Which exhaust system?

[Ryanposisaxo]

Hey, i have a mk2 saxo furio.. Atm i have a standard exhaust system with a powerflow back box and an induction kit.. However this is not loud enough for me and i want pops! I was thinking of fitting a new centre pipe, either sprintspeed or sportex and maybe changing the backbox to match, however as i think the cat is in the manifold will it make much of a difference to sound? (Car is year 2000) also i do NOT want to decat because i am not mechanically minded and do not want to keep changing it for mots. What should i do? Will a different make of backbox on its own make much difference?

[Martijn_M]

It won't pop and bang with a cat. Don't waste your time.

[CC06NBA]

Its not that much effort to swap an exhaust for an mot tbh, a few bolts here and there. It's only once a year too...

[Ryanposisaxo]

Even if the cat is in the manifold?

[KierenCrawford]

You can even do it the cheap way and get the down pipe from a mk1 as they have the cat under the car, will be about £10 from any scrappy and will do the job

[Ryanposisaxo]

You can even do it the cheap way and get the down pipe from a mk1 as they have the cat under the car, will be about £10 from any scrappy and will do the job

What so a down pipe would remove the cat in the manifold, so it would go manifold - downpipe - decat pipe - centre pipe - backbox?

:// confuseddd

[KierenCrawford]

What so a down pipe would remove the cat in the manifold, so it would go manifold - downpipe - decat pipe - centre pipe - backbox?

:// confuseddd

So on a mk2 saxo there is a manifold with a cat straight under it, then it goes centre section then back box, on a MK1 saxo it goes manifold down pipe, the cat, then a shorter centre section to connect the back of the cat then back box, so if you get the standard down pipe from a MK1 saxo any model it will have a. Down pipe without a cat in it, so on a mk2 would act as a de cat 4-1 manifold, loads of people have done it, just go to a. Scrappy and get one for £10ish, I've got one here on a vtr I'm breaking but I'm miles away aha

[Ryanposisaxo]

Ohh right ok thanks for the advice:) i thought the cat was like in the manifold itself:L thats not a bad shout at all, but is the mk1 down pipe a direct fit between the manifold and centre pipe of a mk2?

Also i was maybe thinking of just changing the whole manifold and de cat that way, however i wouldnt be able to do it myself.. Is it easy enough for a mechanic to do? And would you know how long it took?

[French4ever]

When I had my mk2 Saxo the cat was in the mani same on all mk2s so I bought a 4-1 mani with a sports cat still ok on not and no changing.
Now I have a early type the cat is in the down pipe so it's just the case of a de cat pipe and then change it for mot every 12months.
Will be honest mine used to pop like mad even more do when I was slowing down and going through the gears used to go mad around second gear but now it doesn't seem to do it as much :(

[KierenCrawford]

Yeah mk1 down pipe is straight fit there is 4bolts that u get from underneath then 2 that connect to the middle pipe, and the same OBVZ it put the mk1 down pipe on

[Ryanposisaxo]

That sounds easy enough, so you are literally taking the cat off and replacing with a downpipe

[KierenCrawford]

Yeah mate, takes 10mins

[KierenCrawford]

:drink:

[KierenCrawford]

That sounds easy enough, so you are literally taking the cat off and replacing with a downpipe

Just seen your only in Cambridge, so not a total mission to come over my way, there's a vts in the local scrappy that's got one on it or I am 99% there is one at my unit I'd let you have for £10 (would even fit it for you for £5er that's how simple it is

[Ryanposisaxo]

Yeah thats not a bad shout, be happy to let you sort it for £15, letchworth is a little trek but not too bad

[Ryanposisaxo]

Just found out i think my mk 2 saxo has a mk1 exhaust system as i can see the cat underneath the car