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Author Got my decat today.....
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks PVD! Great service!

Anyone know if i gotta get some sort of gasket, or is there one there i can re use? or don't i need one?
vibrio
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24th Apr 03 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should be able to use the one that is there unless it is fucked
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hopefully it will be good, cos i got a new CAT about 8 months ago....
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Go to Vauxhall and buy the new gasket from the bottom of the downpipe to the Cat.

It's a better quality one that most aftermarket gaskets and only costs £4 or so.
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I replace the gasket every year when I swap the cat/de-cat.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh right, i gonna call vauxhall then, cheers!

You reckon i'll be able to fit it using them little ramps u drive onto?
Ojc
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24th Apr 03 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, unless you are completely retarded.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Do i get an extra 20 BHP too?, cars gonna be flying......Can u fit two and get 40Bhp?
Ojc
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24th Apr 03 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You will feel it will be more responsive, I doubt a BHP gain will be much more than 5bhp.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will it sound like a sherman?
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 10:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, I change mine before the MOT with axle stands, WD40 and a load of swearing.

What exhaust system have you got at the moment? I cut my CAT from the original exhaust system and trimmed the end to match the lenght of the decat pipe to make the two easy to swap.

When you take the CAT off, rub down the surface rust around the end of the pipe going into the rest of the exhaust system and wrap it in an oily rag until your MOT.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
at the mo i got a mongoose CAT back system, and had a new CAT put on about 8 months ago.

Doubt i'll be swapping them back again (I know the MOT bloke)
Chris Bingham
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24th Apr 03 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I lost 1 bhp but gained 5 lb/ft torque.

The de-cat I got from PVD came with a gasket.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 11:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What rubber or summit?

I got a bit of metal pipe and another bit of metal to put the bolts thru!
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What make is your decat pipe 3CM?

I got the last of the Janspeed ones and this comes with a fixed mounting plate for the downpipe, with the other end (system end) being just a plain pipe.

The bore of the decat should be the same size as the cat pipe, so it just slides into the cat-back system.
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The gasket I bought from Partco was a ceramic-style one, whereas the Vauxhall one is wire-mesh.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i got the PVD one.......has a loose mounting plate that fits to the manifold.
Joff
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24th Apr 03 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm not familiar with this - if there's any questions, give the sales line a call.
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24th Apr 03 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Gonna try fitting it at the weekend, will let u know how it goes....
Makarus
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I have heard there is an addative you can put into your fuel about 1-2 weeks before an MOT, it lowers the emmisions for a short period of time so much that without the CAT your car will still pass an emissions test.

Dunno how true this is.
3CorsaMeal
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24th Apr 03 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
never heard it b4.

would be a good thing to have tho........dunno where to start looking
Ant
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25th Apr 03 at 23:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine got mot with cat in the boot! cost me 10 notes though!
STEvieXE
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27th Apr 03 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can anyone tell me how much it costs for a decat pipe? is the gain good? what about noise? nice note? and how does it fit? ie does it clamp or does it have to be welded?
3CorsaMeal
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28th Apr 03 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i fitted mine, and sounds a bit loud, pickups a little better, nothing to write home about tho......
Don't need welding, just some jubilee clips to tighten it up, i needed a short piece of pipe bout 6" long to connect the two parts.
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5th Mar 04 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Few months later and decat is sat in garage cos it sounded shite

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