De-Cat - 1.2 16v - Performance or standard ?

[BREMBO]

Needing a new de-cat for my car.

Wondering if its worth getting a performance one or just sticking to a normal one ?

Thanks

Ben

 

[theduck]

eh? theres no such thing as a standard de-cat! Presume you mean you need a new catalytic converter and should you get a decat or sport cat or standard cat. As you have a 1.2 jsut get a standard one as it will make f**k all difference getting a sport cat or decat and if you get a decat you will still need a standard cat for MOT

 

[BREMBO]

k tech do one which passes mot

 

[Gary-Lew]

k tech do one which passes mot

Its a cat then as a decat will fail , do you have a decat pipe at the moment or a standard renault cat?

 

[theduck]

k tech do one which passes mot

thats a sport cat which is a halfway house between a standard cat and a decat, but still pointless

 

[Gary-Lew]

prob a 250 cell cat, Why do you want a decat on your car mate, its a lot of money for fu-k all .

 

[BREMBO]

Think im getting mixed up. Its a standard part on the car but needing replaced but wondering if I should get a better one ?

 

[jamojamojamo]

You have a CAT as standard. K-tec do a sports CAT, which is really half way between a CAT and having a De-CAT (no CAT at all, just a pipe) which may pass the MOT, seems to differ from car to car.

If you do need to replace it go to a scrapy or if you do want a de-cat any decent exhaust place should be able to sort you out. My local place is Pro-speed so £40 and i had a nice de-cat

 

[Christopher]

on a 1.2? no point at all imo

better off saving the cash

 

[C.slicker]

Get the standard cat again if I were you mate. The 1.2 16v engine as fitted to your car has some weird flexy joints and therefore exhaust places can't readily make up a decat for you as JamoJamoJamo suggests.

 

[theduck]

decats and sport cats are pointless on the 1.2s end of. Just get the standard part

 

[BREMBO]

Im I better paying £200 plus for this or getting one from a scappy then getting someone to fit it ?

Staying standard by the way

 

[ditz]

why do you need a new one ?

 

[theduck]

http://www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk/two-year-catalytic-converter.php?recordID=1357

£56 + fitting is all you need

 

[BREMBO]

why do you need a new one ?

Needing replaced

 

[BREMBO]

http://www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk/two-year-catalytic-converter.php?recordID=1357

£56 + fitting is all you need

Thanks mate

How much do you think fitting is ?

 

[Fred@BTM]

about 1hr max

 

[ditz]

why do you need a new one ?

Needing replaced

i gathered that, just wondering why you think it needs replacing in an effort to stop you spending your money on something that may or may not fix your problem

 

[BREMBO]

Needing replaced

i gathered that, just wondering why you think it needs replacing in an effort to stop you spending your money on something that may or may not fix your problem

Its been in the garage and has split and now sounds bad and I can smell fumes in the car

 

[BREMBO]

about 1hr max

Do you now how much ?

 

[theduck]

depends on the garage you take it to. about £30?

 

[BREMBO]

Will end up cheaper than 200 odd then.

Good news - Thanks people

 

[theduck]

you'd still need to pay to get the ktec one fitted as thats only supply price!

 

[rctempire]

Brembo, you could do it yourself on your drive way. Just jack the car up and support the front with axel stands.

Socket and a spanner on the bolts, take the cat off, then replace it, its a swap out and straight swap job.

 

[BREMBO]

Another question...

Whats the diffrence between ceramic and steel ?

Which one should I get ?

 

[theduck]

ceramic is cheaper but wont last as long (will still last a long time) stainless is more expensive but will last longer, not worth it imo unless you intend to keep it untill the car dies

 

[BREMBO]

^ Thankyou