Landy Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 OK stupid question: What is Caterham referring to in their advert for a French Duratec cat bypass? 🤔 https://caterhamparts.co.uk/collectors-catalysts/7151-polished-collector-french-duratec.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 .......removes the sulpur smell often associated with cats once there are lit, instead this offers a hint of garlic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph45 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Possibly an oblique reference to BlatChat perhaps? JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted November 12, 2023 Member Share Posted November 12, 2023 56 minutes ago, John Vine said: Possibly an oblique reference to BlatChat perhaps? : - ) Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 No body knows what it means then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Geoff Brown Posted November 13, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted November 13, 2023 Looking at the pics on the Caterham Parts page is that the Cat Pipe has a kink at the end. UK Cat Pipes are straight their complete length ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted November 13, 2023 Member Share Posted November 13, 2023 Caterham have often produced models for specific markets, sometimes driven by emission standards. It might be for the French/ EU Duratec 340: https://caterhamcars.com/at/news-eu/introducing-the-new-seven-340-for-europe https://caterhamcars.com/fr/nos-modèles/la-gamme/seven-340 Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatidentist Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 So the parts department have confirmed to me that this is the decat pipe for the current Duratec models and is simply the polished version of CSP899LC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted November 13, 2023 Member Share Posted November 13, 2023 Thanks for adding the answer. So French as in metalworking Frenching... ? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastererPete Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I thought maybe it had something to do with the EU ones having a rear silencer, so pipe routing may be different, hence the kink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Geoff Brown said: Looking at the pics on the Caterham Parts page is that the Cat Pipe has a kink at the end. UK Cat Pipes are straight their complete length ? Well, my very UK (polished) R400D bypass has a kink... JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted November 13, 2023 Member Share Posted November 13, 2023 Phenomenal Cat ; - ) Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Jonathan Kay said: So French as in metalworking Frenching... ? Or maybe simply "french-polishing"? JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 So we are still non the wiser. French Duratec??? 😵💫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Seems they have invented what could be termed a 'Cater-ism' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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