as its turning into a track day weapon, I dont mind waking up next door with the exhaust note
The lightened single mass flywheel at the front makes enough clatter as it is
Blimey!Oh its very loud under boost mate, far too loud for a day to day car for most, but as its turning into a track day weapon, I dont mind waking up next door with the exhaust note
The lightened single mass flywheel at the front makes enough clatter as it is
We this is one of the reasons why i kept the cat on...noise...Still get better throttle response without the backbox and it does seem a lot more free flowing especially with a remap.
T. Spark
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Blimey!
We this is one of the reasons why i kept the cat on...noise...Still get better throttle response without the backbox and it does seem a lot more free flowing especially with a remap.
No need to keep the cat just to keep the sound down, Miltek did a de-cat for the MK4 Ibiza, de-cat 2'5 full exhaust with a few silencers and it was no where near as loud as just a mufflerectomy!
I say take the cat out, become hard core and if needs be, throw another silencer in its place
I seem to be the only person who has suffered with this, but i'll mention it anyway.
When mine was decatted i found it ran like crap. stalled on hills when cold and needed thrashing to get it to move. Seemed to be gutless in 3rd, and generaly poor to drive.
It felt like a lack of back pressure, but everyone i've spoken to finds this hard to beleive/work out. Anyhow, i put the cat back on within a month and the car ran great again.
I've since changed the backbox and tail pipe, and the car runs much nicer than it did standard and has the same sort of positive effect that people with a decat speak of, but without the probs i had with the decat.
I might have been unlucky, but its worth mentioning
When mine was decatted i found it ran like crap. stalled on hills when cold and needed thrashing to get it to move. Seemed to be gutless in 3rd, and generaly poor to drive.
It felt like a lack of back pressure, but everyone i've spoken to finds this hard to beleive/work out. Anyhow, i put the cat back on within a month and the car ran great again.
I've since changed the backbox and tail pipe, and the car runs much nicer than it did standard and has the same sort of positive effect that people with a decat speak of, but without the probs i had with the decat.
I might have been unlucky, but its worth mentioning
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