Great video - I did the same procedure on my Astra G today. Unfortunately I have to pull out all by the rear section of the exhaust, I could no separate the middle section anf the catalyst when fitted in the car. Thanks for the video,
Nice job mate :) I squeeze under the car like that too, but being a little "wide" I can barely move around...and the language used while I'm under there would not suit a video hehe
Trust me mate i did swear..lol...sadly its all gotta come off again.....emissions still not right...these engines dont like stainless silencers due to fast flow
Jonas Berntsson Yes I suspect that the standard exhaust set up creates so much back pressure that the CAT has time to Catalyse the gasses...with a smooth flowing stainless..the gasses just pass right through..my CAT is mid section so it needs to be really really hot
Great video - I did the same procedure on my Astra G today. Unfortunately I have to pull out all by the rear section of the exhaust, I could no separate the middle section anf the catalyst when fitted in the car.
Thanks for the video,
Nice job mate :)
I squeeze under the car like that too, but being a little "wide" I can barely move around...and the language used while I'm under there would not suit a video hehe
Trust me mate i did swear..lol...sadly its all gotta come off again.....emissions still not right...these engines dont like stainless silencers due to fast flow
switchest26 You think, all else being the same, a 2.5" stainless catback will screw up emissions? I have the Z16XE in our Astra.
Jonas Berntsson Yes I suspect that the standard exhaust set up creates so much back pressure that the CAT has time to Catalyse the gasses...with a smooth flowing stainless..the gasses just pass right through..my CAT is mid section so it needs to be really really hot
switchest26 Mine is on the manifold, so I guess I'm slightly better off. If nothing else works, I'll have to use a standard exhaust one day a year ;)
What did it end up with? Did you figure out what caused the high emissions?
will X16 catalytic converter fit x14.are they same size