Cats rattling!

[peterrosey]

Not the fluffy one, but the two under the car. Have had the car on ramps and tapped them and they each make a loose rattly type of noise. I take they're knackered and this means loads of cash to sort? And I've already got a sports exhaust and I like my neighbours so decat pipes are out...

[Extra 300 Driver]

Any loss of performance?

If not you could take it to a test station and see if they are still working.

[peterrosey]

No loss of performance since it came back from Joospeed - quite the opposite in fact, runs really well. Will visit an MoT test station and get it checked out...

[2 sheds]

Not unusual for Cerberas to destoy cats. but cheap one will last all of about 3 months.
Tim

[Katanarog]

If you havn't lost performance you soon will! Mine started making a rattle then exhaust note got quieter. The 'cats ' are made up of two parts in each exhaust, once they start to rattle one part rattles against the other damageing all the fins, essentialy blocking it. I cut mine open to get the broken section out but the half that was still secure was almost completley blocked. Not surprising I only had 367bhp..

[andy4200]

Just decat!!! It's not that much louder than cats. Save cats for MOT day.
What can't hear you. Eh???

[Tripps]

peterrosey said:

...and I like my neighbours so decat pipes are out...

Its not actually that bad, the loudest point on my is the application of the loud pedal on startup, leaving and coming back are fine as long as you are gentle coming off the gas to avoid pops and bangs, so you can escape without any whinges.

Unless you have sensitive cars parked close you should be OK.

My garage is behind where the parking area is inside a crescent of houses, so lots of neighbours to potentially upset - but not a peep yet

[liamtuscanwayne]

Hi my dads getting his cerbera de-catted tomorrow at offord motor company hopefully should make alot of differnce noise wise as it has sports pipes already. How much louder is it with de-cat pipes aswell?

[jasonben]

mine got smashed and blocked the exhuast and lost so much performance from it.

Got it decatted at TVR Power and.....

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was such a difference, and the best thing is the flames on over-run now!!!!

[jonnie5]

I had mine decatted about 9 months ago, I love the sound!

What I'm struggling with is the fumes. If I put anything in the boot like clothes or food (shopping) it comes out stinking of 'TVR'. This is sometimes not a problem but others it a major problem (like NOT taking the car if we go away for the weekend because the suitcase will stink!)

Does anyone else suffer from this and are there any fixes ? (other than putting the cats back in!)

Cheers
Jon


>> Edited by jonnie5 on Wednesday 25th May 10:37

[davetherave1970]

jonnie5 said:

I had mine decatted about 9 months ago, I love the sound! What I'm struggling with is the fumes. If I put anything in the boot like clothes or food (shopping) it comes out stinking of 'TVR'. This is sometimes not a problem but others it a major problem (like NOT taking the car if we go away for the weekend because the suitcase will stink!) Does anyone else suffer from this and are there any fixes ? (other than putting the cats back in!) Cheers Jon >> Edited by jonnie5 on Wednesday 25th May 10:37

Yep. Mine does this too. Don't know of a fix either

[Extra 300 Driver]

Mine does the same,. It must be the boot seal not quite sealing.

I know its O/T but was that you Dave on the Chelmsford By-pass this morning? I was in the Mini going the other way, just got a quick flash of a silver Cerb

[davetherave1970]

Yes Nick it was. I did see you (or should I say hear you?) as you were overtaking!! U J on your the roof?

I was on my way to Leven. Cerb in for the 12k and tappets!

[Extra 300 Driver]

Twas me!

[tvrjohn]

regarding fumes in the boot, aren't there vent holes underneath ? you could block up ?