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Offline razoredge

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downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
« 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?

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Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
« Reply #1 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

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Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
« Reply #2 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.... 
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Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: downpipe & sports cat - has anyone tried one of these?
« Reply #4 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