blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 08:34 PM |
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catalyitic converter
all this talk of exhaust has me thinking...
i need a cat converter for my exhaust system, but the pipes are 2.5" so that rules out just about every normal car system i could take one
from.
seen this
http://www.maperformance.com/vibrant-performance-metal-core-race-catalytic-converters.html
from america, looks good and cheap, but how would i go about being sure it'll work well before potentially wasting a lok of money?
getting over from US won't be a big issue, not expecting tax will be either... 
how do i spec up a cat system?
or what cars have a cat which could be fitted up to my 2.5" system easily enough, to be replaced by the original pipe soon after IVA 
[Edited on 25/11/09 by blakep82]
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 08:47 PM |
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-15038/
how much?! 
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 09:12 PM |
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i bought two from summit racing .
one worked , one didnt , i didnt know that until a year later when my motor wouldnt pass mot .
you get hit with a 21.95 fee straight away , and more than likely customs and excise when it gets here .
there is a uk distributor now too .
just fyi - volvo is 2.25 od cat
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 09:43 PM |
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whats the 21.95 fee? plan is to buy it, and have it brought back from america in my mums luggage
volvo one is interesting though. are they all 2.25? how would i go about reducing the pipe down to join? probably very straight forward lol any photos
to see what they're like?
my plan is to remove a section of pipe, weld flanges on so the cat can be bolted in, and the original pipe has flanges added to be bolted back again
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:00 PM |
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cat should slip inside the 2.5 pipe .
21.95 for international customers - you pay shipping / customs when it lands .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:03 PM |
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my mum's cabin crew she's over there all the time. get it shipped to her hotel, she picks it up, in her bag to bring home. done
you're right, its only a 1/4" difference, so should be alright i'd need to add a bit of pipe to make it the same length for the bit
i remove though, but won't be a problem. any specific volvo models i should look at?
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:22 PM |
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940 turbo .
if you need a de cat pipe making , just ask .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:23 PM |
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2.5 inch is considered normal size over here, 4 and 5 litre engines being the norm, even the smaller cars have 2 Litre plus engines. Most 5 litre
V8's would have two cats of that size.
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:42 PM |
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^ i thought that, so 2 cats on a 5 litre engine, kinda almost like one cat for 2.5 litres. put it in a bit better perspective
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Originally posted by Volvorsport
940 turbo .
if you need a de cat pipe making , just ask .
give me a few minutes i'll show you what i've got. my system is like a weird expansion chamber type thing, i plan to take it out an put a
cat in instead. 2 secs...
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/09 at 10:49 PM |
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Description
so that bit there hasn't got anything inside it, so i'm not really sure what it actually does, but the plan is to chop that bit out, weld
flanges on all the ends of the pipes, then make up a cat the same length to replace it, again with the standard flanges to bolt it all up.
not entirely sure how that expansion chamber works. i thought it was a catalyst, but its got nothing inside it at all. should really consider making
it into a silencer, as the 1 silencer near the end looks near useless
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 06:35 PM |
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Expansion chambers are for two stroke motors, works like a tuned header on a 4 stroke, what engine was in the car previous, could be an attempt to
quiet the system.
What you have planned sounds good, look for an after market US cat for a Camero or Mustang, some are only about 12" long, smaller because they
use one on each exhaust pipe ahead of the muffler or resonator.
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 01:51 PM |
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it was a vauxhall/GM red top, so definitely a 4 stoke motor. i guess it must give some kind of silencing, but it'll have to go, as its the only
place to put a cat as far as i know, it was a pro built racing system so it must do some good.
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jacko
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 03:13 PM |
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How far away is that expansion box from your engine ?
The cat wants to be close as pos to it .
Its no good at the rear of the system
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 03:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
How far away is that expansion box from your engine ?
The cat wants to be close as pos to it .
Its no good at the rear of the system
its about half way down, but there really isn't any other place for it in the engine bay or tunnel 
plan is to wrap the whole exhaust up in heat wrap to try and keep as much heat in as possible until it gets to the cat
its basically right where the exhaust comes out the back of the tunnel
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jacko
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 05:25 PM |
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I think you are pushing your luck back there as you probably now they have to get HOT HOT HOT to work
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/11/09 at 11:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
I think you are pushing your luck back there as you probably now they have to get HOT HOT HOT to work
i know, but there's nowhere else nearer to put it
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