Will it pass an MOT if I fit one of these de-cat pipe jobbies?
I'm hoping it will give it a bit more oomph too?
The exhaust is sounding a bit louder around that area, could it be that it is a bit tatered?
Ive had three different 300s go through MOT no problem with EGR blanks or full divert straight pipe.Only one so far have I done the de-cat and even with the engine jacked right up with its mounts loosened getting the front pipe with no flexi bit in was hell on earth.At the time metal prices were up and selling the cat more than payed for the job.Im glad I kept the old flexi bit as if I do it again I shall MIG that part into the replacement.
Where,I am told,you might encounter problems is with insurance if you claim on a total loss and havent declared the changes.Saying that,my ES that got total lossed by a self styled LR expert insurance assesor (total aresehole more like) and he didnt spot or mention the de-EGR pipe.Some people who are concerned about this leave the original pipework and just insert the plate to the joint,and add to the air turbulance.
This however has left me with a quandry....some say that air turbulance at input is good for engine effecienciency.....but if so,whats all the smoothboring,crossflow,stage II stiff about,where you make the air path as good as possible?Im sure that I'll get shot down for this but I seem to have developed a cistern type memory with age - new info pushes the resident material out the overflow.....
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