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nickolley2k
30th August 2006, 21:03
what exactly is a de-cat and would i have to put the old cat back on the car for my MOT? iv heard of putting a straight through pipe instead of the cat but is that what a de-cat is?:wacko: . also how much would a de-cat cost? cheers:thumbup:

dsh85
30th August 2006, 21:09
a de-cat pipe! ;) the pipe that replaces the cat

thus meaning your car will be de-catted ;)

and yes the cat would have to be on for mot

nickolley2k
30th August 2006, 21:10
so it would be needed to be put back on for the MOT?

dsh85
30th August 2006, 21:20
yep! the worst bit about it

sounds nice without it on tho!!

landy
30th August 2006, 21:25
de-cat sounds good but if u have a shit model saxo i would'nt bother

Imfromwales
30th August 2006, 21:31
like mine hahaha...

looking forward to owning a VTR or VTS!!!

dsh85
30th August 2006, 21:33
no such thing as a shit model saxo! diffrent models are there for a reason

Saxoladlesta
30th August 2006, 21:43
De-Cat sounds lovely if you have a cat-back system aswell :)

bullit
30th August 2006, 22:39
mine passes the mot but then i know the garage :)

fitzuk86
1st September 2006, 14:27
yeah so did mine, If you know the garage im sure they could put it through on the sly. If not. borrow a cat from sum1 for a day, thier easy to put on/take off