Just got an email from magnex exhausts, with a decat and there system should get around 10 bhp. Same from blueflame, hi flow cat and blueflame around about 10 bhp.

I would go with a legal sports Cat then no later hassle with MOT's etc.

To be honest steve would be happy with an exhaust and maybe a remap, the car is driven more by vicky than me and she has the two kids in the car, controlling the wheelspin is bad enough without going for loads more power, just trying to keep a happy medium, winters nearly gone so the RS will be my daily driver.

Good info on the earth, will try that. I run an earth from the battery to the EDIS module on the RS2000, cures idle hunting and misfires.

I was going to start a thread about earthing, I was reading about the Mazda boys who do it (as Mazdas have the same duratec lump).

It seems popular to earth the throttle body (mostly but also seen other bits like the fuel rail). They seem to earth to the neg. battery terminal. They say it improves throttle responce by improving the ground (or neg. signal) because other wise it has to go through the loom as it certainly cant go through the plactic inlet manifold. They also seem to think it helps to cure the low end jerkyness when pulling away.

I was thinking of trying this but can't be bothered to muck aroung under the bonnet in this lousy weather.

Anyone tried this? Any difference?

Dave T ST step forward with the answers !

if I remember and Dave will advise better, earth the engine mount to the suspension strut is another one that will help with this.

Post it seperate for Dave to see.

Answered other post.

My next one I was going to get round to was welding an earth srap to the exhaust then boltin to the body to aid the signal to the HEGOS as they have to earth through the flexi pipe up to and through the exhaust manifold gasket into an Ally head.

I bet it would be better.

You can never have enough Earths.

good one

went straight over my head that did lol, i think i get what you mean, i deff wna stay with fully legal cat to be on the safe side, could i gain power from just gettin it remapped now as it is? like a custom map? or would it be a waste of money?

I wouldn't doing any mapping until you have finished all your mods, then either see how well you car goes and then go for DS/live mapping/custom etc to squeeze the best out of all your mods.

ok cheers for advice, manifold then when i have 400 to waste lol

Change the manifold last.

Fit the K&N then the cat back exhaust then the manifold so that you feel the benefit of each bit of money you've spent as you do it.

ive already got k and n mate, didnt realy wnt to change the note of my exhaust im not realy a boy racer in that respect. if i can find a good resonated one then id go for thet, would i need to cut any of the original parts of my exhaust to fit a cat back?