For the none belivers..

[Gray]

I posted a thread last week explaining i had won a 182 manfild and cat off ebay for the grand sum of £80 (the listing had no pictures) But i thought ill risk it

Well a few people didnt think it would be the "real deal"...

so after a couple of phone calls with the seller off i went up the M1 this afternoon!

Met him on a layby just off jct 36

Got home 30mins ago and here it is..

Thankyou very much Mr. ebay seller

 

[knoxy101]

Looks like it was worth the risk then. Well done.

 

[MarkCup]

Bargain!

 

[Gaz_]

Minta!!

 

[Gray]

Chaaaaaaa Chiiiiiing!

I was thinking about posting a pic of a 172 manifold just to see what comments i would of got ROLF!

 

[Coby.]

Super Bargain, Worth a risk every now and then!!

 

[Ali]

Good find!

 

[Christopher]

awesome find!!!!

cat too!

nice!

 

[theduck]

Thats not a 182 manifold...

































































:clown:

 

[Renault_Boy01]

lucky you took the risk then

good find :approve:

 

[Gray]

awesome find!!!!

cat too?!

oo yeh, manifold and cat!

The bloke even gave me the 2 lamba sensors with the wire cut as long as it can go lol

 

[Gray]

Now is the tricky part... fitting the bloodey thing lol!

Ideally i want to keep the cat in with it.. well i think i do

But the end that connects to the exhaust has a weird flange?

IIRC a 182 cat is 200cell, am i right?

 

[fmp_]

result

 

[bmh.01]

Now is the tricky part... fitting the bloodey thing lol!

Ideally i want to keep the cat in with it.. well i think i do

But the end that connects to the exhaust has a weird flange?

IIRC a 182 cat is 200cell, am i right?

Yep its a 200cell cat on a 182 and it won't directly fit, as iirc its too long to mate directly to a 172 exhaust system. Hence why you need a link pipe or sports cat making up.

And after proding around under mine this afternoon fitting will be fun!

Top find though! very jealous.

 

[bmh.01]

You can see how short the link pipe/cat has to be here:

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2333
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2336

Think i'd rather go for the decat but it'll cause problems come MOT time unless you can find a "friendly" garage.

 

[Andyman]

Shove the 182 cat on ebay mate as its no good for the manifold conversion as its too long.

You should get 50 notes plus for it

 

[Gray]

Shove the 182 cat on ebay mate as its no good for the manifold conversion as its too long.

You should get 50 notes plus for it

I currently have a magnex cat back system.. you say the 182 cat is too long? what can i do come M.O.T time though?

 

[Gray]

Now is the tricky part... fitting the bloodey thing lol!

Ideally i want to keep the cat in with it.. well i think i do

But the end that connects to the exhaust has a weird flange?

IIRC a 182 cat is 200cell, am i right?

Yep its a 200cell cat on a 182 and it won't directly fit, as iirc its too long to mate directly to a 172 exhaust system. Hence why you need a link pipe or sports cat making up.

And after proding around under mine this afternoon fitting will be fun!

Top find though! very jealous.

Have you got a 182 manifold fitted to your 172?

 

[bmh.01]

Nope, want one though! CAT wise your pretty stuck at having to fork out for a k-tec sports cat, get one made somewhere else, or get friendly with a MOT tester who won't worry about the emmissions.

Or (and not really an option), refit the 172 setup every MOT time.

 

[Leeshez]

Well worth the risk

 

[Gray]

Nope, want one though! CAT wise your pretty stuck at having to fork out for a k-tec sports cat, get one made somewhere else, or get friendly with a MOT tester who won't worry about the emmissions.

Or (and not really an option), refit the 172 setup every MOT time.

I am tempted to just chop my exhaust down until it fits, then weld a new flange on?

How much are we talking about here?

cant be much more than an inch?

 

[bmh.01]

Looking at the link pipe/cat k-tec sell and actually seeing a 182 manifold i'd say its a lot more than that! More like 4-6".

