Im sure ive read somewhere my HDi Xant is supposed to have a Cat...
Why? surely you cant convert soot?
So does my diesel loose a couple of ponies too?
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When I replaced the cat on my motorbike with a straight through pipe it came with a chip for the ECU, though I suspect this is because the engine management system is far less sophisticated that that on my Xantia and as such would be unable to 'sense' any changes in gas flow.
The pipe came with a threaded hole in which to fit the lambda sensor so the ECU could still get oxygen content readings from the exhaust. I assume that any cat replacement pipe for the car would require such a fitment for the lambda sensor. There is currently no requirement for motorbikes to have their emissions checked at the MOT so no problem there.
The cat replacement pipe made a significant difference to the performance of the bike so I would think that the difference in performance would be even more noticable on a car which flows much more gas.
Talking of sooty diesel cats, there are some 2-stroke bikes with cats. Can't imagine they are much good after a liberal dose of two stroke oil!
The pipe came with a threaded hole in which to fit the lambda sensor so the ECU could still get oxygen content readings from the exhaust. I assume that any cat replacement pipe for the car would require such a fitment for the lambda sensor. There is currently no requirement for motorbikes to have their emissions checked at the MOT so no problem there.
The cat replacement pipe made a significant difference to the performance of the bike so I would think that the difference in performance would be even more noticable on a car which flows much more gas.
Talking of sooty diesel cats, there are some 2-stroke bikes with cats. Can't imagine they are much good after a liberal dose of two stroke oil!
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Im sure ive read somewhere my HDi Xant is supposed to have a Cat...
Why? surely you cant convert soot?
So does my diesel loose a couple of ponies too?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Aren't they just some sort of particulate filter on a diesel? So you could 'loose a few more ponies' by making a big hole down the middle of it, providing you do not have a 'smoker'? [}:)][}:)]
Why? surely you cant convert soot?
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Aren't they just some sort of particulate filter on a diesel? So you could 'loose a few more ponies' by making a big hole down the middle of it, providing you do not have a 'smoker'? [}:)][}:)]
If your'e interested in diesel cats read the following - it says everything:
http://www.nett.ca/faq_diesel.html
//NiSk
http://www.nett.ca/faq_diesel.html
//NiSk
Oh my god....
They have a Fuego in stock!
I loved these as a spotty teenager, as i learned to drive these were just beginning to appear in the scrap yards (had some fog lamps off on eonce and bolted them to my Marina)
Im tempted..... Im very tempted (especially as from the 4th of October i have a Lock Up to fill up thanks to the council!)
Somebody send for the men in white coats....
They have a Fuego in stock!
I loved these as a spotty teenager, as i learned to drive these were just beginning to appear in the scrap yards (had some fog lamps off on eonce and bolted them to my Marina)
Im tempted..... Im very tempted (especially as from the 4th of October i have a Lock Up to fill up thanks to the council!)
Somebody send for the men in white coats....
very odd, my post has come up on the wrong thread... should be on Thunderbirds what to buy as a 3rd car....
http://www.frenchclassics.co.uk/carsaleframe.htm
this!
http://www.frenchclassics.co.uk/carsaleframe.htm
this!
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Somebody send for the men in white coats....<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Thought you <b>were</b> one, Marty!
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True.... doesnt mean i cant loose it myself and have to order some rubber wallpaper! LOL![:D][:D][:D]
But a Fuego..... droool...[:p]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Somebody send for the men in white coats....<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Thought you <b>were</b> one, Marty!
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True.... doesnt mean i cant loose it myself and have to order some rubber wallpaper! LOL![:D][:D][:D]
But a Fuego..... droool...[:p]