What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?

Not specifically B7 related but I did drive the old girl to AMS ktm in Tewkesbury today to pick up the daily chicken chaser for work and on route we had a little race with an FK2 civic type r, considering my cars on a stock tune against a car with at least 305hp it did surprisingly well bless her.

When we got the bike back home and it finally stopped raining for half hour I added the wheel stripes, tail tidy and smaller plate to go on next when the weather gives me a break.

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Ricky Burrows said:
Not specifically B7 related but I did drive the old girl to AMS ktm in Tewkesbury today to pick up the daily chicken chaser for work and on route we had a little race with an FK2 civic type r, considering my cars on a stock tune against a car with at least 305hp it did surprisingly well bless her.

When we got the bike back home and it finally stopped raining for half hour I added the wheel stripes, tail tidy and smaller plate to go on next when the weather gives me a break.

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Looks great. I know there's a bike thread but here's my little baby that I'll be shipping in about a week or two.

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Ricky Burrows said:
Not specifically B7 related but I did drive the old girl to AMS ktm in Tewkesbury today to pick up the daily chicken chaser for work and on route we had a little race with an FK2 civic type r, considering my cars on a stock tune against a car with at least 305hp it did surprisingly well bless her.

When we got the bike back home and it finally stopped raining for half hour I added the wheel stripes, tail tidy and smaller plate to go on next when the weather gives me a break.

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Great work against the Civic Ricky.
Were you towing a bike trailer too? :respekt:
 
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i3oricua said:
Looks great. I know there's a bike thread but here's my little baby that I'll be shipping in about a week or two.

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Ducati monster? All i can say is i know im going to miss the power of the bigger bikes but it there for mpg so i have to be sensible at least until i save up for a k8 gsxr 1000 that is lol
 
We ALL have bikes LOL



I only have two atm
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HOGG said:
We ALL have bikes LOL



I only have two atm
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I remember racing one of those zx9r's considering it looks soft and not very intimidating compared to the k1's and r1's of that era I was massively surprised how fast they are defiantly had to be on my game that day on the mille that's for sure.

Love 750 gixxer as well :icon thumright:
 
Before we get back on track chaps just something to get you all revved up.:icon thumright::yes:

now this is moped.
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Is that an E36...... compact?

Serious question, because I enjoyed my compact far more than expected. Had 8 E36 in total, haha. I still itch for an E36 M3 but if you're buying a good one now you're probably going to spend too much to properly enjoy it. I'd love a compact with a nicer motor in it as a project, but most are too rotten to consider these days.
 
Today was pre MOT day.
I doubt the old will get through this MOT with the HFC this time around and rather than the garage thrash the **** of the old bus to get it through , well even if it did i've opted to spend the weekend swapping over to the original CAT , so fully armed myself with enough parts to ensure i dont have any issues with the swap over.

Then swap it back next weekend, oh the joy's of performance enhancements..lol


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I'm Just Rob. said:
Today was pre MOT day.
I doubt the old will get through this MOT with the HFC this time around and rather than the garage thrash the **** of the old bus to get it through , well even if it did i've opted to spend the weekend swapping over to the original CAT , so fully armed myself with enough parts to ensure i dont have any issues with the swap over.

Then swap it back next weekend, oh the joy's of performance enhancements..lol


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Whole point of me spending a ridiculous amount on the hfc was to not have this issue so if thats the case on mot time for me as well then its safe to say it will be going up for sale and id be getting a decat.
 
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It's one of those things Ricky.
I didnt buy my 034 HFC new , it was nearly new but that was a few years back now.
What i have noticed is that every year it is getting harder to get through the MOT and emmison print out does also suggest at increasing levels , wether the cat is starting to fail or just emisions are getting tighter is hard say really.
I just cant see the point in the garage having thrash the backside out of the engine to get it through and there is a good chance it still wont pass the required thresholds.
So it's not a major issue to swap over , just the inconveniece really of the swap over and then back again.
It is very possible i wont have the old bus next july with things changing at present so i'm just going with the flow as that's all that can be done.
 
If a suitable replacement setup came along that had guaranteed results at MOT time i'd jump at it but from my research thus far such an option doesnt really exist for the B7 tfsi.
I'm most certainly not planning on swapping back and forth every year either, if a new HFC had a more likely chance of passing i'd get a new one but a lot of variables to consider.
 
And don't forget they are not designed for road usage , we all fit them but it's at our risk wether the car passes an MOT or not.
The standard CAT does restrict the engine a lot on our cars so just fitting a cat back may not really have as much impact as one would like compared to changing over to a high flow cat.
 
A CAT Converter is the same what ever, no such thing as high flow or performance cats as such , they are just a selling point we just call them that.
They all do the same function , how much restriction they create will be down to the core cell construction ,the quicker and easier the exhaust gas can get out the better and that's all down to the cells construction.

No point doing a stage 2 and beyond with the OE CAT but be prepared for possible issues that come with changing it.
 
The 034 motorsport one uses a 250 cell instead of the usual 200 most use for sports cats so that and fact its new im hoping it will be ok i can get it through the mot either way it just makes it a waste of money over the decat if it dont pass emissions especially with a 250 core.
 
With a decat you'd still fail as the MOT test will need to see a CAT that has not been tampered with and in our buses they are very easy to get at and see.
probably just stick with the 034 ricky and hopefully you will be OK.

Like i say, i had no problems until recently and it passed ok every year but i think time miles is having an impact on mine now.
 
Hi Rob, as I said mine produced higher emissions on the second Mot from the first.
And as you no I bought it new and it's slightly different design from your one, both 034 Motor sport mine is updated.
Have you tried Cataclean ? I was going to put it mine in the new year.
 
