Shall i DE-CAT or not?

[mitsubishievo]

I have a 4.2 cerbra on a 1998

it has already got the sports exhaust but is it worth de-cating it for more performance????

please yet me know of the advantages and dis-advantages

thanks barrie

[budaholic]

I decatted my 4.5 recently.
There'll be no difference in performance.
I found mine to rev a bit more freely though!
It'll also pop and bang more, and maybe spit a few flames.

It'll also be loud as hell with ya sports zorst...
I SAID LOUD AS HELL!

Do it....

[mitsubishievo]

Is it really loud when your inside the car??

Do you think it will drive me crackers?

[ukbob]

It might be worth mention that Sunninghill told me earlier in the week they would add 10% to a cerb premium "because it adds to the power" (the point being your insurance company may decide to charge you for doing so).

For acoustics, pops & bangs I would definitely decat if I had a cerb

[budaholic]

I don't have sports pipes.... and I like the sound of mine just decatted.

Its not loud from inside, so I keep a window open nearly every trip,

I let my son drive by me on a quiet road in my cerb, and I couldn't believe how loud it was... from a pedestrian point of view. I love it.

[mitsubishievo]

Insurance isnt a prob , I have a traders policy -

own - www.distinctivecarsyork.com

Any other comments will be appreciated

[Extra 300 Driver]

For the last three weeks I have been driving the Cerbera to work everyday, 70 mile round trip. The car has sprts exhaust and decatted. I can understand how the low hum while doing 70+mph could annoy them or give them a headache but for me its

From outside the car sounds life a F1 car, just not as high reving. It really does come on song above 3000rpm.

The pops and bangs go up ten fold but expect a slight drip in MPG.

Having said that I have been getting about an extra 100miles from a tank over the last week. Its now 2500miles after a full engine rebuild, so it may just have bedded in now.

Right off for an Indian.

Laters

Nick (Ex TVR Slags Bil)

I really must go!
Here is the MPEG. Had some issues getting it onto my PC. Called my PC geek mate who is hosting it for me.

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Hartrup/TVR.mpg

right click and 'save as' 3.08MB

no animals were harmed during the making of this movie. All speeds are well within the NSL and if it looks quicker its a camera trick. The volume of the exhaust is well within legal limits and any volume over this limit was acheived with mirrors.


>> Edited by Extra 300 Driver on Friday 12th November 19:55