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Running a car built with a cat, without one is illegal is it not?
I personally don't see the point in a sports cat. From what I've been told the emissions are still too high to pass an Mot which in my eyes would be the only benefit of still having a cat in the first place.
As for issues with the rozzers I have heard of people being stopped and tested. But in my town there at least 15 decatted 5pot focus St's and none of them ever seem to be bothered by the police
Lucky if I even see plod where I live... I think the issue would be if you were to be stopped (if plod can be bothered with the paperwork) is that I don't think he can check emissions at the roadside on a Friday night. He can however look under your car to see if the cat is at least visible - if you had a dummy cat in place I suspect you would be more likely to get away with it than an obvious de-cat pipe
Looking at the differing views on offer has made me wonder if I should forget about a decat or sports cat and just go for a remap with an Alta intake.. plans was not achieve mega hp, but accentuate the pops and crackles. Best part of owning an S. Got to get some coin from wife now.
What i would run if i owned the following cars
R56 Hatch all /standard clubman r55 decat
R55 clubman jcw sport cat de cat it to harsh imo
R53 oem cat
Got to agree with Ali. Don’t be put off by a decat or even sports cat as they will give you what your looking for. Only other alternative if you don’t want to go down the decat/sports cat route now would be a full JCW exhaust, that will liven things up a bit but not as much as a decat
The Alta intake is brilliant and rather addictive, in terms of always wanting to hear it.