Sportcat for my RS1800

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Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby Razer on Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:34 pm

I have just bought a ashley 4-2-1 manifold and i need a new cat.
My old one is empty ( last owner ) Now i have 2 choices, a normal cat or a sportcat

Does it have any pro's for my RS or ? more BHP or sound ?
Is also need to fit my zetec turbo project, can a normal cat handle 280 bhp ? or is a sportcat a better option

p.s do i need to put back the oxygen or is there another option ?
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Re: Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby G-Muzzy on Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:56 pm

i have a 1.6 si with sport cat and found no major differance what so ever to the performance, just louder along with the a differant backbox tho.

as for the CAT question, iirc fuel can damage the cat quite alot and as you will be putting bigger injectors in etc then the possiblity of overfueling and unburnt fuel could damage it.. but then again i may be wrong

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Re: Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby Razer on Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:32 pm

Thats true to much unburned fuel in the exhaust can burn the inside away.

But can someone confirm if a normal cat can be put behind a 280 BHP zetec engine ?
Or does it restrict the exhaust flow ?
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Re: Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby jonyb4 on Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:30 am

by then most ppl would have swapped it for a de-cat or sports cat mate, id say
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Re: Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby Razer on Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:44 pm

I have bought a sportscat from ebay.
Thanks for your help :D
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Re: Sportcat for my RS1800

Postby jonyb4 on Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:06 am

mind me asking how much it was mate?
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