#1: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Swardy, Location: CambridgePosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:51 am ---- I'm just curious to know if anyone has a sports cat or high flow cat on their gti or gti 180 and if it makes much difference?
They are ruddy expensive, are they worth it?
or has anyone gone the whole hog and just got a cat replacement pipe? again, what sort of difference does it make?
Swardy
#2: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:55 am ---- The 180 has a sports cat as standard IIRC.
Regarding de-cats have a quick search as it has been covered alot.
#3: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Swardy, Location: CambridgePosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:56 am ----
Big_Rich180 wrote:
The 180 has a sports cat as standard IIRC.
Regarding de-cats have a quick search as it has been covered alot.
ok, cheers mate. Sorry, at work and was being a bit lazy.
#4: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:05 pm ---- I find it very hard to believe that any standard road car has a sports cat as standard, especially a GTi 180 - despite what rumours on here suggest. Has anybody any pictures of the cat internals?
If you are going for a full system then fit one, if you are going for a custom build Powerflow type then don't bother because the non mandrel bends in the exhaust will create restrictions in the exhaust anyway. A sports cat on a Powerflow type exhaust is effectively the same as polishing a turd.
#5: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Swardy, Location: CambridgePosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:46 pm ----
Edward wrote:
I find it very hard to believe that any standard road car has a sports cat as standard, especially a GTi 180 - despite what rumours on here suggest. Has anybody any pictures of the cat internals?
If you are going for a full system then fit one, if you are going for a custom build Powerflow type then don't bother because the non mandrel bends in the exhaust will create restrictions in the exhaust anyway. A sports cat on a Powerflow type exhaust is effectively the same as polishing a turd.
I've got a Scorpion full cat back on my gti 138 mate.
Hmm, didn't know that. I'm curious to know if anyone's actually fitted one and to what avail.
Annoyingly Scorpion don't do a sports cat for the gti, janspeed do though.
#6: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:55 am ---- im gettin g a hi flow!
#7: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: JE_180, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:30 am ----
Edward wrote:
I find it very hard to believe that any standard road car has a sports cat as standard, especially a GTi 180 - despite what rumours on here suggest. Has anybody any pictures of the cat internals?
If you are going for a full system then fit one, if you are going for a custom build Powerflow type then don't bother because the non mandrel bends in the exhaust will create restrictions in the exhaust anyway. A sports cat on a Powerflow type exhaust is effectively the same as polishing a turd.
I've seen them when I had my Race/Sports Cat fitted to my 180, and in comparison there's alot more material inside which is quite compacted unlike the Race/Sports Cat which you can see right through
and to the OP, yes it does make a difference, I wouldn't go back to a OEM Cat after this... The engine feels pokier and free, and it sounds immense... pops and bangs a lot
#8: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Swardy, Location: CambridgePosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:40 am ----
JE_180 wrote:
Edward wrote:
I find it very hard to believe that any standard road car has a sports cat as standard, especially a GTi 180 - despite what rumours on here suggest. Has anybody any pictures of the cat internals?
If you are going for a full system then fit one, if you are going for a custom build Powerflow type then don't bother because the non mandrel bends in the exhaust will create restrictions in the exhaust anyway. A sports cat on a Powerflow type exhaust is effectively the same as polishing a turd.
I've seen them when I had my Race/Sports Cat fitted to my 180, and in comparison there's alot more material inside which is quite compacted unlike the Race/Sports Cat which you can see right through
and to the OP, yes it does make a difference, I wouldn't go back to a OEM Cat after this... The engine feels pokier and free, and it sounds immense... pops and bangs a lot
Oh, I want one now!! damn you!!
Any recommendations on which one or where's best to get them from? (mine is a gti 138)
#9: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: JE_180, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:41 am ---- I got one from Longlife Exhausts, they custom fit them to your car, mine was £300 drive in drive out.
#10: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: Swardy, Location: CambridgePosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:46 am ----
JE_180 wrote:
I got one from Longlife Exhausts, they custom fit them to your car, mine was £300 drive in drive out.
I'll look into it. Cheers dude!
#11: Re: Sports or high-flow cat? Author: JE_180, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:56 am ----
swardy wrote:
JE_180 wrote:
I got one from Longlife Exhausts, they custom fit them to your car, mine was £300 drive in drive out.
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