BMW decat

[@ri]

Surely the middle cat being removed is a giveaway? Don't have to remove the exhaust to see that one

 

[Nukleuz]

Im talking about only the rear cat, in the box,

They drop the exhaust out, cut open the top, gut it, and weld it closed again.

 

[freerider]

what sort of life do you still have on motorplan?

 

[Nukleuz]

Its a 2005 with 58,000 km , motor plan till next year july i think and 100,000km.

I do about 15,000km a year, going to extend it...

the only time it ever sucks to have a motor plan

 

[freerider]

well, it is highly unlikely that you will have an exhaust related claim in that time.

 

[SirSparky]

the problem is that if something craps out say in the engine bay and they find that you have tampered with the exhaust then they can deny any claims stating that it was as a result of the mod u have done that the certain part crapped out.....the stealerships are full of crap...

 

[bryden]

Wait a minute,
How many cats we looking at here?
3?

One in the rear box, one in the middle, one up front?

 

[freerider]

Normally 2 up front, 1 in each of the headers.

 

[SirSparky]

if ur worried about the cel light comming on...get urself cat foolers from stingray exhuasts...about R500 a pop....works lekka.

 

[kabal]

2 in the m3, in the medsection after the headers.


not sure what the diff is between these 2, but the top is apparently pre 2005

 

[Gizmo]

if ur worried about the cel light comming on...get urself cat foolers from stingray exhuasts...about R500 a pop....works lekka.

Yeah, these work very well. My friend Louis is the guy that makes them, he started Stingray exhaust but has since sold the company to someone else but they still supply the cat foolers.

 

[BLO - DIS - ZN]

i got a complete original exhaust for m3. make an offer.h

Howzit,anybody out there thats got a e46 m3 rear quad pipe silencer lying around.im also looking for the csl diffusor(authentic).anybody with a m3 bonnet(can be in bad cond,just need the bulge.any help would be appreciated.you can also pm me.thanks in advance

 

[@ri]

if ur worried about the cel light comming on...get urself cat foolers from stingray exhuasts...about R500 a pop....works lekka.

Yeah, these work very well. My friend Louis is the guy that makes them, he started Stingray exhaust but has since sold the company to someone else but they still supply the cat foolers.

do these work on the newer models too for lambda errors that the decat gives?

 

[Theo D]

Howzit guys

I'm new to the forum, just want to know does the E36 M3 3.0 1994 model have catalytic converters in them ? If so a de-cat will be taking place

Theo, back in 1994, we only had leaded petrol available, hence the 3.0 M3 (the ones brought to RSA) do not have cats (or dogs). No de-cat necessary

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seriously guys when did they start using cats?? Like which year? Which models?

My guess is 1997(ish)

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Thanx ! So with regard to lambda sensors, How many does my car have ? And you are 100% right I jacked the car up, No cats Although she's bone stock.

 

[andrewbuch]

I need to get my car decatted, opened up my engine compartment the other day and the sound proofing stuff is covered in ginger cat hair!! guess someones been sleeping near the warm engine at night!!

 

[zaleonardz]

:spit:

 

[Gizmo]

if ur worried about the cel light comming on...get urself cat foolers from stingray exhuasts...about R500 a pop....works lekka.

Yeah, these work very well. My friend Louis is the guy that makes them, he started Stingray exhaust but has since sold the company to someone else but they still supply the cat foolers.

do these work on the newer models too for lambda errors that the decat gives?

Yes, they work for any post-cat sensors in the exhaust. Some BMWs like my 330i for instance only had two sensors which were before the cats so with a cat delete I didn't need the cat foolers (bung). On an M3 you have 4 sensors, two pre-cat, two post cat, you put the bungs on the two post cat sensors. Inside the bung is the honeycomb which cats are made of, so the sensors still read a signal which runs through a mini cat.

 

[333wez]

after a decat, software tuning will remove any warnings and improve performance.
My old e46 m3 had software and decat, it was very raspy after the decat!!

 

[Tar]

After Decat, can Leaded fuel be used without causing damage?

 

[tashen]

where can a decat be done in Cape Town?