Implications on a de cat

[polospeed]

I have a 1.4 16v 100 bhp and my exhaust if blowing, I went to a local garage and the told me I have a hole in the exhaust where it meets the cat.

My question is if I went for a de cat full stainless steel exhaust system what are the implications when it comes to the mot? do you need a cat?

Any help would be very much appreciated

Tony

[pip_polo]

you'll need a cat for the MOT but if you can make up a flange so when it's MOT time you can remove a bit of pipe and put it back in.

[Rich_T]

is it illegal to run de cat?

[pip_polo]

think so.. but no one would know would they.. (without jacking car up etc..)

[Tim_GTi]

It's not the actual missing cat itself that's illegal, it'll be the fact that your car is emitting more polluting fumes than the legal limit. But yeh, running decat on a catted car is illegal.