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Offline jake

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decat advice
« on: 12 March 2009, 21:46 »
i want to decat my 1.8t, now i want to make sure that i can keep the section with the cat for my mot's and that

if i just get a straight piece of exhause to replace where the cat is now?

will i get engine lights come up or not? :huh:

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2009, 21:50 »
if its the aum with 2 sensors then you prob will get the light come up but runs fine and you can keep the section with the cat on it, mines slung up the back of my shed, waitin for mot, lol

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2009, 21:51 »
lol thats what i wanted to hear, mines the ARZ though

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2009, 21:53 »
whats the ARZ what years that, aint hurd of it.

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2009, 21:56 »
whats the ARZ what years that, aint hurd of it.

1998

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2009, 21:58 »
whats the ARZ what years that, aint hurd of it.

1998


oh thought that would just be AUG

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2009, 21:59 »
no there are 3 versions of the golf gti, the aug, arz and the aum, the arz is quite a rare engine! doesnt mean its any better though :grin:

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #7 on: 12 March 2009, 22:02 »
ah k,  back to the point anywayz, the de-cat's pretty good though once its worn in you get alot of backfire and it pops a few flames now an then, free's up some power, revs up better an that, but smells alot in traffic !

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2009, 22:05 »
ah k,  back to the point anywayz, the de-cat's pretty good though once its worn in you get alot of backfire and it pops a few flames now an then, free's up some power, revs up better an that, but smells alot in traffic !

yea it does smell alot thats the only prob with them.

but well worth it.

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Re: decat advice
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2009, 22:05 »
And what if VOSA spot check you?