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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Guys would a 200 cell sports cat from be a bad idea to go with an otherwise std exhaust setup?
I saw a thread about the steel monolith 'original lookylikey' from autobits.com would that keep the l... |
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28-02-2016, 11:05 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| So my replacement originl cat was 'lost' in the post which may or not be true but its stitched me up a bit as I was relying on and prepping for that. So i went to exhaust specialist in wembley - power... |
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28-02-2016, 02:20 AM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Thanks Welshy Well i dont want a de -cat as i want it ready to pass MOT and ive read about extra stresses on baffles without blah blah but even if it doesnt last too long i really want a cat that will... |
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26-02-2016, 12:04 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Disaster, the delivery service lost the cat!! So ive been refunded and now the car is all jacked up and ready to ... Go nowhere. So im gonna have to go for after market job- so can anyone please advis... |
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26-02-2016, 11:29 AM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Thanks guys, ill leave it I think and just go with clamps |
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24-02-2016, 09:22 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Hey guys
Just another quick one if anyone could help, im fitting a second hand cat when it arrives on friday, to my 6. After reading fitting advice forums im confused about whether 'paste' is neede... |
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24-02-2016, 04:58 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Right ive done the coils and out her on a ramp to get at the cat which should arrive friday, after reading the guides etc it seems a very doable job, if too tough then ill dtive to a garage and fit it... |
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19-02-2016, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
Post: RE: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
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Toms306 Wrote: (16-02-2016, 09:12 PM)
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There are probably no videos as it's so simple! :)
Remove the plastic cover bolts and lift off cover
Unplug the electric plugs from each coil
Remove the ... |
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GtiJimmy |
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19-02-2016, 06:33 PM |
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Thread: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
Post: RE: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
| Managed to swap out all the coils for some Bremi ones from ECP, shes turning over nicely now, great stuff. While i was doing things i changed out the k and n air filter for another one and my god it w... |
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19-02-2016, 03:09 PM |
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Thread: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
Post: RE: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
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Toms306 Wrote: (16-02-2016, 09:12 PM)
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Thanks so much mate and yeah youre right I realise now its pretty easy ha but glad I asked, do I need to disconnect that battery though? And also if I changed... |
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17-02-2016, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Cheers dude, im about to order a 2nd one from a phase 2 rallye, but that'll fit right? |
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17-02-2016, 11:13 AM |
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Thread: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
Post: Gti-6 coil pack change, help please
| Hi guys
Im going to try save myself some money and do a relatively simple job myself! Well I think its simple, ive no shame in the fact that ive always paid people to do work on my 6 so its right..... |
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GtiJimmy |
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16-02-2016, 08:00 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
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lolsteve Wrote: (16-02-2016, 12:52 PM)
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Whether you will notice it or not is down to you, if you want to notice it you will but honestly felt next to nothing when changing from stock manifold to 4-... |
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16-02-2016, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Thanks for the info mate, in regards to sports cats vs standard after market cats, which do you reckon would be best for maintaining as much of the original performance- low end torque, etc? Or is it ... |
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15-02-2016, 10:29 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Oh right, im aware that free flowing is vital but im sure someone on here once told me that the gti6 exhaust Back box needs to have a certain level of pressure and heat going on to get the best drive-... |
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15-02-2016, 01:34 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
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roland rat Wrote: (14-02-2016, 11:50 AM)
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GtiJimmy i've got a good original cat somewhere if you're interested?
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Hi mate, yep! Im interested if its an original off a gti6? How much do you want ... |
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15-02-2016, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Fair enough, let me know if you do, also is the 98 rallye def compatible with standard exhaust,i know its the same engine just wondering if it needs any adapting, otherwise Roland Rat im interested! |
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14-02-2016, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
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Eeyore Wrote: (14-02-2016, 09:19 PM)
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ive got standard cat i dont need as well.
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Ah interesting, whats the condition mate? And year and cost? When you say standard you do mean off original rig... |
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14-02-2016, 09:30 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
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7057sam Wrote: (14-02-2016, 08:17 PM)
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I've got a Magnex and decat the 2.5 bore Sucks all the toque out of it maybe it's blowing more that usually as it ages to get through the rev range .
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14-02-2016, 08:29 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
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roland rat Wrote: (14-02-2016, 11:50 AM)
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GtiJimmy i've got a good original cat somewhere if you're interested?
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Hey Roland yes I am interested mate thanks, think i replied on the wrong post. H... |
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14-02-2016, 06:18 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Good shout Eeyore thats def something to think about |
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14-02-2016, 01:04 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Hey Roland, yes I am mate! What do you want for it?
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Thanks Tom I suspect the same about ECP
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Thanks Tom I suspect the same about ECP
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Also Roland what year model is the cat from? Conditio... |
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14-02-2016, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Thanks guys, i guess ill have to bite the bullet. Everything else ive repaired on the car is full price original parts, just not the dreaded expensive cat... Shes worth it... Just :) |
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GtiJimmy |
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14-02-2016, 11:38 AM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: RE: Gti6 cat advice
| Thanks for your response mate, im prob going to try and get a replacement cat fitted and not a decat as its a ballache trying to get under her to put a cat back on for the mot, i was just hoping for a... |
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GtiJimmy |
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14-02-2016, 01:04 AM |
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Thread: Gti6 cat advice
Post: Gti6 cat advice
| Hi all
Any chance you could advise me on the best place to get a 'non performance reducing' yet reliable replacement cat for my phase 3. Ive been trawling these forums for ages trying to find a rel... |
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14-02-2016, 12:48 AM |
