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Kiddy_Corsa
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5th Sep 05 at 14:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Emssions too high. I've already changed the lamber sensor, and put a middlebox in it. Anybody know what could be up with it?
Greasemonkey
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5th Sep 05 at 14:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The catalitic converter, muchos ££££££
Kiddy_Corsa
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5th Sep 05 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Feck, roughly how much?

[Edited on 05-09-2005 by Kiddy_Corsa]
Matt H
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How much over?
Matt H
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PS - In future could you please put this type of thread in the Help & Mods zone please.

Cheers
Kiddy_Corsa
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5th Sep 05 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
0.041 on lamber reading!
Greasemonkey
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I would say around the £200 mark fitted but shop around, we needed one for an astra first few were £260 fitted but phoneing round got it down to £125 fitted. Shop about
Kiddy_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I would say around the £200 mark fitted but shop around, we needed one for an astra first few were £260 fitted but phoneing round got it down to £125 fitted. Shop about


Ur takin the piss right? its a bit of pipe with a box in it!
Kiddy_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
PS - In future could you please put this type of thread in the Help & Mods zone please.

Cheers


Sorry
Greasemonkey
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Nope its a pipe with a box which has a catalitic converter inside. This takes ya exhaust gasses and converts them to not so harmful gasses lowering your emmisions.
Rileysport
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5th Sep 05 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a platinum mesh filled box hence the silly pricetag
Greasemonkey
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mmmmmmm platinum BLING BABY BLING
Rebrabuk
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5th Sep 05 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Paid £185 fitted for non Vauxhall cat converter on my '94 SRI.

Was quoted £450 for a geniune Vauxhall one from Vauxhall dealership.
Kiddy_Corsa
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5th Sep 05 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Unbelivable. I'm gonna have to visit my local scrappy!
Greasemonkey
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Yeah or do that
Robin
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5th Sep 05 at 15:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've got one at work, we sell them on to cats4cash.com for £16 a piece
Kiddy_Corsa
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£16? is there a catch? how come there all £200+ and ur sellin them for £16?
Rileysport
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its called profit
Robin
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we sell the old ones for £16 to a company who processes them and gets the platinum out

i reckon a new cat would be about £100, £150 fitted i'd have though

just get a dodgy MoT
Russ
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borrow a mates?
gianluigi
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chill, i know the answer, its worth a try. my dad is MOT tester, he knows how to reduce emmissions, what you need yo do is to drive along 40mph in 3rd gear, then drop it down to second, lots of black smoke should vent from your exhaust and and the crap will be gone, and your emmissions will be lower.
Kiddy_Corsa
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5th Sep 05 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by RussSxi
borrow a mates?


I have 6 mates with corsa's. lol

2 of them are W reg sports
2 of them are XE's
the other 2, 1 of them is a Pre-ecotec GSi and the other is a 1.2 8v.

My point - None will fit!

[Edited on 05-09-2005 by Kiddy_Corsa]
Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Kiddy_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
PS - In future could you please put this type of thread in the Help & Mods zone please.

Cheers


Sorry



Sorry for being so rude in asking you to use this site properly
City
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5th Sep 05 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
chill, i know the answer, its worth a try. my dad is MOT tester, he knows how to reduce emmissions, what you need yo do is to drive along 40mph in 3rd gear, then drop it down to second, lots of black smoke should vent from your exhaust and and the crap will be gone, and your emmissions will be lower.


you cock
Matt H
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5th Sep 05 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by City
quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
chill, i know the answer, its worth a try. my dad is MOT tester, he knows how to reduce emmissions, what you need yo do is to drive along 40mph in 3rd gear, then drop it down to second, lots of black smoke should vent from your exhaust and and the crap will be gone, and your emmissions will be lower.


you cock



He's actually right


This is how Ian got his GSI through the MOT if I remember correctly

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