type approved catalytic converters

[saxovtsmad]

not sure if any of you are aware that from friday 13th nov 2009 the government made it compulsory that all cars from the year 2001 and above have to have a type approved cat on it not exactly sure as from when in 2001

[J222JRA]

What you mean type approved?? Are some cheap ones not good enough??

Ive got a sports cat....that best be ok.

[stu-n-shell]

isnt that the law anyway but from 92 onwards?

[saxovtsmad]

im going to find out more info at work tomorrow and see if i can get some deals on them for sax p members not sure if sports cats come into that category

[Spanky]

meh, my car passed its MOT without a cat on, so in my eyes mine is perfectly legal :D

[saxovtsmad]

isnt that the law anyway but from 92 onwards?

standard cats yes from 92 but a new legislation is in now has to be type approved from certain month in 2001

[stu-n-shell]

ahh right so baisicly the cheap kind that youd get from a motor factors

[saxovtsmad]

look at this web site and tabb to the news bit this is the company i work for
http://www.tpcats.com/site/cms/page.asp?pageid=1

[saxokid100]

Looks interesting.............

[saxovtsmad]

i have spoken to my M.D to see if he is interested in doing 4-1 manifolds, decat pipes, cat back pipes for saxo's

[saxovtsmad]

if any one is interested in after market type approved cats pm me i will see what i can do for you

[saxokid100]

if any one is interested in after market type approved cats pm me i will see what i can do for you

Already have full ABP magnexs system...........but worth keeping it in mind......:y::p

[saxovtsmad]

ive got a std cat on mine from my company and have used them for the past 5 years and no problems with them

[LSOfreak]

meh, my car passed its MOT without a cat on, so in my eyes mine is perfectly legal :D

noticed a couple of people pass emissions tests with a decat, how comes some pass and some dont?

[Phils_VTR]

noticed a couple of people pass emissions tests with a decat, how comes some pass and some dont?

Dodgy MOTs

[LeeM]

just well looked after engines, poperly serviced and warmed up before the mot. cats are mainly for cold starts an running