PPE Manifold & Racing Cat

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 15:47

Have been looking into this a bit, what kind of gains would you expect with the above and how would it differ to the manifold and downpipe listed on MRS-Passion?

Cheers

markiii · February 23, 2005, 16:07

about 8bhp IIRC

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 16:10

Is the only advantage of having the racing cat over the downpipe the increase in back pressure and passing of the MOT?

markiii · February 23, 2005, 16:15

yep, and it's a bit quieter

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 16:21

Cheers mate - one final thing.

With the TTE do you think the sound would improve, i know it did with LeeUK's H&S but i am after something to improve sound and was considering the HKS exhaust but then LeeUK suggested the manifold as that'd give better gains, remove the pre-cat problem and improve the noise.

What you reckon?

markiii · February 23, 2005, 16:47

Adam, had teh TTE backbox, and PPE manifold with no cat last year when I followed him all the way to Essen and back.

it sounds really mean without IMHO sounding ricey or overly loud.

It's a combination I'd be happy with.

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 17:02

Cheers bud - now know what's next on the shopping list s;)

s;)

heathstimpson · February 23, 2005, 17:29

How loud is the PPE manifold with a decat and H&S exhaust s:?: :?: s:?:

markiii · February 23, 2005, 17:31

the only person who has tried to my knowledge is Lee

I would expect it to be marginally louder than your current setup but more tuneful.

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 18:03

I have a vid taken by Lee last week, i'll host and post shortly

Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 18:04

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Anonymous · February 23, 2005, 18:07

Just a side note MWR are selling them at $550 - nothing with today's exchange rate altho postage might be high and VAT etc to add - altho they may label it nicely s;)

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LeeUK · February 23, 2005, 19:18

The PPE gear just boosts what ever setup you have already, Induction kit/exhaust by increasing the airflow significantly. I don't think I would go for the de-cat option due to the fact that it sounds so meaty, the first thing the police will be looking for is a cat if you happen to upset them. Plus the mot point too!

Jap GT300 · February 24, 2005, 08:43

You can always tell the police you have a custom cat built into the backbox and just change it if they do ask you to go to an MOT station.

LeeUK · February 25, 2005, 18:17

True what do they know! s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Whoops shouldn't say that s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

Anonymous · February 25, 2005, 18:34

So all i have to do is sell my soul s:cry: :cry: s:cry: s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Anonymous · April 10, 2005, 22:49

I would say that if you are concern about passing the MOT, the maybe decatting isn't really a good choice. Plus, if you are an environmentalist who is concerned about excessive fume and sound emission, then maybe you should opt for a high flow cat instead. PPE does manufacture the exhaust manifold and the high flow cat.

So basically, if you wanna have a race car, then you can opt for the decat plus the PPE header. But if all you want is a MOT-approved, street kinda car, then maybe you should go for the header + a high flow cat.

Coming to the issue of the outer exhaust, I would choose between the Team Moon dual exhaust or the TTE twin exhaust. TM's sound is more aggressive, and it will bring out the OOMPH in a 'racey' car. It sounds more like WAAAARRGGHHHHHH.... But if you want a more subtle and low 'civilized' sound, go for the WOOOOOOOMMMMMMM TTE twin exhaust.

Jap GT300 · April 11, 2005, 07:57

QuoteWAAAARRGGHHHHHH.... But if you want a more subtle and low 'civilized' sound, go for the WOOOOOOOMMMMMMM TTE twin exhaust.

I've had both of these and thats a very good description s8)

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