Rattling Cat

[dave the builder]

.....that famous scene in the great film Dirty Harry with Clint Eastwood comes to mind:

"Well, punk, are you feeling lucky?  Well are you?  I know what you are thinking, has my Magnum, the worlds's most powerful hand gun fired six shots, or just 5?" 

The Department of Transport are Hiring Clint Eastwood to shot people with non type approved cats 
that's even more wasting My £305 a year road tax 

[Lizzie Zoom]

.....that famous scene in the great film Dirty Harry with Clint Eastwood comes to mind:

"Well, punk, are you feeling lucky?  Well are you?  I know what you are thinking, has my Magnum, the worlds's most powerful hand gun fired six shots, or just 5?" 

The Department of Transport are Hiring Clint Eastwood to shot people with non type approved cats 
that's even more wasting My £305 a year road tax 

Well I can believe that as anything could happen in this mad world of today!

[amba]

Its not the issues at MOT time that concerns me as to be totally honest I expect the average MOT guy isnt even looking at the cats just if the exhaust is blowing as does the car have any terminal rot underneath or are any bushes or track arms showing movement.

The real issue I have is the cost options:

Buy a correct to fit twin lamba drilled cat specific for model...around £200 ish with onlythe effort in removing the old 1 and fitting the replacement...hopefully a sensible mornings work and all fixed.

Or buy 2 new cats at around £150 ..add the cost of the welding in the 2 bosses which I cannot do then have twice the work fitting 2 new cats with the modification of the down pipes which could go horribly wrong.

Mind made up...new cat to fit specific model along with bits to fit...will order in the morning but many many thanks for sharing various views 

[Lizzie Zoom]

Its not the issues at MOT time that concerns me as to be totally honest I expect the average MOT guy isnt even looking at the cats just if the exhaust is blowing as does the car have any terminal rot underneath or are any bushes or track arms showing movement.

The real issue I have is the cost options:

Buy a correct to fit twin lamba drilled cat specific for model...around £200 ish with onlythe effort in removing the old 1 and fitting the replacement...hopefully a sensible mornings work and all fixed.

Or buy 2 new cats at around £150 ..add the cost of the welding in the 2 bosses which I cannot do then have twice the work fitting 2 new cats with the modification of the down pipes which could go horribly wrong.

Mind made up...new cat to fit specific model along with bits to fit...will order in the morning but many many thanks for sharing various views 

Good decision amba!

[amba]

Hope so ,but it saves me half the work albeit a bit more expensive in the long run.

Great advise and guidance from all much appreciated

[Enceladus]

If you've previously moved the downstream lambda sensor on both banks, then you might want to similarly modify the new cat before you fit it. Otherwise it will be obvious, on a ramp, that the two sides don't match.

[amba]

Yes good point ...so either way I need a man with a welder !!...although I really doudt my regular MOT place would notice tbh

[biggriffin]

Yes good point ...so either way I need a man with a welder !!...although I really doudt my regular MOT place would notice tbh

Yup.

[Nick W]

Yes good point ...so either way I need a man with a welder !!...although I really doudt my regular MOT place would notice tbh

fitting a boss into new pipe off the car will take a couple of minutes.


I'll happily do it, but will need some notice as neither of my welders are here. And I'm out all weekend.

[amba]

Thanks for kind offer Nick.

Will call around at somepoint if that's ok and we can sort things out .When r.u around ?..pm me would be fine