Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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But the extra performance helps 
FWIW, the wife suffers from severe asthma. Been hospitalised a few times when she was younger.
Despite being around dirty, decatted diesels for the last 11 years, she has not suffered  My D3 Build Thread
TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread
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XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
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Red Merle wrote:I might have missed the significance here 
For those still tempted to destroy their catalytic converters:
https://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_...Converters
I feel educated,
But then, never had any plans to go the de-cat route anyway.
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| 9th Jun 2018 9:26 pm |
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Dan1720v
Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Street/Somerset
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Disco_Mikey wrote:But the extra performance helps
FWIW, the wife suffers from severe asthma. Been hospitalised a few times when she was younger.
Despite being around dirty, decatted diesels for the last 11 years, she has not suffered
I’m also heavily asthmatic. However every vehicle I have runs no cat/dpf
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| 9th Jun 2018 9:40 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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Loving my deCat'd, EGR blanked, larger intercooler and remapped etc (insurance declared) Old Bus thats been through 9 MOTs in this configuration.  New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 9th Jun 2018 11:16 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Red Merle wrote:Although a moderator has ruled that the posts on this thread are within the site rules, I am still surprised that someone looking to carry out an offence can “legitimately” ask for help to carry it out on here, although I am allowed to debate it with you.
Heck, there have even been moderators on here that make "suggestions" about carrying out an offence, so it must be within the rules  :
I as a moderator acknowledge that there has been a time in my life where I have done 31 in a 30 zone
I explained the situation to you in good faith and here you are making a big issue of it. Don't throw stones in glass houses
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| 9th Jun 2018 11:57 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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And I thanked you for your advice and followed up your helpful comment “In such circumstances other site users can remind or debate with those that their views or activity may be crossing the line, law, regulation”.
So it all seems fair game to me
Besides, if I were to choose to break the law, I probably wouldn’t choose to exchange advice on how best to do it in a public forum!   2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 10th Jun 2018 10:30 am |
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Dan1720v
Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Street/Somerset
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You’re assuming that their vehicles aren’t for off road use only...
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| 10th Jun 2018 10:38 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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This is very true Dan.
But, some users’ keenness to check on the ways to deceive MoT testers by discussing ways of concealing changes behind panels, or even looking to trade EGR valve dummy piping, doesn’t fill me with much optimism there The last time I checked, an MoT test wasn’t required for off road use 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 10th Jun 2018 11:11 am |
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Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
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Now now boys play nicely
If only VW and prob the majority of the manufacturers of engine driven vehicles abided by the rules and regs then I could see the points much clearer but hey-ho D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
D3 HSE MY06 missing her still…
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| 10th Jun 2018 11:22 am |
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Dan1720v
Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Street/Somerset
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Red Merle wrote:This is very true Dan.
But, some users’ keenness to check on the ways to deceive MoT testers by discussing ways of concealing changes behind panels, or even looking to trade EGR valve dummy piping, doesn’t fill me with much optimism there The last time I checked, an MoT test wasn’t required for off road use
I know some race series regulations require an MOT etc. And there is an MSA regulation that gets you out of some other regulations if the car is road legal.
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| 10th Jun 2018 1:47 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Red Merle wrote:And I thanked you for your advice and followed up your helpful comment “In such circumstances other site users can remind or debate with those that their views or activity may be crossing the line, law, regulation”.
So it all seems fair game to me
Besides, if I were to choose to break the law, I probably wouldn’t choose to exchange advice on how best to do it in a public forum!
So after receiving advice via PM not only did you choose to then doubt the advice given in public.... but you are now making parts of my PM public.
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| 10th Jun 2018 3:33 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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I read this article last year:
https://www.petrolprices.com/news/removing...pollution/ 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 11th Jun 2018 12:05 am |
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JayKay696
Member Since: 27 Jul 2013
Location: George
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Red Merle wrote:This is very true Dan.
But, some users’ keenness to check on the ways to deceive MoT testers by discussing ways of concealing changes behind panels, or even looking to trade EGR valve dummy piping, doesn’t fill me with much optimism there The last time I checked, an MoT test wasn’t required for off road use
Please remember that as far as i can tell this forum also has members from countries all over the world and might not be restricted by your laws. It would be best for the benefit of other members to let them discuss modifications to their vehicles as they see fit. Land Rover Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE 2005
Land Rover Discovery 3 tdv6 SE 2007
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