decat downipe
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decat downipe
where would be the best place to get a decat downpipe for a mk3?
Re: decat downipe
Any local exhaust place should be able to knock you one up.
Hayward
& Scott certainly can.
Do be warned though, unless you're FI you'll lose a bag load of torque in the midrange and the car will feel a fair bit more sluggish through there, although obviously there's good weight savings to be had.![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
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Re: decat downipe
Do you actually mean the downpipe, and remove the main cat? If so
- then yeah, a good exhaust centre is the place to go.
H&S have a VERY good rep, but can be expensive.
Personally I have had very good experiences with Powerflow centres, but the quality could vary from one centre to another.
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Of course.
removing the main cat will cause MOT failure on emissions, would need to be swapped back over at MOT time.
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and as pointed out above, will negatively affect performance in a very important part of the rev range!
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If however, you mean you wish to decat the
manifold
, and remove the precats
- then get on ebay for a manifold.
Replacing this part is generally a much more common swap, and a much better plan all round compared to main cat removal, in my opinion!
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Of course.
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If however, you mean you wish to decat the
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Re: decat downipe
Mot's are not a problem with a friendly mot tester lol, the car has been turbo converted so loss of power through the rev range is not a problem either.![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
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Re: decat downipe
Aye, fair enough if you're turbo'd.
Powerflow gets my vote.![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
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