Cat Back Systems, 2" or 3" and which one?

[Theador]

There'll be a few mods happening in the following months to my T5. Hopefully Shem will be putting an ME7 16t and Jap Manifold on it, RIP kit, new down pipe with Sports CAT, and a Cat Back system and mapping the ecu to suit.

Thing is, what cat back system to go for? The downpipe/cat will be coming from Graeme Welch, but he's not got a jig for an 850 exhaust at the moment.

Any suggestions?

[Theador]

Anyone had a system made up by Longlife (http://www.longlife.co.uk) for their 850?

[mike 850]

2.5 cat back, 2 is too small

[Theador]

2.5 cat back, 2 is too small

The downpipe will more than likely be 3", so was thinking 2.5 or 3" cat back. Where would you go t get one?

[graemewelch]

Im building a v70 exhaust in a few wks time. Its to replace a powerflow system that is so bad the who built it should of been sacked

[graemewelch]

What ever you opt for. Find a company that use mandrel bends and wont chop off the oe fitting cause they cant be bothered to put the effort in to duplicate them

[Theador]

What ever you opt for. Find a company that use mandrel bends and wont chop off the oe fitting cause they cant be bothered to put the effort in to duplicate them

Thanks Graeme; do you know of any places near Oxford or Reading?

[AAnickmac]

Im building a v70 exhaust in a few wks time. Its to replace a powerflow system that is so bad the who built it should of been sacked

hello mate. any ideas when you will have a cat back for a c70 2.5 lpt? still very interested! cheers

[stribo]

There'll be a few mods happening in the following months to my T5. Hopefully Shem will be putting an ME7 16t and Jap Manifold on it, RIP kit, new down pipe with Sports CAT, and a Cat Back system and mapping the ecu to suit.

Thing is, what cat back system to go for? The downpipe/cat will be coming from Graeme Welch, but he's not got a jig for an 850 exhaust at the moment.

Any suggestions?

If you want a decent after market system for a friendly price, there's only one man for the job, Mr Welch.

[Theador]

Has anyone heard of or used these guys?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320530753851

[Theador]

C'mon Graeme, surely we can tempt you to make up a jig for the 850

[stribo]

Has anyone heard of or used these guys?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320530753851

Yeah, the Cougar owners club had a group buy with them, but there have been issues, the rubbers they fit seem to go quite quickly, and from what I saw their pipe's aren't mandrel bent either. Also their 'stainless' tailpipes seem to show signs of rust quite quickly. I know there are people that are happy with their systems though.

[graemewelch]

Im with dopy ^^^. I had them make a few bits for me and the welding was so poor i had to redo it all. But what i call a a good weld is worlds away from what your average joe bloggs says is good

[graemewelch]

C'mon Graeme, surely we can tempt you to make up a jig for the 850

I could be tempted to build a few extra ones but money talks

[graemewelch]

Try a group buy make it worth my while

[stribo]

Im with dopy ^^^. I had them make a few bits for me and the welding was so poor i had to redo it all. But what i call a a good weld is worlds away from what your average joe bloggs says is good

There I am giving you high praise, and all I get in return is being called dopey ( and you couldn't even spell that right) bloody northerners.

[Theador]

Ok guys, who wants Graeme to build them a nice shiny 3" exhaust for their 850? Let's get some numbers.

[evo230]

Apologies for hi-jacking your thread but does anyone have any videos of these exhaust on their 850's? Does he remove the mid-section silencer? (I think its a silencer)

[LeeT5]

Bit of a trot but well worth it.
Fast road conversions built my cat back system and they use mandrel pipe benders. Quality of their work is 'shamazing'! The drive home makes it worth while.
There in Ashford, Kent. Not a million miles away.

[jks]

Don't use them! cowboys!