High-flow Cat For Starlet Ep91 Turbo

[Nipponneil]

Hey guys,

New person here. Just got back from Japan with the Glanza V in my handluggage, but someone from an SVA centre has inserted a catalytic converter into it which is strangling the performance.

Does anyone know of a good place which can supply a fabricated high-flow cat and housing? If not, I shall do some study on my own and see what I can come up with. I'll let you know if I find out anything interesting.

Cheers,

Neil

P.S. apologies if you've read similar posts on every other Starlet mailing list in the world.

Starletsy, Sorry I haven't e-mailed you yet. Got that laziness thing going on. I think it's terminal

[toyotasera.co.uk]

For MoT reasons you shouldn't need a cat at all. The Glanza should have one as standard in the downpipe.

[starletsy]

Thats ok mate

As for the cat Andrew is right but there are places that do high flow cat's i just fit mine when it's MOT time then run with the De-cat all the other time

[Nipponneil]

Andrew,

The only cat on my car is the one in the downpipe. This is the one which is causing the problems. Ideally, I would like to replace the entire downpipe with a new one containing a high-flow cat.

If anyone knows of a company which can do this, please let me know. Otherwise, I will call my local exhaust specialist and see what he can do.

Cheers,

Neil

[starletsy]

Why though mate just get a de-cat pipe then put the cat back in for MOT

[Nipponneil]

Sy,

Do you have some wacky quick-release for your cat, or do you remove the radiator and go through all that hassle once a year? It doesn't look like a nice job, especially since you have to do ait all in reverse again after the test.

How long does it take you for the swap?

Cheers,

Neil

[starletsy]

No need to remove the rad mate all i do is unbolt it, it take me about 1 hour it isn't that hard at all.

[nrgizerbunny]

what are the insurance implications of running around without a cat?

say if your car passes its mot and you drive it home, take the cat off and potter around for a bit. then suddenly out the blue you drive into somebody, will yr insurance company pay up? cos your car technically is in an unroadworthy condition (failing emissions).

[toyotasera.co.uk]

Because the Starlet Turbo was never imported to the UK, the MoT testers do not have to do all the emission tests. A Starlet Turbo will therefore pass the MoT without a catalyst being fitted.

Andrew

[starletsy]

They still have to meet a basic emmissions test though Andrew which mine failed without the cat

[scandy001]

doesnt HKS make an aftermarket down pipe for the 4e? i actually saw one for sale on eBay at one time. does anyone have one? and if so did u use a high flow cat furter back in your exhaust to replace it?