Author Topic: changing sports cat for a decat  (Read 1447 times)

Offline Dalo Harkin

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changing sports cat for a decat
« on: 05 August 2014, 08:45 »
Would my map need amending or not? think my sports cat is on its way out, would I also see any power gains?
ARZ K03s, Oettinger Side Skirts, R32 front, Carbon stage 2, Forge 007p (yellow spring), Forge Actuator (yellow spring), Pipercross panel filter with DSG parts, N249 and N112 deleted, SAI deleted, Carbon canister deleted, Rear wiper deleted, Long Life turbo back custom exhaust with 200 cell sports cat, VR6/G60 clutch kit, Creation Motorsport TIP, Catch can, 'Wellycooler', K04 charge pipe, S3 ported inlet manifold - looks pretty standard on the outside though :)

Offline Scott D

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Re: changing sports cat for a decat
« Reply #1 on: 05 August 2014, 18:07 »
Probably willl need mapping to up the lambda limit avoiding fault codes and ECU light
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Offline shaft69

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Re: changing sports cat for a decat
« Reply #2 on: 09 August 2014, 18:04 »
Can use 42dd after cat (monitoring sensor) lambda spacer keep light off only one I know that actually works.
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