I may give that product a go once i have a new MOT Richard but as i have the parts i'll just swap things over this time and get a new 12 months ticket , then try the cleaning product when i've refitted the 034 CAT.

It may work but don't fancy throwing another MOT fee away if it doesnt work enough and i know the OE is fine for the MOT.
 
I'm Just Rob. said:
With a decat you'd still fail as the MOT test will need to see a CAT that has not been tampered with and in our buses they are very easy to get at and see.
probably just stick with the 034 ricky and hopefully you will be OK.

Like i say, i had no problems until recently and it passed ok every year but i think time miles is having an impact on mine now.
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Always ways around that Rob id just cut the old cat from the oem one and weld the outer skin around the decat to make it look like its got one learnt that from rally car boys lol
 
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Always ways around that Rob id just cut the old cat from the oem one and weld the outer skin around the decat to make it look like its got one learnt that from rally car boys lol
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There is allways a way round , my MOT guys are very good and very accomodating but they know all the tricks and can spot a tampered cat , not saying they would turn a blind eye to it but they know all the tricks people try.
In the final summary chap, if your emmisions are outside of the excepted ranges it's going to fail wether it looks like a cat or not.
 
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Not a problem in the sense of running Richard, more a case of if you are uprating the output and remaping then it will require uprated kit to get the most out of it.
Increasing the exhaust through flow is a part of that so using a more free flowing cat as part of the upgrade from lets say stage 2 and beyond is key, but using that type of cat does have its problems in that it may not be MOT freindly from an emmisions standpoint.
If it gets through thats fine but if it doesnt then one would need to factor in a suitable work around.

Going to a stage 2 and beyond with just the OE exhaust system and CAT would be holding back any other gains from parts fitted.
It's going to run fine but you'll wont be getting any where near the benafits of all the parts , like having 300bhp tune with a safety switch stuck on 220 if you get my drift.
 
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There is allways a way round , my MOT guys are very good and very accomodating but they know all the tricks and can spot a tampered cat , not saying they would turn a blind eye to it but they know all the tricks people try.
In the final summary chap, if your emmisions are outside of the excepted ranges it's going to fail wether it looks like a cat or not.
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its not what you know its who you know i guess ;)
 
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It's both from my experience Ricky but then i'm a lot older and wiser and with age comes wisdom and grey hair..lol
 
My brand new 034 cat needed the **** kicked off of it to pass the MOT, and that was with a tester that went above and beyond. It wasn't miles out ('a fanny hair' was the term he used) but it wasn't coming down unless red hot. That's the new style from 034 too.
 
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I'm Just Rob. said:
It's both from my experience Ricky but then i'm a lot older and wiser and with age comes wisdom and grey hair..lol
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I've had questionable MOTs before, but like you I'm getting on a bit and would rather do things by the book. Someone willing to take a few quid to literally do the opposite of their one job.... isn't always the best person to be checking over the rest of you car.
 
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Sidrick said:
My brand new 034 cat needed the **** kicked off of it to pass the MOT, and that was with a tester that went above and beyond. It wasn't miles out ('a fanny hair' was the term he used) but it wasn't coming down unless red hot. That's the new style from 034 too.
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Excatly Scott and i have the earlier version, i really doubt mine would pass next week as it is, well i'd put £50 on it failing due to the emmisons.
I suppose it goes with the territory really , change something and you have to expect a change.
 
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Ay atleast you got the option for the schofield look and your not stuck with a rubber head lol
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And after today's trip to my trusty sweeny todd , it's a lot shorter than normal too, but hey i kinda like the look.
the wife calls me the "Silver Fox " now...not sure weather that's good or bad..lol
 
I'm Just Rob. said:
Excatly Scott and i have the earlier version, i really doubt mine would pass next week as it is, well i'd put £50 on it failing due to the emmisons.
I suppose it goes with the territory really , change something and you have to expect a change.
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Indeed. You nailed my feelings when you said 'I just cant see the point in the garage having [to] thrash the backside out of the engine to get it through and there is a good chance it still wont pass the required thresholds.'

I don't take my car for what should be a 20 minute MOT to have them need to rev the baws off it and still not get there. If you can swap over to the standard cat for the test, as per your plan, then it makes sense to do so.

As I get older it's definitely weighing on my mind to buy something more powerful out the box that will never need jiggery pokery to pass emissions, and just pay the extra tax.
 
Rob, let us no how you car runs with OEM Cat, be interested to no?
Why does the OEM Cat work better than the sports Cat, is it better at filtering emissions by its construction.
Or are sports cars just a gimmick.
 
The OEM cat is more densely packed with filter/catalytic metals which help emissions but restrict flow.

Sports cat is designed to basically lower the density of the filtering material, aiding flow (and thus performance) while still (only just) meeting minimum emission requirements.
 
OEM is designed for the engine and very specific emmision values, sports cats etc as they are called have a lower cell construction hence why the flow is less restricted but with that higher flow of gases the core is less effecient at converting the gases hence why the emmisions go up.
The greater the cell capacity the lower the emmisions levels.
 
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The OEM cat is more densely packed with filter/catalytic metals which help emissions but restrict flow.

Sports cat is designed to basically lower the density of the filtering material, aiding flow (and thus performance) while still (only just) meeting minimum emission requirements.
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You beat me to it Scott..lol
 
I'm Just Rob. said:
And after today's trip to my trusty sweeny todd , it's a lot shorter than normal too, but hey i kinda like the look.
the wife calls me the "Silver Fox " now...not sure weather that's good or bad..lol
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Shes saying that to make you feel better Rob lol
 
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