Tuning protoxide turbo downpipe for 1.9 mjet

[matty seasider]

just purchased the decat downpipe yesterday, arrived today, yes , thats next day from italy!

all that comes is the downpipe, no bolts or gaskets etc...

so my question is, has anyone on here fitted one, or know how to fit?

from the pics ive seen of the original cat, im sure the cat has bolts built into it, hence, with this decat having just 3 holes, so i need to buy bolts? can i reuse the gaskets already there?

 

[matty seasider]

 

[Lal B3N]

I would fit new gaskets dude. Not sure on the bolt situation, email protoxide, they are very helpful.

 

[GymJunkie]

my ragazzon de-cat came with all the bolts and the gasket iirc

 

[Davesport130]

im interested in getting one of these, how much did it cost??

tried looking on the website but couldnt seem to find it in the past

Cheers

Dave

 

[Vance]

im interested in getting one of these, how much did it cost??

tried looking on the website but couldnt seem to find it in the past

Cheers

Dave

Think it's around 200 euros, minus delivery.

 

[matty seasider]

220 euros delivered, was about £210. Came next day from italy, paid with paypal

 

[fingers99]

220 euros delivered, was about £210. Came next day from italy, paid with paypal

Holy Carp! 220 euros for a couple of flanges (albeit one is a bit strange), a mandrel bend (not exactly well placed, but that may have to do with the fitment, and a lambda boss? There's gold in them there hills!

 

[lukesseicento1990]

hi....
There should be one very thin circle gasket as it joins the turbo, and a clamp to bolt them together. From memory the clamp is a 16mm and i wouldn't worry about replacing either.

At the exhaust end there will be 3 studs coming out the original cat, so yes you will need to buy 3x nuts and bolts. Make sure you buy the proper exhaust bolts (you should be able to get these from any good car spares shop, or if not go straight to a exhaust centre). There will also be a gasket so check for any signs of damage, but there should be no real need to replace it!

Oh the 02 sensor is either a 21 or 22mm, so make sure you either have spanner or a deep socket with a cut out to allow the cable to run through.

The whole job shouldn't really take you longer than half hour, its fairly easy!

Thats just my opinion, some people will say to always replace the gaskets, however i would it there was a liquid going through them, but with just exhaust gas you should be fine! Just make sure everything is nice and tight!

Hope that helps, anymore questions just ask mate!

 

[matty seasider]

Any idea what size bolts I would need. Bit gay they don't send you any, or tell you the length you need etc. m10?m12? Cheers

 

[Davesport130]

What plans do you have for your exhaust set up?

Have you gone for a new stainless with this downpipe? or keeping the standard exhaust with this downpipe and chop and change silencers?