Decat?

[luvboost]

hey guys just wondering if you get in big trouble if you get caught with a decat?

[mark660]

yes end thread

[luvboost]

umm okay? im trying to find out before i put mine on

[viet_boi]

yellow sticker without doubt.

[luvboost]

do you get fined if you have one

[Nic_A31]

Fined up to $10'000 on the spot.

[Guest]

do you get fined if you have one

Yes it is a $10,000 fine, one local workshop got done for a few cars at the same time and of course are not in Perth anymore.

[luvboost]

ohh thanks for that. i got told by a guy at my work he rekons that you can cut the old cat and put the cover over the decat or something to make it still look like a cat does this work?

[viet_boi]

will work but if cops find out its possible jail time

Edited September 7, 2010 by viet_boi

[luvboost]

woh f**k that then

[JonnoHR31]

i thought it was just a sticker over here and no on the spot fines like over east? or has it been changed?

[ossie_21]

Not really worth it because there's minimal to gain on street cars over a good hi-flow

[luvboost]

i no it doesnt do that much gain over a hiflow it just i got one with and cat back exhaust i got from a guy on here

[SexycanI]

it's not worth jail time hun nor the 10k fine

[Kaido_RR]

Not really worth it because there's minimal to gain on street cars over a good hi-flow

7hp to be exact

back to back dyno test with Top Secret R34: decat vs apexi cat; only 7hp different between the two

[Brandon]

How many people actually got fined for $10,000? Can anyone provide details as to why they got fined $10,000? Is that a fine from the cops or from EPA? Was it on the spot or when you're going through the pit?

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....0225&st=150

But again like everyone said, its not worth the risk with the amount of gain. I just asked the question out of curiousity as I reckon that kinda fine is a bit ridiculous especially when a defect fine is only $100.

[syfon]

So many people de-cat their imports....i just had the standard cat in there, unbloted it, bashed the guts of the car out with a screwdriver and put the cat back in. Made massive flames, like 2m long bright orange flames lol

[3LGODZILA]

harden up and run he de-cat- more power, a shitload cheaper and better turbo response

yes apparently its a 10k fine but how can they find out? we dont have EPA in perth

even then is a copper really gonna stick his head under your car? even then hows he gonna see if u've got a gutted cat they dont carry infared thermometers all they can do is 'suspect' u have no cat and then give u a yellow. if u go over the pits with a decat/no cat then u deserve the 10k fine, after u get a yellow u got shitloads of time to take it off.

it was said before, whos actually been done for not having a cat (in perth anyway)

-ive got a 3inch straight through pipe which has had a standard cat chopped in half and welded around it (cat temp sensor still screws into the shell) for sale as my cars written off u wanna buy it PM me (btw this was used for the track only not on the road)

[Nic_A31]

Go run a GRiD backfire with decat in front of a cop car, and get back to us on your "yellow" sticker with a shitload of time before expiry....they can (and have done previously) given as little as 15 minutes on yellow stickers).

You'll get a RED sticker for that shit.

And EPA isn't necessary to get you into shit over here, go give it some juice at night time......we've all seen a de-cat'd car give it some juice at night, and the sudden bright flashes it can cause....that shit can cause short and/or long term damage to vision.

De-cat's are a stupid idea, they do f**k all for performance. 7hp, and what do you get? You can't have a decent conversation in your car, which you have to clean weekly thanks to unburnt fuel being all over the back of it.

[ossie_21]

^ What he said

My old 33 with a straight-thru was referred to as a zippo lighter...can't exactly come up with an excuse for a metre-long or whatever flame that could last for a few seconds