Decat a 1.2, worth it??

[Da]

or a complete waste of money? We're talking about Mk2 Ph2 here and I plan on simply getting an old cat and bashing the insides out so I can keep my standard one for MOT time :evil:
Worth it or a waste of time...? :S

 

[Englebert]

Why not

 

[bmh.01]

You probably won't see any gains but if you can get a knackered cat cheap then why not, it'll sound nice. :evil:

 

[Da]

yeah thought sounds would be the bast gain :evil:

 

[Maxx]

Im putting mine on my mk1 1.2 tommorow with my standard exhuast hopefully (hate to see things lying around you see lol) let you know if I notice anything

 

[Da]

lol, ok cheers Maxx

 

[Fred@BTM]

just so happens i have mine for sale

 

[Da]

price fred?? do you mean a decat or a standard 'modified' cat? :evil:

 

[Fred@BTM]

standard fredded CAT

50 of the finest english pounds sterling

 

[Da]

is yours 1.2 16v or 8v? Is there any difference? lol!

 

[Fred@BTM]

16V, but i think the're the same

 

[Middo]

got a sports cat on mine as im ghey and love the sounds its made.

has might be selling his decat. not 100% tho

 

[Da]

I presume so too, but will have to check first cheers fred.

 

[Da]

do you still have your cat forsale fred mate?

 

[Maxx]

Yes I did notice a difference with the de-cat!!

 

[Da]

lol, cheers! Difference in noise or performance?

 

[Maxx]

Well I felt a difference in performance It will make a difference in noise but I still have the standard exhuast on so I cant really tell you how much by

 

[d4ve86]

thinking about doing it to my 1.4 let me no how u get on

 

[theduck]

i did it to my 1.6 8v, and it was awesome, just was too loud to turn upto appointments in with my already very loud exhaust.

 

[d4ve86]

i cant really stand loud exhausts just want some better air flow, might go for a slienced dcat

 

[Ali]

I hacked my old 1.2 cat up. Didn't make any difference tho. lol

 

[theduck]

Mine was only so loud because my exhaust is already really loud. its a 2" bore straight through to 2 motorbike style cans.

 

[_Kenny_]

I was thinking of doing something with my exhaust but after speaking to a couple of people about it, didn't think it was worth it.

 

[Middo]

^^ why not. one of the best mods ive done to my car. sports cat has made it loads more fun to drive, and gave me a perfectly flat torque curve - which is nice

 

[mr bognor]

Does smashing the in side of a std cat make it a de cat ???

 

[u33db]

Does smashing the in side of a cat make it a de cat ???

No, it just makes it a cat with a sort arse! In any case, there is laws against that sort of thing matey... :0

 

[mr bognor]

ooooooooooooooooooooooo mince

 

[_Kenny_]

^^ why not. one of the best mods ive done to my car. sports cat has made it loads more fun to drive, and gave me a perfectly flat torque curve - which is nice

asked one of my mates who has had clios and knows a bit about cars. He said if it was him, he wouldn't do it as it wouldn't be worth the hassle and that I wouldn't notice any performance difference.

But I'm open to other suggestions mate - in what way has it made the car more fun to drive?

 

[GazCB]

I would very much doubt it'd make any worthwhile difference.

 

[16v_jon]

when i had the old engine in it made a big difference

 

[Middo]

asked one of my mates who has had clios and knows a bit about cars. He said if it was him, he wouldn't do it as it wouldn't be worth the hassle and that I wouldn't notice any performance difference.

But I'm open to other suggestions mate - in what way has it made the car more fun to drive?

its just generally more nippier pulls nicer throughout the range, theres no loss of power etc etc. i have got a viper as well but noticed the biggest diff when i put the sports cat/stealth system on. heres a photo of my rolling road graph so u can see what i mean about the torque.

 

[theduck]

thats a lovely flat curve.

 

[Middo]

indeed it is

 

[Da]

mine will be done soon, so all will be revealed... :approve:

 

[Middo]

should have a video on later of mine on the rolling road, it'll give u an idea of sound diff

 

[beatjunkie]

i put a decat on my mk1 1.4 and made it pull better through the gears its a bit noisy and since putting it on the car seems to smell of petrol a little more than it used to, maybe worrying!!!

Ryan

 

[Da]

Cheers mark, would be good! :approve:

 

[Middo]

well i got the video but it cuts off just when it gets good :dapprove: will pm u link later when i stick it on lol