read a lot of threads saying the standard exaust is pritty good. when going down the hybrid, intercooler route do you really need to fork out for the full miltek? cant you just remove the cat if the standerd exaust is a good as they say?

Do you really need to remove it? It will fail an MoT test as of next year without a cat.

The standard cat isn't really that restrictive anyway

Do you really need to remove it? It will fail an MoT test as of next year without a cat.

Has that actually been confirmed by VOSA or whoever? :S

thought when they did a hybrid conversion, turbo, intercooler, they fitted a miltek exaust without cat? thats what awsome said in there email they sent me?

Has that actually been confirmed by VOSA or whoever? :S

Not according to my MOT tester.

No it's not confirmed yet it's one of many changes that may or may not be added to the mot

Have a read of this.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/202773-mot-proposed-changes-2012/

can we get back to the original question please?

can we get back to the original question please?

You haven't said how much power you are looking for.

Which for me is required to answer the question. Jabba fit a decat pipe if you go over about 225bhp I think

was thinking the 220 mark.

The CAT isn't restrictive, but does cut down Co2. The missing CAT issue WILL be on the MOT from 2011-12 without a doubt, as the EU are pushing VOSA hard.

so what kind of power could you still get with hybrid and fmic on standerd exaust? so everone who has had a remap without a cat on with have to put them back on? will this affect the map too?

so what kind of power could you still get with hybrid and fmic on standerd exaust? so everone who has had a remap without a cat on with have to put them back on? will this affect the map too?

Maybe on an F1 car, but not a VRS. You could go to 220 BHP with CAT on and it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference.

As for MOT, depends if you don't mind crawling under a car every year to refit the CAT for the MOT. At my age it's a no brainer.

so why do everyone who does the upgrade to 220bhp all include a de cat exaust if it can still get there standerd? obviously just for the extra money?

Same reason people fit panel filter, egr delete and turbo back exhausts to a remapped car only to find they have the same power as before.

People automatically assume if it's standard it's crap and restrictive.

Would be interesting to see someone with a standard exaust, universal cooler and hybrid what kinda figures they get

Universal coolers are normally cack when pushing decent power. But as for exhausts, pretty sure someone was running over 240 on a stock system, it's just not that restrictive tbh

Matt

That's good to know, less cost when I finally go for a hybrid lol