What year did they bring out cat

[Aragorn]

exactly, yours is a late registered 1.4SR, which cant run a cat, so its not tested as having one

[Adam]

I heard that it's dependant on when the engine was made, coz mine is a K plate and doesnt have one; never has done, but it always sailed through MOTs.

Maybe my engine was made before Aug 92 but put in the car afterwards?

IIRC no carb cars have a CAT fitted.
My astra was j-plate and didn't need a cat by law, but it could run one so it was fitted with one.

[Ste_Nova]

93/k reg very late 1.2i fitted with a c16se engine

[doni_nova12]

does that mean that i would have to get a cat for my nova, i fitted it with a 1.2 corsa engine n plate???

have a powerflow exhuast, make any difference?

[mad-driver]

IIRC no carb cars have a CAT fitted.

That's good to know...dont want it starving my performance :D

[snapper]

This is interesting. What would the regulations and rules be regarding a K plate C14SE engine converted to run twin 40 DCOE's?

[mad-driver]

This is interesting. What would the regulations and rules be regarding a K plate C14SE engine converted to run twin 40 DCOE's?

Surely if it started life as an sri it would have a CAT as standard so i would think it would have to keep it what ever you do to the engine

[snapper]

Carbs tend to kill CATs though, especially DCOEs.

[mad-driver]

Carbs tend to kill CATs though, especially DCOEs.

ahh... not very good in that department then

[Aragorn]

a K plated C14se engined car with DCOE's would need a cat and would prolly never pass the cat emissions test

a J plated C14SE would be fine

and a K plated 14NV with dcoe's would also be fine