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Experiences of eBay downpipe/sports cat?
hlcst:
Not worth welding it back on mate the decat should be here soon. If you look at the image of the sport cat here http://www.direnza.co.uk/vw-golf-mk5-sports-cat-exhaust-downpipe.html you would expect that 1 prong falling off wouldn't be that bad but that image is a lie! There is no nice little bracket they have just directly (and poorly) welded the prongs directly to the pipe in 2 places, I will however get my mate to fix it when its off and make it look more like the image and sell it on
gilesthedog:
Facing the same dilemna about the costs for a branded system I decided to wait and just fit a s/s downpipe with sports cat, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-MK5-GTI-2-0-FSI-TURBO-200CPI-3-SPORTS-CAT-EXHAUST-PIPE-/230865921656?hash=item35c0ae6678
Within a few days the exhaust system warning light came on, even after reset it came back so waited for re-map before taking action. Even after the remap the second lambda was showing a problem with the gas level not being in the correct range so the mapper disabled that sensor and reset the light, it's never returned. 3 months later the MoT came around, no problem at all with emission levels and a straightforward pass. I get the quality/materials difference and would like to get a full pukka system at some point, just a case of having a grand to throw at it.
Owencash:
I've had no issues with my cheap eBay sports cat, been on the car for 6000 miles, I fitted mine in conjunction with a dog bone bush and the car is transformed ! Nice and quiet until you put your foot down and it sounds a lot better,
MK1Campaign:
--- Quote from: Owencash on October 17, 2015, 04:23:06 pm ---I've had no issues with my cheap eBay sports cat, been on the car for 6000 miles, I fitted mine in conjunction with a dog bone bush and the car is transformed ! Nice and quiet until you put your foot down and it sounds a lot better,
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Which one did you buy.
Deako:
Well. My cheap eBay decat is now fitted and sounds great. :happy2:
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