discount tyres dan Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 i wonder if anyone can help, since i have had my car the exhaust has sounded terrible, the reason for this is the rear box is totaly hollow, on the last m.o.t the emmisions just scraped through so i will be needing a new cat too, the system is only a 2 peice one, front pipe with cat.. and rear box. after market cats sound tinny and hollow on most of the german cars, and an orriginal from mercedes is close to £1000 (full system) top gear in st albans said they could replace the cat with a hi-flow sports cat and build me a full system for £550. i was just wondering if anyone knows how relaible these cats are or there are others i should get before taking the car to get the rest of the system done cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 i wonder if anyone can help, since i have had my car the exhaust has sounded terrible, the reason for this is the rear box is totaly hollow, on the last m.o.t the emmisions just scraped through so i will be needing a new cat too, the system is only a 2 peice one, front pipe with cat.. and rear box. after market cats sound tinny and hollow on most of the german cars, and an orriginal from mercedes is close to £1000 (full system) top gear in st albans said they could replace the cat with a hi-flow sports cat and build me a full system for £550. i was just wondering if anyone knows how relaible these cats are or there are others i should get before taking the car to get the rest of the system done cheers Why not contact/pm tdi... this is them to a tee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Top Gear......they fitted my back box on the Lex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 and how is the lex rear box? i have seen the tail pipe i want, it is a twin oval outwardly rolled tail pipe and fits snuggly into the bumper cut-out, nothing flash but as close to amg style as you can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Its a Jap box,dont know the diameter with a really nice sound......not loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 ok change of plan.. im now going to buy a performance cat and fabricate the pipework myself as i have found an elbow shaped link that is almost new, i just have to cut my old front pipe, weld in the elbow and extend it, weld in the cat and connect it to the rest of the system, top gear cat price = £300 fitted dan price, cat = £100 fitted bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ok like tony i dont go much on cats so its out with it!! i have made a front pipe that acts as a de-cat pipe but i can pull the de-cat out and put a cat in whenever i want, cat cost £80, de-cat cost £20 and i got £35 back on my old cat from the 'cat man' car is off to top gear monday for a stainless steel middle and rear and amg style tail pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ok like tony i dont go much on cats so its out with it!! i have made a front pipe that acts as a de-cat pipe but i can pull the de-cat out and put a cat in whenever i want, cat cost £80, de-cat cost £20 and i got £35 back on my old cat from the 'cat man' car is off to top gear monday for a stainless steel middle and rear and amg style tail pipe £saving joy of being in the trade... Gonna need some pictures of the new baby dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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