Thread: 2.2 TDCi (Puma) CAT Delete

Originally Posted by Tombie

Ours doesn’t cut out even on 44c days.
We did find having it just slightly off the coldest setting helps.
Seems it frosts up a bit so cuts out to defrost if set too cold.

Thanks for that info I will try that on the next big run I do.
cheers Eddie

Looks like ill have to do the job myself, called a number of shops & no one will do the removal.Bugger

Originally Posted by Patrol 32

Daz,

Have a look at my FaceBook Page: FBD Modifications. Could have done you a very effective ceramic coating on your new exhaust and could have rebuilt your turbo much better and cheaper than buying a new one. Just saying.....

Yep, had a look...
*The turbo on the 2.2 had blown itself to the ****ter and was told by an ex Ford mechanic that he had seen a few Transits do this.
*How does the ceramic coating compare in the real world to the heat wrapping?
*Often mods like this are done on the fly, as in "oh I have a clever thought" etc etc and I dont have much time to send out, wait, get it back etc

*I saw your 300tdi turbo recon, looks good
*I am big on supporting local businesses, just like me
*Will drop off the old turbo off the 2.2 and see if anything can be done with it

Regards
Daz

Had a 2.2 come in just after (last job before xmas) the one that was decat'd, I didnt really notice the difference until I realised the 2.2 had a remap...
So basically the performance of doing a decat was as good as doing a remap. Visually with the heat shield back on the engine bay looks stock and it didnt sound any different.

As for anyone having a crack and saying how illegal it is to decat a vehicle....
*So is doing a remap on a road going vehicle.
*So is doing a EGR delete / remap on a road going vehicle.

*As for an exhaust centre refusing to do the job, well maybe it shows they have more ethics than a company that supplies / does remaps.
*Give an owner of a Discovery 4 a price to replace their faulty EGR at X dollars with the potential for it to fault again later or to do a remap and delete EGR and they will generally take the later option.

Regards
Daz

Maybe the one that had the decat also had a remap. I had a remap done soon after I bought it and again when I got the decat and gotta say the difference wasn't as great as I'd hoped.

Daz,

Ceramic coating has been the best kept secret in the Motorsports for many years, at least since 1995 here in WA.

Wrapping is an ancient idea and actually damages the metals from which your components are made, by trapping the heat close to the pipes and turbo it weakens the material and causes early failure.

Ceramic coating conversely, stops much of the heat from getting into the metal, be it steel or iron in your pipes, manifolds and turbo turbine,
or the aluminium of the turbo compressor housing.

I have done two personal vehicles and they both showed marked improvement in turbo spool up and vehicle acceleration,
plus a dramatic reduction of under bonnet heat. I have measured the differences on a standard road run from Midland to Northam and back,
plus I have dyno'd the vehicle with various incremental changes. I will post these results on my FBD Modifications Face Book page.

And yes, Grant can rebuild your turbo, better than new, and CIC will ceramic coat both halves of the turbo. Give it a go,
you won't be disappointed.

Would you like me to manage the rebuild for you? The price to you will be the same or less.

Michael Sheil
FBD Modifications

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

Yep, had a look...
*The turbo on the 2.2 had blown itself to the ****ter and was told by an ex Ford mechanic that he had seen a few Transits do this.
*How does the ceramic coating compare in the real world to the heat wrapping?
*Often mods like this are done on the fly, as in "oh I have a clever thought" etc etc and I dont have much time to send out, wait, get it back etc

*I saw your 300tdi turbo recon, looks good
*I am big on supporting local businesses, just like me
*Will drop off the old turbo off the 2.2 and see if anything can be done with it

Regards
Daz

I'm keen to do a decat but living away from home I really need a bolt on solution that I can do on a Sunday. If someone finds a pipe for a reasonable price please share! Or if someone around ipswich is doing this could you get a 2nd pipe made for me?

Originally Posted by debruiser

I'm keen to do a decat but living away from home I really need a bolt on solution that I can do on a Sunday. If someone finds a pipe for a reasonable price please share! Or if someone around ipswich is doing this could you get a 2nd pipe made for me?

David performance has it
It's two piece bolt on decat pipe

I am still thinking about this.....Really want to do the decat but I do not want lung cancer...

The smell of the exhauat when the car is cold is obnoxious.... Already