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De-cat on standard exhaust

Post by minimoose » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:13 pm

Newbie question I know lol!
Just wondering if it would be worth putting a japspeed de-cat on my 2.0 1999 5th gen standard exhaust and how likely it is to pass mot? Cheers

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Post by vanzep » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:30 pm

answer - no and no :)
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Post by minimoose » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:44 pm

Thought so lol cheers

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:48 pm

Id say yes and yes. Quite easy to pass an MOT without the cat.
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Post by minimoose » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:56 pm

Looked at manifold aswell but don't want cheap ebay crap! I know not going get massive gains from anything that put on

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Post by Rocky » Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:12 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:Id say yes and yes. Quite easy to pass an MOT without the cat.
Even if you pass emissions your car will fail if it of an age where it should have one but doesn't.

I think that came into effect a few months back.
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Post by 4thgenphil » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:32 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:Id say yes and yes. Quite easy to pass an MOT without the cat.
not legally :?
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Post by LewisH » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:40 pm

It wont "legally" pass.
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Post by mercutio » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:16 pm

just replace the cat at mot time
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Post by indigolemon » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:27 pm

I'm with vanzep, waste of your money imo
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