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Offline MoMartin

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Is this the stock cat?
« on: 22 April 2014, 20:07 »


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Offline dom

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #1 on: 22 April 2014, 20:28 »
Doesn't look like it to me.

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #2 on: 22 April 2014, 22:02 »
Exactly what i thought, but never having a vw golf before this got me wondering.

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #3 on: 23 April 2014, 12:18 »
It definitely looks like someone has welded that in  :smiley:
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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #4 on: 23 April 2014, 12:20 »
Looks like a decat


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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #5 on: 23 April 2014, 12:26 »
Also where are your lambda sensors ?? they look too tucked back to be connected to anything.........
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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #6 on: 23 April 2014, 13:50 »
Looks non standard to me also looks like the lambda's are not fitted.

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #7 on: 23 April 2014, 14:57 »


There's the lambda sensor

Offline MoshiMoshi

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #8 on: 24 April 2014, 00:10 »
Definitely not stock.
I thought Volkswagens were supposed to be reliable?

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Re: Is this the stock cat?
« Reply #9 on: 25 April 2014, 16:50 »
I'm guessing it's an AGU?


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