Complete custom exhaust might be the easiest/cheapest option, than if a 182 cat will fit a 172.

 

[bmh.01]

Look at the difference in length between a 172 decat and the 182 link pipe.

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2034
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2333

 

[Charlieboy]

Made up for you mate, mine cost me £350 brand new. Well I say brand new, my mate bought one from k tec brand new for his 172 and 2 days later wrote the 172 in a ditch?

He sold it to me still in the bubble wrap that k tec sent it in, I thought I had a bargain.

 

[Gray]

Looking at the link pipe/cat k-tec sell and actually seeing a 182 manifold i'd say its a lot more than that! More like 4-6".

Complete custom exhaust might be the easiest/cheapest option, than if a 182 cat will fit a 172.

Sorry i didnt explain myself very well, i am thinking of cutting my current cat-back exhaust down until the 182 cat can meet the end of it :S

Does that make sense?

i.e. how much of my exahust would i have to chop off to accomodate the 182 cat..

 

[Gray]

Made up for you mate, mine cost me £350 brand new. Well I say brand new, my mate bought one from k tec brand new for his 172 and 2 days later wrote the 172 in a ditch?

He sold it to me still in the bubble wrap that k tec sent it in, I thought I had a bargain.

Did you get the link pipe aswell?

Have you already fitted the manifold, if not i dont suppose you could measure the link pipe for me?

 

[bmh.01]

Looking at the link pipe/cat k-tec sell and actually seeing a 182 manifold i'd say its a lot more than that! More like 4-6".

Complete custom exhaust might be the easiest/cheapest option, than if a 182 cat will fit a 172.

Sorry i didnt explain myself very well, i am thinking of cutting my current cat-back exhaust down until the 182 cat can meet the end of it :S

Does that make sense?

i.e. how much of my exahust would i have to chop off to accomodate the 182 cat..

No I understand exactly what you mean and I don't think you'll be able to chop enough off a 172 exhaust to fit to a 182 cat/fanimold in a million years.

 

[Gray]

Sorry i didnt explain myself very well, i am thinking of cutting my current cat-back exhaust down until the 182 cat can meet the end of it :S

Does that make sense?

i.e. how much of my exahust would i have to chop off to accomodate the 182 cat..

No I understand exactly what you mean and I don't think you'll be able to chop enough off a 172 exhaust to fit to a 182 cat/fanimold in a million years.

ive just been an poked my head under the car and i think your right there is only about 2" max to play with before you get to the centre section!

De-cat it is then.. ill worry about emmisions when my M.O.T comes round :rasp:

 

[Andyman]

Shove the 182 cat on ebay mate as its no good for the manifold conversion as its too long.

You should get 50 notes plus for it

I currently have a magnex cat back system.. you say the 182 cat is too long? what can i do come M.O.T time though?

All you need is a link pipe, basically a decat. If you want to keep it legal the best bet would be to take a cat from another car and mod the flangers to fit.

Sure Vauxhall cats are meant to be pretty short so one of those might be ok length wise.

 

[Charlieboy]

Made up for you mate, mine cost me £350 brand new. Well I say brand new, my mate bought one from k tec brand new for his 172 and 2 days later wrote the 172 in a ditch?

He sold it to me still in the bubble wrap that k tec sent it in, I thought I had a bargain.

Did you get the link pipe aswell?

Have you already fitted the manifold, if not i dont suppose you could measure the link pipe for me?

Sorry mate GDI have got the car

 

[Gray]

Did you get the link pipe aswell?

Have you already fitted the manifold, if not i dont suppose you could measure the link pipe for me?

Sorry mate GDI have got the car

No worries dude.. i need to speak with Mark at GDI anyway, had a little deal going with a set of williams alloys but i havent heard from him in ageeeeeees!!

Ill ask him about about link pipes/sports cats when i give him a ring