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Sports cat and standard turbo #1416497
17/03/2013 22:11
17/03/2013 22:11
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Should i encounter any issues with a more flowing sports cat fitted to the car when used with a standard turbo?

Anyone have a review of running one also?


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Re: Sports cat and standard turbo [Re: coupedummy] #1416514
18/03/2013 05:14
18/03/2013 05:14
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In one of my 20VT cars, I mounted a Magnaflow sport cat with standard turbo and ......... turbo started smoking after about 2000 km.


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Re: Sports cat and standard turbo [Re: coupedummy] #1416523
18/03/2013 08:18
18/03/2013 08:18

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I have sports cats (200 cell powerflow systems) on both my Moon VT6 and the Scottie. Both had standard turbos (with staggered seals) until recently when the Scottie went Stage 3 - prior to that the Scottie ran perfectly well for two years, and the original turbo is still running fine in another member's car as far as I know. The Moon is still standard, and again I have had no turbo issues.

You just need half a tank of petrol to get through an MOT, as the emissions test can still be tricky wink , but you don't need the hassle of swapping exhausts at MOT time when decatted.

Re: Sports cat and standard turbo [Re: ] #1416528
18/03/2013 08:43
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Originally Posted by tim42
....Both had standard turbos (with staggered seals).....

This is not exactly standard turbo rolleyes


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Re: Sports cat and standard turbo [Re: kaci] #1416533
18/03/2013 08:56
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Whoops! Sorry folks. Still T28s though coat

Re: Sports cat and standard turbo [Re: coupedummy] #1417460
22/03/2013 22:35
22/03/2013 22:35

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Hi

I've got a sports cat on my 20vt which has a standard turbo and have had it fitted for about 1000miles now and the turbo sills have just gone.


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