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Old 17th May 2011, 10:25 AM
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Out of interest how much are a pair of cats for a 4.2 V8? Might aswell know what I'm getting myself into!
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Old 17th May 2011, 10:58 AM
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Got mine done last week, around the £500 for two sports cats, I did contact an Indie in the Area and they wanted around £1200 to fit only one of the Genuine Audi ones
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Old 18th May 2011, 08:51 PM
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I 've spoken to Semtech and they're more than happy to take the car in and honour the guarantee. The sports cats are 200 cpi, apparently, compared to 400 dpi standard. Stevie said they only fit 100 dpi to track cars.

But, anyway, the light went off after around 24 hours and hasn't come back on in a few hundred miles. So I'm hoping for a glitch from a bit of gubbins.

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BTW - can I change my user name to 'Catman' and keep my 'senior member' status?
I can change it to "Catman" but the location keeps coming up as "back garden" and the status's available are either "Sleeping" or "Spraying"
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Old 19th May 2011, 07:16 AM
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Lol!
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Old 26th May 2011, 08:57 AM
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just out of interest what issues would removing the cats from a 4.2 pf cause?
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Old 26th May 2011, 07:17 PM
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None. I have done it on my 'track' car and there are no issues. It's illegal in the UK though to use on the roads.
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