garetheves Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Well kind of anyway.... Managed to find a garage that (chooses words very carefully) are somewhat lenient when it comes to emissions. Was still panicing a bit while waiting for it to be done but when the guy brought it back he said the car was fine and sailed through. For those of you who understand the emissions readings he said the pass boundary is 0.3 and mine was 0.8. A fail at any other garage, yes, but he said considering the car it wasnt bad at all so i was well chuffed. Will definately be using them next year cos it save me the hastle of having to refit my cat pipe. Ill not mention the name on here for obvious reasons but if anyone in the North West wants to give them a try, feel free to PM me and ill send you details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Which cat do we have to usually pop back in for the MOT, is it the short stubby one or the long thin one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Not sure really. ive only got the second one because the reason i de-catted was my first cat had a tear in it, seemed like a good enough excuse to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 It may be best from now on to try and keep 'friendly' garages quiet as you never know who is reading these messages. Good to see you got through. A Supra can still fail with only the 2nd CAT in place, its sometimes a hit or miss situation... it would definitely pass with the 1st CAT in place. But before you go in for MOT make sure you've given you car plently time to warm up, and also run it on the best fuel you can buy to get a cleaner burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I have a mate with a scooby. he fitted a pipe along side his cat, then fitted flexipipes to the end. so MOT time comes, he moves the flexi's onto the cat, then moves them back onto the cat by-pass pipe. anyone think that could be done on the supes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 my car failed the MOT earlier this week since it was fully decatted, I told the guy to fit the 2nd the CAT and then i was well below the 0.3 boundary.. it was actually 0.07 on a high idle test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I have a mate with a scooby. he fitted a pipe along side his cat, then fitted flexipipes to the end. so MOT time comes, he moves the flexi's onto the cat, then moves them back onto the cat by-pass pipe. anyone think that could be done on the supes? why bother, its extra unwanted weight especially when it only takes 30 minutes to fit the 2nd CAT, providing you have a 2 piece decat pipe setup. They only charged me 20 quid to swap it round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 no way? that quick? used to take me ages to refit my cat pipe on the MG! hmm might have to invest in a de-cat now i know its that easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 So is the 2nd cat the short stubby one or the long thin one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Its the long piece.. I wouldnt recommend swapping the first cat cuz the bolts can sieze and snap off, it gets real hot up there! But the 2nd CAT aint too bad, there are only 2 bolts on either end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 If you buy my 2 piece decat pipes it only takes me 15 minutes to refit the 2nd cat. Either one of the two cats will enable an easy MOT emissions pass, but refitting the second cat is FAR quicker and easier than refitting the short, first cat. Only 4 bolts, all very easily accessible. Flange joints, too, no wrestling with seized slip joints and U clamps that have dented the pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Okay, second (long thin) one it is for the MOT then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 We'll all lose our eternal souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted September 18, 2005 Author Share Posted September 18, 2005 We'll all lose our eternal souls... haha yeah but if it passes who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 The only catch with a 'friendly' mot is if you get stopped by a mobile police check, and yes they do exist seen a few in bracknell... Don't get me wrong, I got my MOT done this weekend by a 'friendly' garage as well, and managed a 0.27 with no cats..... Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 One trick which a friend of mine did.... He carried his cats in his car for the MOT, got to the MOT station and said to the tester, 'Here is £50 to fit the cats IF you want to change them for the MOT'...turned out the young mechanic thought it would be a better idea to stick it in his pocket and still pass the car... Might work for some people *grin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 yep, that's what I'd do. Saves aggro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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