Aaron Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Car went in, they have lined the manifolds up and all that business. Price is £1k but this also includes tidying up the whole system (replacing the corroded clamps on the tips, for example). I'm sure they'll do a great job as always. They reopen on the 4th Jan so I'll post an update once the job is done. I'm excited to hear what it will sound like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1k sounds a lot tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarlechS Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Sean C said: 1k sounds a lot tbh Not at all. His price includes the cost of the manifold too bargain in my opinion. I’d have budgeted around 1-1.3k for this upgrade. Carnewal 200 CEL manifolds are £720-750 I believe. £3-400 for labour and bolts and clamps. Sounds fine to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aaron Posted December 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 24/12/2020 at 19:00, Sean C said: 1k sounds a lot tbh Cats Custom fabrication and welding cats to manifolds Fixing corroded exhaust flange Reconditioning exhaust system + hangers Fit manifolds Restore stock manifolds to OE condition as the flanges are corroded (for ability to return to stock) Renewing all bolts and gaskets Removing and refitting tip clamps Doesn't sound expensive to me... It's not a simple remove and fit job; I would have done it myself if that were the case. 200 cell cats from Carnewal are £1100 - and that's just for Gert to install the cats into your stock manifolds. Also makes returning to stock impossible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Yeah fair enough mate when you break it all down like that 👍 you forget how many steps are involved 🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty1 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 25/12/2020 at 22:26, Aaron said: Cats Custom fabrication and welding cats to manifolds Fixing corroded exhaust flange Reconditioning exhaust system + hangers Fit manifolds Restore stock manifolds to OE condition as the flanges are corroded (for ability to return to stock) Renewing all bolts and gaskets Removing and refitting tip clamps Doesn't sound expensive to me... It's not a simple remove and fit job; I would have done it myself if that were the case. 200 cell cats from Carnewal are £1100 - and that's just for Gert to install the cats into your stock manifolds. Also makes returning to stock impossible. Sounds very reasonable, where are you getting it done please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aaron Posted January 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2021 The job is done! No sound changes from inside the cabin but it has more of a howl from the outside. Very happy with the results. I hate drone so this has been a perfect upgrade for me. All bolts except one came out cleanly. Flange on the aftermarket manifold was thicker so longer bolts were used in their place. My guy said it was a labour of love and is glad that he doesn't work on these too often. A pair of Cargraphics manifolds with cats are £2800 by themselves, so I'm over the moon with this for £1500. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liongolfer Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Nice! If a sound clip is manageable, it'll be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 https://imgur.com/a/icG7M79 A quick clip that was taken. I need to do a proper drive by or something. I only took the car up to 2k in that clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aaron Posted January 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2021 Also, more pictures! There's a few pictures showing ground clearance too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted January 5, 2021 Founder Share Posted January 5, 2021 They look awesome! 👍🏻😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) I'm probably going down the FVD (M&M) headers route this winter. Be interested in messaging anyone who has been through that process for a PSE 987R. Simple stuff like the best hardware/bolts etc to order. Being in NI I just don't have good access to the specialists that would see more of these. Also, I bet M&M etc headers don't turn up 'used' very often.. Edited January 5, 2021 by Andyoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Aaron said: The job is done! No sound changes from inside the cabin but it has more of a howl from the outside. Very happy with the results. I hate drone so this has been a perfect upgrade for me. All bolts except one came out cleanly. Flange on the aftermarket manifold was thicker so longer bolts were used in their place. My guy said it was a labour of love and is glad that he doesn't work on these too often. A pair of Cargraphics manifolds with cats are £2800 by themselves, so I'm over the moon with this for £1500. Love it ! They look excellent. Good value i say. An 'investment' infact (As i tell the wife if i'm forced to in such circumstances 🙂 ) Enjoy your newfound tones..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liongolfer Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Andyoz said: I'm probably going down the FVD (M&M) headers route this winter. Be interested in messaging anyone who has been through that process for a PSE 987R. Simple stuff like the best hardware/bolts etc to order. Being in NI I just don't have good access to the specialists that would see more of these. Also, I bet M&M etc headers don't turn up 'used' very often.. Reach out to Rhonda of FVD. I got my tune from her and she's very helpful and resourceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Emissions test performed today and cats are working perfectly. Job done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarlechS Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Looks fantastic @Aaron think you did quite well at £1.5k~ I'd be very interested to know your emission results, were you way under? do you have an OEM catback exhaust? Personally think FVD is hugely overpriced, I'd much rather a Carnewal or custom setup like this Edited January 8, 2021 by SarlechS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 15:09, SarlechS said: Looks fantastic @Aaron think you did quite well at £1.5k~ I'd be very interested to know your emission results, were you way under? do you have an OEM catback exhaust? Personally think FVD is hugely overpriced, I'd much rather a Carnewal or custom setup like this Yes, it passed rather easily. Nothing was touch or go. The exhaust is OEM besides the manifolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Anyone ran catless Soul Performance headers with PSE? I knows theres potential MOT issues but these can be 'sorted' here in NI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Andyoz said: Anyone ran catless Soul Performance headers with PSE? I knows theres potential MOT issues but these can be 'sorted' here in NI. Andy I believe we spoke on Ebay regarding my listing (which you can find on here as well). A "good" MOT station will always sort that out 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 With the year having just struck 2021, I would argue that not having cats is a little unjustifiable with what we know as a species to be true... we can each do our part. I don't want to derail my thread into a conversation about climate change and I would appreciate a separate thread for decats and its moralisation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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