Cat Needed for Tuscan S

[justyr]

Hi - if anyone has a Cat for sale for a Tuscan S, please let me know.
(nb: the S has bigger bore than std).
J

[nelly1]

http://www.cats2go.co.uk/Default.aspx?PageID=20&am...

[justyr]

Thanks Nel - do you have experience of using these aftermarket cats?
Quality?

J

[nelly1]

Mine's de-catted, but someone I know has bought some and they're fine.

They just show what a rip-off the 'standard' ones are...

[tripleblack]

I have them (MOT use only). They are okay for that. After MOT I decat.

Peter

[Basil Brush]

I bought a pair from Eurocats via ebay for MOT purposes. The flanges needed a quick clean up to get rid of some weld splatter but other than that they're ok and got my Tuscan through the test.

[s6boy]

tripleblack said:

I have them (MOT use only). They are okay for that. After MOT I decat.

Peter

I've been told that's all they're good for. Apparently the 'matrix' inside is only a quarter as thick as an original and prone to burning out quickly, no experience so happy to be corrected but worth mentioning as I believe broken cat material can be sucked back into the engine.

[300bhp/ton]

justyr said:

Thanks Nel - do you have experience of using these aftermarket cats?
Quality?

J

to be fair most CATS are aftermarket and I'm fairly certain TVR have never made them.

Check out Ebay.com if you are not in a hurry. You can get performance cats well cheap.

Not sure how many you need. Magnaflow make some good cermaic ones with 3" inlet/outlet and it cheap price too. (check their site.)

These are about as good as you can get on a budget IMO.

If you want the best flowing cat you need to go for a metal matrix one. Companies like Magnaflow and Random Technology make these, they flow much better than ceramic ones but cost a lot more, they also like plenty of heat to work efficiently.