Removing pre-cats

[Danblez]

Hi all,

I am about to remove the precats but am slightly concerned about a couple of things.

Firstly the noise. At the moment it has an ACT Y piece and small aftermarket silencers. It is loud but in my opinion just right. Obviously this is going to increase the noise but will it be significant? I have a friend with a fully decatted and sleeved 5l which is too much for me with a hollow tinny noise upfront which I don't like.

Also I dont have a catted Y piece for the MOT man, do I have any other options but to buy/borrow one for MOT time? I don't really have the cash spare to buy one at the moment unless its cheap cheap.

[Danblez]

Hmmm Ok consensus seems to be go for it and don't worry then. I shall report back on any changes.

Cheers

[Danblez]

So what is the consensus of removing them in situ? "Ahhh it'll be fine" or "Dont be an idiot and do it properly"?

[Danblez]

Thanks for the tips, I will be giving it a go over the hols.

[Danblez]

^^
Cheers, manifold and gaskets are leak free so I am reluctant to remove them and potentially snap a bolt in the head.