Decat issue

[andyhubbard]

Hiya guys n gals it's nice to have the forum back up and running, thanks to all who have done the hard work. I'm going to decat my 300tdi but have been told that there is two different front pipes so how do i know which i need?. It's an auto as well on a M plate,cheers.

[bilge rat]

not sure but i do know you can get one with or without the flexi pipe , i went for the flexi one to keep down vibration but it prob dont make that much difference ..alan

[Frankie-Boy]

Just done mine with no issues, I got the one with the flexy part in too.

[lurch_917]

hi the only differance is flexi or none . no mot issues as the car is type aproved both ways and as a further point its not a cat its a partical collector .

[andyhubbard]

Thanks for the replies guys, partical collector i thought we all collected parts for our landies. , ok i'll get my coat.

[mark-d]

I put the one without the flexi but it did cause some vibrations so would be better to have the flexi.

Although it was only

[300TDi Disco]

I bought the one with no flexi. havent had any problems with the mot. slight vibration. I would consider the flexi next time,

[KingWolf]

I'd be very interested in hearing more about these 'vibrations' you've all mentioned. If someone could tell me when and how they are felt I'd be very grateful.

Mark

[karlo]

Andy the cheaper Defender pipe is ESR 2297 iirc but If I was doing mine again I would use the Disco one With the flexi in ESR2740.

[mark-d]

the mrs said her seat was vibrating and what had i done to it? It was there all the time but wouldnt say it was very bad just not a nice as before, quite liveable

[lurch_917]

the vibration is caused by the movment in your engine it can be bad or hardly noticable , the thing is any part that vibrates is prone to wear or failure (ive seen one break the manifold after 6 months of being on the car ) so i would advise the one with the flexi to stop this event.

[LiftedDisco]

Depends what you want from your Disco really and how the budget looks...

The straight through pipe is a Defender item (as per Karlo) and will be slightly 'harsher' than anything with a flexi pipe - the other main difference is, of course, the cost!

The Defender pipe is less than

[john656]

short length of pipe from local landy scrap yard, free. 20 mins on the welder job done. 

[NIVAD]

Was thinking of doing this too mine

does it improve power?

[Range Rover Blues]

I've got one for ours but I can't shift the manifold bolts and don't want it off the road at the moment.  I've already fitted a doble S sports pipe and it does increase noise, so I'm not sure if it will be too much without the particle filter (IIRC they asked me if it had one when I bought the exhaust).

You don't notice it normally but when towing recently it sounded bad and the vibrations seem to have shaken the bumper corners loose.