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Old 26 February 2008, 11:48 PM
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hey, am i rite in saying my 99 uk turbo has two cats, one on the downpipe and one in the centre section......
can i remove one and stay road legal and which one would be best to remove,
or would a sports cat be the best option....???
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Old 26 February 2008, 11:51 PM
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Down pipe is the main one and you "might" pass the mot with just the centre, but not for sure!!!
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Old 26 February 2008, 11:56 PM
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cheers for the help
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Old 27 February 2008, 11:02 AM
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Most people remove the downpipe and centre cats. Then for MOT replace the centre cat and have no probs with MOT.
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Only 2 cats in a MY99

Cat in uppipe was for MY01 WRX onwards.
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Originally Posted by adyhicut
There are 3 cats. An extra one is in the up-pipe.

Most people remove the downpipe and centre cats. Then for MOT replace the centre cat and have no probs with MOT.
That's on newage cars, no classics.

2 cats as standard.
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Oh Yeah........Doh!!!

Thanks guys.

(note to self must read thread properly first )
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Removed both cats on my '01 Bugeye, gets through the mot no problem
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