the law states the exhaust emissions based parts must all be present and working and tail pipe gasses must be within set limits and 02 sensors must also be working and are tested as part of gas test at mot,Hi everyone,
Apologies if this has been asked before but I was struggling for a definitive answer.
I was looking into possibly getting a replacement downpipe for my R56 Cooper S.
Am I right in thinking there are 2 cats in the exhaust system? If so is there 1 in the downpipe and 1 elsewhere?
In other words if I install a decat downpipe will it definitely fail on emissions come MOT time or is there another CAT elsewhere that will keep the emissions down?
Thanks in advance for any advice
yes he does send via UPS is best service they treat the gear nicely, just ring him up ask to speak to john he's really nice guy never talks down to anyone if dont know something etc. he's the guy most of garages around here ask when they have a random fault that they cant work out top bloke. just say mike sent me and off forum mini 2Did I read in one of your post elsewhere Mike that BlackMagic do a remote service? I ask as Im based in Cumbria so about as far away from them as is possible barring being in another country. Lol
Thanks Mike. I shall have to contact him.yes he does send via UPS is best service they treat the gear nicely, just ring him up ask to speak to john he's really nice guy never talks down to anyone if dont know something etc. he's the guy most of garages around here ask when they have a random fault that they cant work out top bloke. just say mike sent me and off forum mini 2
tell him what you want to do, or ask him whats possible and best way forward, one thing he will deffo say as i will now is this dont put a big map on a prince engine if chain is around 60k old you must do chain every 60k from then on in then they are mental to drive as mini so light, ie check your engine is healthy oil pressure test compression test and no codes stored,
Black Magic ECU Remapping Specialist Ltd - Unit 2, 60 Liskeard Road, Callington, Callington - Establishment and car repair
he's a good bloke he's where i go when i get one that catches me out as some do i've learnt a bit off him along the way. as we are all always learning. he just got back from a week away at a drag strip they were running a few cars there and one was 350bhp fiat 500 abarth he also does a load of high climb specials for other people, one is a vw golf r32 that the other day on its first day out ran the hill in top 5 and was beaten all day long up this hill ans totally stayed together, when you think when mapping something to it limits and beyond its knowing just how far to push it,Thanks Mike. I shall have to contact him.
I literally just had a new chain fitted last week and less than 40 miles ago so I'm half way there. Ill get my man with a spanner to do a compression test.
He did seem to think it was a strong engine. Its done a little over 97k on a 2010 car but seems to have been looked after
Sounds like the man to know. I'll see what he suggests.he's a good bloke he's where i go when i get one that catches me out as some do i've learnt a bit off him along the way. as we are all always learning. he just got back from a week away at a drag strip they were running a few cars there and one was 350bhp fiat 500 abarth he also does a load of high climb specials for other people, one is a vw golf r32 that the other day on its first day out ran the hill in top 5 and was beaten all day long up this hill ans totally stayed together, when you think when mapping something to it limits and beyond its knowing just how far to push it,
i tend to stick to maps that have a 50/50 effect some more power but better low down low revs torque as this is what gets used most of the time and the mpg lives there as well. and higher mileage cars do better on those types of maps, that said my sons have cooper s mini's both well north of 120k on second chains have oil changes every 8k ish both over 200bhp have been for 4 years now and still go well use a tad of oil but thats how the prince engine rolls, i buy trade 5/30 engine oil off europarts around £40 for 4 gallons ie 20 litres works around £10 per gallon of oil been doing that on all our cars for 30 years or more never had a issue with the oil as good as a branded over priced drum.
yes he's nice guy i've got a lot of time for him, a lot of mappers as they call them selves just instal a flash bought under license from a rolling road company, john dont his maps are mainly his own and his party trick is mapping something to suit the car ie live mapping and most charge a arm and a leg for that, he's fair always has been, he had a look at something for me the other day hmm well my diagnostics had a brain fart and turned out it would not read thermostat sensor circuit ie -48 all the time so i dumped it on him thinking it was a montronic at fault within the ecu. he could of told me it was worse than what it was and he done the honest thing ie plugged it in with snap on and it works lol. honesty and respect is a rare thing in the motor trade from my experience so when someone is blatantly straight its dam nice and i will back him all the way,, helps to bring back some trust in the human race to be honest.Maybe just a performance panel filter then. Even if for no other reason than it can be cleaned and reused. Lol.
I just called and spoke with John. Was on for over half an hour chewing the cud and discussing options. Seems a really sound fella and defo knows his stuff. Ive sent him my details as he said they send the van on tour so if he gets a few jobs in the area he can do it in person. That way he can check everything out in person and ensure all is well before doing anything. He can also personalise the map to work best with my individual car.
