rafphillips 75 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi All, I am just about to pick up my new Evora later this week and I was talking to the dealer about a sports exhaust. He suggested that I would be best saving the £800 odd and paying £250 to have a decat pipe fitted instead of the third cat as per the my12 cars. Said it only makes marginally less noise that retaining the 3rd cat and fitting a sports exhaust. Any views on if it's worth it or not, I just want a bit more growl! Cheers Raf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robcarter 19 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sounds interesting - may be an option we'd look at too! Quote "Simplify, then add lightness” Link to post Share on other sites
JAWS 439 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Assuming you have a manual N/A Evora (pre MY12), Lotus' decat pipe wouldn't be a straight swap as it has a different downpipe to the Auto & 'S'. So you might have to look at an aftermarket option such as Larini. However, it seems another owner has managed to get a custom exhaust set up done which includes removing the 3rd cat and paid under £300 using this company - www.tonybanks.co.uk. Might be worth a call. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dalepearson 80 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 You should get a deeper tone with the resonator pipe removed. Is it a substitute to a sports exhaust I couldnt say. I have the Larini Race Pipe (resonator delete) and exhaust system and I think it sounds great. Sadly I didnt try it with just the exhaust or just the race pipe. Quote .:: Lotus Evora 400 - Red ::.. | ..:: Tesla Model S - Midnight Silver | Renault Twizy - Brilliant Black ::.. Link to post Share on other sites
rafphillips 75 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks for replies all, it's a late 2010 N/A. Steve at Christoper Neil sports cars said they have done a few 2010 na cars. I will call him again in the morning to get more details, I was hoping that someone on the forums may have had it done. Cheers Raf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAWS 439 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sounds interesting - may be an option we'd look at too! As an 'S' owner I think fitting a decat pipe would be an easy choice to make as you know that it meets emissions for the MOT and still benefit from the actuator valve in sport mode. If the sound is still not as you like it it you can choose to change the silencer at a later date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michadams 65 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 When I supercharged my Elise R, I kept the OEM silencer with decat... After 2/3000km, the silcener was completely burnt inside. When I removed it, it was full of burnt craps... But was not an Evora, a case is not the other. Quote Elise R 07 - Europa SE 2008 - 2Eleven GT4 - Evora N/A - Evora S - Evora S SR - Evora GT430 Sport Link to post Share on other sites
worldwidewebs 13 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks for replies all, it's a late 2010 N/A. Steve at Christoper Neil sports cars said they have done a few 2010 na cars. I will call him again in the morning to get more details, I was hoping that someone on the forums may have had it done. Cheers Raf I was at Chris Neil's last week and got chatting to one of the mechanics who mentioned they'd done this. I have to say, having had "the demonstration" of it, it really is fantastic - it sounded absolutely mental! I think he said it was something like £80 + an hour's fitting - bargain. Go for it, you won't be disappointed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rafphillips 75 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Cheers for feedback ... My cars back up at CN at the moment having a few issues sorted. Top service as I am 200 miles from them trialered down loan car and tailored mine up. Any way while it is up there spoke to Paul the service manager, seems a top bloke very helpful. I want a bit more warranty friendly noise spoke to him about options. Can only have a decat on an s. Only possible on an NA if you have a sports exhaust fitted due to the bypass pipe not fitting standard NA exhaust. So I opted for a Larini sports back box and bypass pipe so it should come back driving better and sounding better. Cheers Raf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dalepearson 80 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Raf I have this same setup, there will be no disappointment Just need your Radium CAI next Quote .:: Lotus Evora 400 - Red ::.. | ..:: Tesla Model S - Midnight Silver | Renault Twizy - Brilliant Black ::.. Link to post Share on other sites
rafphillips 75 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Cheers that's reassuring to know - funny you say that order went in late last night :-)) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Notorious L.R.G. 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 So where is this 3rd Cat? Any photos of the location? Any wires to disconnect? Wondering if the local muffler guy can just grab a standard size pipe and replace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAWS 439 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Here you go, right in the middle: http://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=1928&MAK=1&MDL=20&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Notorious L.R.G. 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Seems like that is "the" catalytic converter. The one that actually cleans the exhaust! I presume the other 2 cats are part of the exhaust manifolds? http://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=1917&MAK=1&MDL=20&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0 I have seen another thread about changing out the exhaust manifolds to eliminate those "pre-cats", which actually harm gas mileage and are the major cause of engine bay heat. That might be the more productive route to go. How does the 2012 do without the main cat? The pre-cats are there for start-up emissions only, so eliminating them seems to be a no-brainer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rafphillips 75 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Out with the kids at the mo but when I get home will take a pic as the cat is attached to the old exhaust still. Started it this am and my neighbors will love me when I leave at 6 am tmrw the garage echo effect makes it pretty loud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dalepearson 80 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Compared to the Larini Club Sport I had on my Exige S, the Evora Larini is very very tame. Suits the car perfectly thought, I am very happy with it. Quote .:: Lotus Evora 400 - Red ::.. | ..:: Tesla Model S - Midnight Silver | Renault Twizy - Brilliant Black ::.. Link to post Share on other sites
Myfavedave 2 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Has anyone had the decat on an 2010 NA with the sports exhaust? Just wondering whether it's possible in warranty, what the sound is like and what the cost was fitted.. I've just got back from playing in the new MY12 S IPS car at Bell & Colvill.. sounds fanbloodytastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin182 11 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Almost all the Scottish Evora owners are booked in for one in the next couple of weeks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Khyber73 7 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 My car is parked at mmc:-) waiting to have it fitted:-) can't wait! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myfavedave 2 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Good stuff! Let us know how it goes! Justin, I spoke to one of the Lotus engineers yesterday and he said that the convertible is 18months to 2 years away and 'not a priority'. After driving the MY12 S I made the point of saying 'if that car had the roof down we'd be talking numbers!' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin182 11 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Really? Interesting.. Although in 18 months I'll hopefully be able to afford an R8 Spyder! What did you think of the MY12 S? IPS? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myfavedave 2 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I must admit I anticipate there being a lot more options in 18 months time.. although I'm still not sure any of them float my boat as much! The MY12 is quite a big step forward in quality. It's still not a Porsche, but then I find Porsches quite soulless. The addition of extra leather and soft trim on the doors makes it feel more special, and the new seats are lovely. Not sure I like the red stitching in the black seats though.. but that's just personal preference. MY12 S IPS Build Quality: 7/10 Sound: 8/10 Auto box: 7/10 I'd still go for a manual as I missed having a clutch. It all felt too easy. Having said that, if you fancy an auto then I rate it quite highly. There is a slight lag in gear changes when you're using the paddles, probably about 0.5s. Which is enough to be noticed, but not enough to feel like you're not in control. It's no dual clutch system. Bell & Colvill were doing some good discounts on the MY11 cars, but I had to say I would rather pay the extra for the MY12. We might see MY11 prices drop further, which won't be good news for us current owners! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin182 11 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Interesting I'm hopefully trying one soon.. Problem is, I'd want C Orange again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Khyber73 7 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 @Justin R u really considering a R8? It was on my shortlist too. I've only had my evora a short time but I'm always looking at other cars:-( I genuinely would struggle to replace it. Any other car I look at has astronomical running costs. My shortlist at the end was: Xkr- the 500bhp + version R8- Evora The only thing that let's the evora down is the noise. Here's hoping the cat bypass pipe helps:-) Speaking about the decat pipe. I thought it was was just a resonator box and not a cat? When the GTE comes out maybe we could buy it's headers too:-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin182 11 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeah it's an R8 I fancy next. Need o get round to trying one. The running costs aren't too bad either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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