THis is the pipe that goes from the engine to cat should the pipe be clear or is this the way its meant to be
Cheer
Uel
Why am asking, the car has lost all power and boost only going to 0.5 and when she is up to workin temp she is putin a flame a couple of feet long out the exhaust all the time when ticking over i have also found a hole in the intercooler pipe could this be the problem or again have i got another awol apex
Not sure bout flames, etc but a knackered cat will knock your boost down, just ask AndyP ;) . And if that pic is of the downpipe i would hazard a guess to say its meant to be clear, mine was when i took it off, if its the same pipe!
Imagine hole in intercooler would knock the boost down a bit also tho...
Just realise the cat temp lite was burning, sh*t.
Could a bad cat cause all this???
Would definately cause a power/boost loss, and the flames could be the cat interals (wadding,etc) burning up if it has got way too hot.
Good time to get a de-cat pipe i reckon ;) :)
Any Idea how much and where from.
Cheers
Uel
Ps. Cheers for the help ScuttleRX
I just ordered one today from Ross at Dragon, £100 for an un-silenced one.
He also done a silenced version for £140 so depends how noisy you wanna be :D (Ive gone for un-silenced;) )
Bout a 10 day wait he said as hes had a load of orders for \'em :)
Get that on and you\'ll be getting the good type of flames!
btw, may make your car run a little lean or get some boost spike/creep, have you got an aftermarket ecu, or any other exhaust/filter mods?
If your pretty much standard you should be alright, but if youve already got exhaust filters, etc and standard ecu might be worth asking around to see if anyone is running similar and if they got probs, etc :)
standard ecu i think? Veilside exhaust and hks induction, and hard pipe. I think the noisier the better:D
Cheer
Uel
QuoteI think the noisier the better
:D
You\'ll be on the limit I reckon with the de-cat on, if your thinking about getting a new ecu this would prob be a good time to get it.
The mods you have so far will increase the breathing, but you won\'t be getting extra fuel.
Also a free-flowing exhaust will make it more likely to creep/spike like I said. With a new Ecu you\'ll be able to get the fuelling right and keep the boost in check.
But..you might be alright with the standard ecu :) just thought i\'d mention it so u can bear it in mind and keep ya engine in good health :)
regards
Andy
ps if your not sure what ecu you have, its behind kick-plate in the passenger footwell, just whip it off and see if its got Apexi, or Motech (:D ), etc plastered all over it :)
cheers mate was just about to ask where i could find it
Thanks
Uel
Just when and checked and have found a box with knights sport plastered over it is this good, bad ???????
Thats good matey, pretty kick-ass ECU i believe :D
As long as you can find somewhere who can tune it your laughing :)
Were all the mods on it when you bought it, if so its probably been mapped for these already.
So putting a de-cat would only require a bit of tweeking, might even get away with it without changing anything, i\'ll let someone whos a bit more clued up on knight sports gear take over...:D
Guess it would be pushing it if you know a good one in ireland :rolleyes: :D :rollin
Thanks for you time, help cheers mate and if you know anyone lookin a 99 rz standard with 70k KM NOT THE SAME CAR give me a shout :)
Cheers
Uel
Mods where on it, my japanese isn\'t that good and took a risk when i bought it :rolleyes:
Dont really know a good one in england mate so cant help ya there! Best thing i reckon would be once its on, get it on any rolling road and see what the fuellings like, and if you have a boost guage keep an eye on that at first. Might not make enough of a difference to worry about.
No prob mate, think the advice is sound, someone will soon correct me though if i\'ve been leading you astray!
regards
Andy
ps, how much is the rz going for?
Bit off topic, but whats it like insuring an rx in ireland, heard whole insurance thing is a bit of a mare over there...and its bad enough over here:D
Greedy boost gauge, hks controller looking more and more like this think was on the track just looking for the empty nos bottle!
Insureance nitemare lost a scooby a year ago not insured pretty pissed let me tell you, on traders at the minute £3000+ for imports and performace they bloody hate me:reallymad
Sorry missed the ps, likely will be around £14000 once sva\'ed etc
oh well, boost problems shouldnt be an issue then! as long as your a/f ratios are good you\'ll be sorted!
Have u had it on the rollers yet, imagine your putting out quite a bit o power with those mods, and any other hidden \'unknowns\' that youve yet to find :D
£3000+:eek: :eek:
Have a honda s2000 too if if you know of anybody 99, standard 15kKM on it £15000
To tell you the truth i was that pissed off have the engine ready to left out and putting one in with 10k on it, i like to keep a spare;). then decat and rollers :D and hopefully a single turbo, but need to sell something, wat about 88 shogun jeep 10000000000 mile £10 :D
Again thanx for you help
Uel
Quotewat about 88 shogun jeep 10000000000 mile £10
tempting, but i think i\'ll keep the rex :D
ok £5 thats my last offer:D
Cheers Mate
Uel
hey mate, your boost prob sounds exactly the same. I\'m getting the power fc and the decat pipe.. ditch that cat tis crap :D
Hi just to clear something up this thread started with me asking if this pipe was blocked, just to clarify it is the small pipe that goes into the side of the cat is it meant to be blocked?????. Plus when i remove engine , the down pipe is about 4" diameter and is the same the whole way to the back, you get cat and back box in this, is this the norm???
Cheers
Uel
only other thing I can think of that goes to cat is air pump feed.
My downpipe is a aftermarket one which is 80mm in diameter so sounds like you have a different one on there too
QuoteOriginally posted by Drag Emperior
THis is the pipe that goes from the engine to cat should the pipe be clear or is this the way its meant to be
Cheer
Uel
is it the pipe that is connected to the air pump if it is it should have a hole the size of a pin in it, the air pump pumps air in to the cat at idel to about 3-3800rpm this is for emissions tests.
Dont know about the flames though.
Quoteis it the pipe that is connected to the air pump if it is it should have a hole the size of a pin in it, the air pump pumps air in to the cat at idel to about 3-3800rpm this is for emissions tests.
ok then where can i get this gasket i just "cleared" the blockage with a screwdriver
:rolleyes:
Cheers
Uel
Quick note, if your still going for a de-cat you wont need the air pump anymore.
QuoteOriginally posted by Drag Emperior
ok then where can i get this gasket i just "cleared" the blockage with a screwdriver
:rolleyes:
Cheers
Uel
I would give WGT a ring, or Jimmys rx7 may have one.
Good Point, wat can i say bloody silly irish man:o
cheers
uel
do ya know about whole MOT thing with de-cats? 95 or before and no worries, after that you\'ll need a proper cat for mot (unless your lucky enough to find a garage that doesn\'t list above a 95 rx, so does the non-cat test, like i did :D !)
We can\'t just take our cars to a garage for a mot there are mot centres and thats all they do all day mots and psvs. Everything is computerised, very hard to get cars passed. At the start it was that bad, that a local ford garage took a new car to see if it would pass but it failed on the brakes, it wasn\'t braking even, crazy or what. Im scared what they are going to said to me,
i could maybe melts the exhaust probe:rolleyes:
Cheers
Uel