MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: razoredge on June 13, 2017, 09:27:26 am

Title: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
Post by: razoredge on June 13, 2017, 09:27:26 am

https://www.direnza.co.uk/vw-golf-mk5-sports-cat-exhaust-downpipe.html

looking to get a remap in a couple of months so have started to gather parts!
any feed back?

Title: Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
Post by: Paradox1 on June 13, 2017, 09:30:48 am

they sell on E-bay. they will do the job.

there is better quality out there but obviously more expensive. You shouldn't have any trouble with this though

Title: Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
Post by: Dan_FR on June 13, 2017, 09:59:49 am

Don't expect the sports cat to get you through more than a couple of MOTs mind.... 

Title: Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
Post by: spesh on June 16, 2017, 08:47:26 pm

I've used one on a nissan and it was absolutely fine.  Only thing I'd say is dont use the gaskets they supply as they are pants.

Title: Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
Post by: Mitch H on June 19, 2017, 07:52:19 pm

I run there decent pipe have done for 18 month now and no problems. Had to heat and bend the bracket into the subframe but no biggy