Thread: 2.2 TDCi (Puma) CAT Delete

Bugger, Still very happy with the workmanship & the results.

As I'm in a manual labour tradesman these guys did not drag their feet. One worked on the removal of the old pipework & repairing the top heat shield while the other guy made the 2 pipes up. All pipework is mandrel bent rather than press bent & the V flanges had to be hand made.

These guys are not the cheapest exhaust shop in town but the only one that would do the job & have a massive reputation in this industry & come highly recommend.

I have contacted them about making more & the dump pipe would be $600 + fitting without coating. The ceramic coatings comes in 2 forms chrome good for about 800deg C or race black good for 1100deg C. Pipe coating is inside & out whichever one you choose.

Cheers
Dave

I had a decat and a terrafirma straight pipe which eliminates the centre muffler. Great and all up under $750

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

ninetubes, what did you get for $370 fitted?

I watched 2 experienced exhaust men work on mine for a total of 9 man hours. Then it took a further 2 hours for 1 man to remove the un coated one & install the coated one. Granted I got 2 made but the 2nd one would not have taken that much longer after they built the first.

ninetubes you should look at marketing at that price, as my 2 one offs cost me $1300 fitted with one coated.
Did they remove the Cat?

Cheers
Dave

Hey Dave,
I had center muffler and tail pipe replaced previously as the giant JLR one got a bit squashed. Went for high flow system but left the factory cat and front pipe.

~$370 was a replacement front pipe between the turbo and the tailpipe flange near the gearbox cross member. Cat removed and the replacement pipe wrapped & fitted. Local landy mechanic removed it, dropped off to his exhaust supplier, picked it up, wrapped it and re-fitted it whilst it was in for a service. I'm not 100% on the price, but in that ball park as with the service it was about ~$800.

The 90 now a BAS intercooler, hoses and 170 map, k&n filter & nugget ducting, and a slickshift, along with the decat now - gave the mechanic a fright when he test drove it

Originally Posted by ninetubes

Hey Dave,
I had center muffler and tail pipe replaced previously as the giant JLR one got a bit squashed. Went for high flow system but left the factory cat and front pipe.

~$370 was a replacement front pipe between the turbo and the tailpipe flange near the gearbox cross member. Cat removed and the replacement pipe wrapped & fitted. Local landy mechanic removed it, dropped off to his exhaust supplier, picked it up, wrapped it and re-fitted it whilst it was in for a service. I'm not 100% on the price, but in that ball park as with the service it was about ~$800.

The 90 now a BAS intercooler, hoses and 170 map, k&n filter & nugget ducting, and a slickshift, along with the decat now - gave the mechanic a fright when he test drove it

Im pointing out the obvious here but a egr delete and oil catch can is a good idea to accompany those mods

Originally Posted by 1nando

Im pointing out the obvious here but a egr delete and oil catch can is a good idea to accompany those mods

at risk of getting off topic, I agree! The EGR closure option exists within the BAS RRC, so already closed. Not sure about the catch can though, understand it can't hurt, but following various catch can threads there doesn't seem to be too much reported as being "caught" once EGR is shut.

Originally Posted by ninetubes

The 90 now a BAS intercooler, hoses and 170 map, k&n filter & nugget ducting, and a slickshift, along with the decat now - gave the mechanic a fright when he test drove it

I’d seriously recommend losing that K&N filter...

Only thing it’s doing is dusting your engine and reducing its life.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I’d seriously recommend losing that K&N filter...

Only thing it’s doing is dusting your engine and reducing its life.

Absolutely, it's total rubbish. I used it bush once and was horrified at the state of the "clean" side when i checked it one night. It's just being used around town because i feel i need to get a bit of "value" out of it. paper one goes back in tonight for easter trip. Appreciate the advice, I'd recommend the same to anyone.

Originally Posted by ninetubes

at risk of getting off topic, I agree! The EGR closure option exists within the BAS RRC, so already closed. Not sure about the catch can though, understand it can't hurt, but following various catch can threads there doesn't seem to be too much reported as being "caught" once EGR is shut.

You're right but i still managed to get 30ml or so every 6 months. Its not much but id rather drain it than have it in the pipework building up over time.

Also Tombie is correct, the k&n is a silly thing to have.

The decat is definitely a great mod, your egts will be much lower with it