1.9Gti Exhaust

[Woody999 0]

I started a topic recently about how fast we remember the 205 to be years ago. It was placed into the general chat section but since it started I have realised that it really was just my 205 that was slow and it has now became technical.

 

I am in Western Australia so the 205 really is a rare car I know of only my one and another about a hundred miles away. from my last post on the general chat section I think it has been narrowed to a breathing issue with the car.

 

I have checked my exhaust, the down pipe into the cat the with a vernier is 59mm, then from the cat a small section about a foot long to the middle box is only 42mm. after the middle box for the rest of the rear section which is new is 51mm.

 

This can`t be right is it?? surely this middle pipe is too thin?

 

I am not sure of the history of the exhaust and as it is rare I think they may have just made up a section to suit, it may not even be the correct cat...

[Woody999 0]

looking at some of the exhaust diagrams it appears that the section in question is part of the cat/downpipe section of a 3 piece exhaust.

 

could I have the cat/downpipe of the 100bhp export model fitted to my car causing a restriction?

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

It does sound like you have the wrong cat / downpipe fitted which would definately cause a restriction.

 

I don't know about the austrailian 205 GTI's but all the XU engined 205's with a cat in the UK have the same diameter tube to the centre box out of the cat as the rest of the system afaik.

 

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[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Cheap pattern CAT's are like this, Only because OE ones are well over £300.00 but I don;t think you can even buy OE ones anymore

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

I don;t think you can even buy OE ones anymore

All cat's were showing as NFP on service box earlier.

 

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[welshpug 1,657]

not a massive problem though, as mosy aftermarkey custom exhaust manufacturers like longlife etc can do a replacement unit to your spec for alot less than o,e prices

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Longlife, wash your mouth out

[Woody999 0]

Would this be enough to cause a 0-100kmh time of just under 11 seconds though??

 

I will conceed that like most Gti`s when they get to 180,000km they are tired but 11 seconds, I have a 2000 plate ford ka with a 1.3 duratec motor running on 91ron that would be about 13seconds

 

cheers