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19 March 2009, 08:57 PM

Stevie-Sport

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Sports Cat or De-cat

Currently running a sports cat on a 1995 WRX, but To be honest, i miss the sound of the de-cat on the scoobs.

I have heard that the import wont need a cat for the emissions test of the MOT.. is that right..

What would you guys do, leave the sports cat on or de-cat the beast?

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19 March 2009, 09:54 PM

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I'd go de-cat if it would pass MOT - as mines a 2002 I need the sports cat to scraoe through - Sounds much better on the de-cat but can't be bothered swapping the exhaust for the test.

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19 March 2009, 09:58 PM

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was i right in saying that as an import WRX, i could manage without one..

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19 March 2009, 10:18 PM

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very much doubt that.

Its a car in the UK so must follow uk rules with a uk mot. i.e. will require a cat.

i coul dbe rong tho..

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19 March 2009, 10:19 PM

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Isnt it anything before 1993 didnt need a CAT?

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19 March 2009, 10:19 PM

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Or 96...cant remember!

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19 March 2009, 10:46 PM

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LOL.. 94 rings a bell actually now you said that..

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20 March 2009, 07:17 PM

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I'm about to decat my wrx, and read a thing on here that if its a import and before august 1995 it doesn't need a cat.

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22 March 2009, 08:38 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

I'd go de-cat if it would pass MOT - as mines a 2002 I need the sports cat to scraoe through - Sounds much better on the de-cat but can't be bothered swapping the exhaust for the test.

Same here matey. I would love to de-cat my car as I am running the RCM Team Ice system.

It would allow the burble noise more and also give me a few more horses. But I couldn't be arsed to mess around with changing to a cat every time the MOT is due. Not to mention the DVLA around the Heathrow area and running the risk of failing a road side test if carried out.

Steve

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22 March 2009, 08:40 PM

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I'm sure someone out there could fabricate a quick fit cat then could put it in for test take it out for the next 12 months, Can't be that hard surely???

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22 March 2009, 08:51 PM

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I'm sure someone out there could fabricate a quick fit cat then could put it in for test take it out for the next 12 months, Can't be that hard surely???

Yep. That'll be the standard centre cat from a UK model.