vr6matt 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi All,Was thinking of de-catting my VR until the next MOT Was wondering if this was a difficult job and the best way of going about it?I know it will make the car well loud !amazed ,but was wondering if there will be any power gains and roughly how much it will cost?Advice AppreciatedMatt Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 http://www.racelanduk.co.uk/Shop/Details.asp?Id=EXH_VW_65 Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I've taken the cat off of my Golf & its not very loud at all! The exhaust is slightly deeper & it does pop and rumble sometimes which is what I wanted. It gave me a little more torque etc but nothing amazing - cost me Link to post Share on other sites
vr6matt 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 sounds good guys cheers! will it make her pop flames when i change gear? he he heAlso, is it hard to put my good old cat back on for the MOT?CheersMatt Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Nah I wouldnt have thought so unless you've got a turbo or super charger bolted on - for proper flames fit a turbo and anti-lag kit, that'd look and sound amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
The1andonlygav 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 its an easy job to change over, and for Link to post Share on other sites
vr6matt 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 thanks for the advice everyone i will order one after xmas! Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Ciaran 4 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 mine has ahigh flow cat and pops and spits small flames but only if i floor it up to 6k revs and lets straight off which is seriously harsh on the car.had a guy flash and stop me as he thought my car was on fire. all going to change now cos i got an asbo for excessive noise so standard or seriously quiet performance exhaust going on soon!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 well mine has a decat an no silencers i reckon it spits flames ( i hope it does lol ) but iv never seen anythin in the mirror but it does goes pop bang below 2k revs and occasionally changin down a cog at 3k ish VERY nicely Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 mine has ahigh flow cat and pops and spits small flames but only if i floor it up to 6k revs and lets straight off which is seriously harsh on the car.had a guy flash and stop me as he thought my car was on fire. all going to change now cos i got an asbo for excessive noise so standard or seriously quiet performance exhaust going on soon!!What exhaust are you running to be given an asbo !? Blo*dy neighbours. Link to post Share on other sites
Ciaran 4 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 custom built thing that was on the car when i bought it . Link to post Share on other sites
p1vsg 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 will a de-cat reduce your torque if your not running a charger? Link to post Share on other sites
jon@vagworx 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Has anyone got a pic of one of those Raceland de-cat pipes???I've got a really pants one and want to see if its much better. Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Link to post Share on other sites
jon@vagworx 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Thats certainly not what mine looks like, can't be a Mk3 VR6 one imo. Link to post Share on other sites
Justicevr6 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I have a couple of questions about taking the cat out of the system.1.Whats stopping you from smashing the cat out of the pipe2.Would it affect the basic running of the car3.Would it pass the MOT with it removedCheers. Link to post Share on other sites
kil2002 1 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 sorry for hijacking the thread but does it affect mpg? Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 No effect on mpg, slight bottom end loss, slight top end gain, slight increase in noise, not intrusive imho Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 and the other;, no, it wont pass an mot without a cat! and the bottom end loss is not a prob for those that have a vgi fitted, eh steve? Link to post Share on other sites
Justicevr6 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I remember a little while ago I saw a thread on another forum about mot rules I just found it and it says as long as the car is under the required reading it will still pass.http://www.motester.co.uk/motquiz.html. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 mine scrapes through Link to post Share on other sites
aad 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 got my de-cat on raceland, must admit i did notice increasetorque right through revs pulls better,....but dick who fitted iti dont think he put a new gasket on to front pipe were joinsde-cat, plus i need new bracket on middle section the clampis to big been out in it this morning i,m sure its blowing i would do it my self if car was,nt so low do u loose power if blowing. r/r next week. Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thats certainly not what mine looks like' date=' can't be a Mk3 VR6 one imo.[/quote']the de cat on yours is supersprint..........the one in the pic looks to me like one of the cheaper types on the market. Link to post Share on other sites
jon@vagworx 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thats certainly not what mine looks like' date=' can't be a Mk3 VR6 one imo.[/quote']the de cat on yours is supersprint..........the one in the pic looks to me like one of the cheaper types on the market.Cool, thanks fella Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 got my de-cat on raceland' date=' must admit i did notice increasetorque right through revs pulls better,....but dick who fitted iti dont think he put a new gasket on to front pipe were joinsde-cat, plus i need new bracket on middle section the clampis to big been out in it this morning i,m sure its blowing i would do it my self if car was,nt so low do u loose power if blowing. r/r next week.[/quote']iv got my raceland on and it sounds like the exhaust is blowing at tickover but it isnt its just the gases flowin soooo much better Link to post Share on other sites
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