MoNkEy MaGiC
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when i floor it their is a sort of flowing/gushing sound from the CAT area???
however their are no leaks!
or is it just a sound a new CAT makes, in which case how long will it last??
you can see roughly from these pics the new cat, the conenctions are good tight fit!!
[Edited on 30-07-2005 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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anyone?? 
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Kyle T
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Ive just fitted a new Cat and I swear i can hear hissing coming from the manifold area, everyone else just thinks im paranoid tho 
MOT in 3 weeks, so I'll soon find out 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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marklawton
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as my car is quite low, ive hit the cat a couple of times now and i think i have got a small hole in it, and when i was out before in it, i thought i could hear a hissing noise from round the cat/manifold area
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Kyle T
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Its a bugger, my old Cat had just disintegrated around the flexipipe bit, the new ones been fitted, and refitted about six times now between myself and motosave - and I can still hear hissing
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Impreza WRX STi
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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hmmmm, was it a original vauxhall CAT part??
mine was a third party make, but for a third of the price too
i fitted mine myslef, used brand new bolts, brackets and seals everywere and i know its a very good air tight fit so im sure theirs no leaking...
either the cat is faulty, which it cant be coz my car just passed MOT or its just a sound it makes while its new new???? had it on the car for about 100 miles now
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Kyle T
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My "new" cat was actually from a breakers. Its done 6k and cost 45 quid. And yeah, its a standard Vaux part.
Im gonna change the manifold gasket once more, then if that doesnt work, put it down to paranoia
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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im not sure, i guess it just needs to settle to the car it is on??
best thing to do is get couple mates to stand on the pavement n listen to your car as you drive down, if it can be heard then its a problem otherwise not really a big deal as it cant be heard and people wont notice n look at you!
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Kyle T
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TBH Im not botherd about what it sounds like, aslong as it gets through the MOT. Ive just had a new windscreen fitted, newish cat and I still need an AFM so I dont want to be wasting the 40quid or whatever for the MOT for the sake of something a new gasket could fix.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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cool
anyone else???
TTT
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