Failed MOT on silencer removed ?

[Ryanpotter]

I see a lot of people have had there Center silencer removed on here so I've booked mine in to be removed also but just before it gets done , has anyone had there car fail an MOT due to having this removed , I'm keeping the cat on by the way .cheers

 

[adamlstr]

You'd have to have an extremely pedantic tester to fail on that.

 

[Ryanpotter]

U know what some are like

 

[197.]

No chance of failing the MOT

 

[Typhoon]

It'll be alright mate, as long as you keep the cat/know someone who'll pass it on emissions.

 

[bashracing]

IF it's too loud,
MOT manual section 7.4.1
A silencer in such condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the vehicle is clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a standard silencer in good condition.

 

[197.]

If anything it's still not loud enough with the silencer taken out

 

[adamlstr]

IF it's too loud,
MOT manual section 7.4.1
A silencer in such condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the vehicle is clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a standard silencer in good condition.

Exactly, if you're deafening the whole workshop as they emissions test, you might get a fail.

 

[bashracing]

It depends on who's looking at it, I suppose a Vosa inspector would probably give you an Inpection notice demanding it be corrected within seven days and presented for removal of inspection notice at a Mot test station,
But whats the chances of that.

 

[Ryanpotter]

Cheers guys for the comments , I'm going ahead and getting it removed , I want it a little louder but nothing to loud , I've tried looking at vids on YouTube of clios with this done but can only find ones of people ragging the sh@t out of them so obviously there gonna be loud but myself I don't tend to drive like that so can't really tell if I'm going to like it but that's the chance I'm going to have to take

 

[197.]

Anything over 3000 rpm around town can get loud enough to not be able to hold a conversation but on the motorways its fine. The difference is like night and day

 

[Ryanpotter]

Is it really that different even if u don't rag it ? Have u had urs done ?

 

[197.]

If you don't rag it around its just a little louder which is good. But a lot louder once you're on WOT. I got it done two days after I bought the car and don't regret it. But the flatspot is something you should know about before you get it done. I can't comment on if mine had one beforehand as I got the mod done pretty quickly, but there is a flatspot around 2500-3000 rpm if you floor it

 

[Ryanpotter]

I'm getting it mapped straight after its taken off so they will get rid of the flat spot for me . And call me stupid but what do u mean by "WOT"

 

[197.]

Ah then you don't need to worry about anything apart from grinning too much once its done! Wide Open Throttle (WOT) or pedal to the metal