MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dan_gt on September 24, 2010, 04:40:46 pm

Title: Decat
Post by: dan_gt on September 24, 2010, 04:40:46 pm

Does anybody know whether a GTI will pass emissions with a decat? or will a sports cat be needed to pass the mot?

Dan

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: Blade on September 24, 2010, 04:45:52 pm

In my experience the answer is NO. Sports cat most likely.

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: bacillus on September 24, 2010, 07:42:24 pm

Quote from: Blade on September 24, 2010, 04:45:52 pm

In my experience the answer is NO. Sports cat most likely.

Decat no.
Sports cat yes.

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: Janner_Sy on September 24, 2010, 07:44:45 pm

iirc i read on here that tonydanza's car passed with a decat on??

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: RobH on September 24, 2010, 07:51:39 pm

Didnt hurdy get one done just to see what happened and it passed?

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: martziniuk on September 24, 2010, 10:32:27 pm

I certainly wouldn't bank on it but I ain't tried mine.

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: tony_danza on September 25, 2010, 12:09:15 am

It never passed with a decat, as I never ran it on the road with one and I wouldn't put my MOT tester in that position.
 
It may have been in MOT passable range though, but I wouldn't count on yours being the same - too many variables and still illegal.

Title: Re: Decat
Post by: dan_gt on September 25, 2010, 09:18:02 pm

Sports cats arent that expensive anyway. Im assuming gains between decat and sports would be minimal. Dont fancy getting the car up on axle stands again for a few weeks to change anyways. Especially after the pain in the arse of changing the d.v