Which downpipe?

[vRS_Pagey]

I'm after a DP with decat for my mk2 Octy vRS, as far as I'm aware the tfsi engine in mine is the same in the mk5 gti, leon fr and A3 2.0t, and the same as the K04 equivilents, ED30, Cupra etc. So, would the DP's be the same across those models?

Apology's for my ignorance
Lee.

[McKay88]

emm not 100% but are the pipes not differant in diameter between the Ko3 and Ko4 engines....

Hope this helps

[owen lcr]

look on ebay, there is a guy who sells a 3" decat and it is made very well, i put one on my car and looks in better condition that my milly

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK5-GTi-2-0T-FSI-06-TURBO-CAT-DOWNPIPE-PIPE-/270511771375?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3efbc20eef#ht_1654wt_1165

only £160

worth a look, think BF do one for around £200-220ish

[Janner_Sy]

emm not 100% but are the pipes not differant in diameter between the Ko3 and Ko4 engines....

Hope this helps

not as standard, they are bot identical afaik, but diameter is not the problem he has, he wants to ensure the length i cocrrect

[vRS_Pagey]

emm not 100% but are the pipes not differant in diameter between the Ko3 and Ko4 engines....

Hope this helps

not as standard, they are bot identical afaik, but diameter is not the problem he has, he wants to ensure the length i cocrrect

Nothing wrong with my length thanks............

[vRS_Pagey]

look on ebay, there is a guy who sells a 3" decat and it is made very well, i put one on my car and looks in better condition that my milly

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK5-GTi-2-0T-FSI-06-TURBO-CAT-DOWNPIPE-PIPE-/270511771375?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3efbc20eef#ht_1654wt_1165

only £160

worth a look, think BF do one for around £200-220ish

This is one I was looking at, but when I contacted the seller he said it would only fit the car listed! Did you have to get a seperate adapter for yours to reduce it down to fit the original system.  Spoken to Blueflame, £212 iirc, 50 quid for the adapter + £15 postage.

[Janner_Sy]

50 quid for the adapter. lol.  get a reducer off ebay for half that i bet

[vRS_Pagey]

50 quid for the adapter. lol.  get a reducer off ebay for half that i bet

Something like this.......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Exhaust-Reducer-Connector-Joiner-Sleeve-Adapter-64x76-/150437707782?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2306c94006

This kind of answers my question!
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/175217/skoda/blueflame-decat-pipe/bvw043.html

[owen lcr]

i have a milly cat back so it fitted it to that, i had to chop a bit off of the decat to make it the correct length but it was only 160 so i didnt care about chopping it, well chuffed with it...

spend anothe £100 if you want to get a brand name part that no-one will ever see, at least you know it will be the correct one and need no cutting i suppose.
 

[vRS_Pagey]

i have a milly cat back so it fitted it to that, i had to chop a bit off of the decat to make it the correct length but it was only 160 so i didnt care about chopping it, well chuffed with it...

spend anothe £100 if you want to get a brand name part that no-one will ever see, at least you know it will be the correct one and need no cutting i suppose.
 

I can't see why the pipe for the mk5 GTi wouldn't fit a vRS, the link I added for the Blueflame lists a range of VAG cars with the same model no for the DP, if anything I would of thought the cat back pipe would differ between models.  
Out of interest has the de-cat added a lot more noise? Is the place where the cat should be is replaced with a silencer?
Lee.

[owen lcr]

yeah mate it is a small silencer where the cat would normally be...  as for noise i think it is slightly quieter at cruise but got a bit more depth to the noise when you put the hammer down.

I agree i think all the downpipes would be the same for the mk5 platform with differant cat backs.

[vRS_Pagey]

I think I am going for the Blueflame just for piece of mind, although the ebay one is cheaper after several messages to the seller I've concluded they don't really no squat about the product they're selling. 
Now to overcome the moral dilemma...........   

[vRS_Pagey]

...................dilemma overcome 
One question to the masses, will the decat activate a CEL like the sport cat DP's? and is it a simple case of mapping the back O2 sensor out?

[owen lcr]

mine never came on when i put the decat onbut as you say it maybe had already been mapped out,  any mapping company can de-activate the sensor for a decat

[Janner_Sy]

...................dilemma overcome 
One question to the masses, will the decat activate a CEL like the sport cat DP's? and is it a simple case of mapping the back O2 sensor out?

tell us more!!