Decat

[calpol]

Does anyone know where i can get a decat for my 320i touring???

cheers

cal

[calpol]

ill take that as a no then

[TPS]

Decat?What you want to get rid of the Cat?

[maxfield]

Has it even got a cat on it?

[StuBeeDoo]

I could be wrong, but AFAIK all UK spec. 320i tourings came de-catted as standard. Production ended April '91 and cats weren't necessary until '92.
The front silencer looks like a cat, though.

[calpol]

apparently it has according to carfolio.com havnt had a look underneath yet though wanna make it sound a bit better

[calpol]

I could be wrong, but AFAIK all UK spec. 320i tourings came de-catted as standard. Production ended April '91 and cats weren't necessary until '92.
The front silencer looks like a cat, though.

ok so is there anyway of replacing the front silencer?

[StuBeeDoo]

apparently it has according to carfolio.com havnt had a look underneath yet though wanna make it sound a bit better

They're probably making an assumption on BMW's description "cat prepared".

[calpol]

well it says catalytic convertor: Yes

[StuBeeDoo]

ok so is there anyway of replacing the front silencer?

Are you wanting to make your car more noisey?
BMW silencers are known for being efficient from a flow point of view. If you want to lose the silencer in a search for power, you're wasting your time.

[StuBeeDoo]

well it says catalytic convertor: Yes

OK, if you look under the bonnet or under the car, can you see a lambda sensor anywhere in the front pipes?
No sensor, no catalyst.

[calpol]

ok so is there anyway of replacing the front silencer?

Are you wanting to make your car more noisey?
BMW silencers are known for being efficient from a flow point of view. If you want to lose the silencer in a search for power, you're wasting your time.

wanting more noise for now will worry about power when i put the 2.5 in it

[StuBeeDoo]

well it says catalytic convertor: Yes

OK, if you look under the bonnet or under the car, can you see a lambda sensor anywhere in the front pipes?
No sensor, no catalyst.

Failing that, go to your local BMW dealer, tell them the last 7 characters of the VIN code (chassis number) and ask them for a "vehicle specification enquiry" print-out. That will tell you exactly how the car came from the factory.
Mine says

200 * Delete Catalysor

200 is the factory option code.

[TPS]

Providing your 320I doesn't have to have one by law, then you can just put a middle box instead of a CAT, My '91 Touring has a CAT, but its not an MOT requirement

[Sweety]

I could be wrong, but AFAIK all UK spec. 320i tourings came de-catted as standard. Production ended April '91 and cats weren't necessary until '92.
The front silencer looks like a cat, though.

Does that mean my 318IS has 3 silencers then?

[JWaller360]

Yep sweety, the iS has three silencers. Overkill no?

[Sweety]

Yes, they aren't very good silencers then, car sounds the nuts with a standard system