How to install a Sports Cat! - Fiesta ST180 - Milltek

So ..... if its raining, dark, cold, wet, damp.... Go to a garage and pay someone. If you have to go to work and you are on a time constraint. Pay someone.
This was extremely difficult in the conditions. I hope the video shows a good enough demo of what's required though. If you need anything just message or comment!
Thanks for watching!

[@Bobobeckside]

Followed step by step bar the gasket... awesome thank you. Don’t stop the vids 👍

[@roguetrooper1000]

Dude I did mine the other day ..hats off to you doing it in rain .. My cat wouldn't come out for love and money

[@CarRambles]

Yeah I would never recommend doing a cat during a storm at night.... Aha. Did you manage it in the end?

[@roguetrooper1000]

@@CarRambles yes I had to take the top o2 sensor off .and dremel the cat heat shield off dew to rusty bolts ..the cat to turbo bolts looked stretched so got some new 1s from ford ..car up and running ready for stage 2 mapping. Not sure who I.m going with as based in Peterborough and nothing local

[@CarRambles]

Ah ok, theres plenty within a 2 hour drive of you though so not too bad :) well done on completing the job mate

[@roguetrooper1000]

@@CarRambles your videos helped loads on all aspects. From cat to bumper removal.

[@Q3ToPBuZz]

Great job mate. Hats off to ya, I'd have never attempted that in the dark, let alone the rain!

[@CarRambles]

Trust me i hate everything about myself for doing it. The plan was to get halfway Thursday evening and complete it Friday morning before work. Once soaked I just decided to send it... lol

[@markward8691]

I’ve just done mine! How on earth did you do this at night in the rain on the drive. You’re more a man than I am. Hats off to you sir!

[@CarRambles]

Aha it was hell but once your wet you might as well just keep going ;)

[@markward8691]

@@CarRambles I managed it in 7 hours and the whole time I was thinking how could anyone do this in the dark . Top turbo bolt was a 2 1/2 hour job. Glad I didn’t get a decat coz I’m not swapping cats over and back every MOT!!

[@Dhigzzz]

Great video mate, just picked up a cobra decat today. Was looking at doing it myself but fuck that ill leave it to AET😂

[@jordanhaddrick1084]

Dedication to do that at dark, 1 person and in the rain 👏

[@CarRambles]

It was awful. Never again 😂

[@tibszabo]

98% of UK videos are in rain, crazy :D I'd wait for weeks there to do it in a nice sunny day

[@jamiesweeting1770]

Good video bro 👍🏻 I’ve heard the Peron 2 pro has an overrun burble , are you planning on doing a video on it in the future?

[@CarRambles]

Definitely. Currently running it on a stock exhaust and not got any burbles yet however it's deeper for sure and there "something" there in the depths aha. Will be buying a milltek non Res race and hopefully get more from it. I'm not after anything like decel or a cobra exhaust so I'm hoping this is perfect for my needs. Thanks for watching!

[@Sparkplugsteve]

iv got a scorpion sport cat ready to fit so the video was helpful. iv got a adapter for mine to downsize from the cat to standard exhaust. got it from aet. sounds like you needed one on yours.

[@CarRambles]

Yeah I wasn't sure if that was a 3" bore size down to standard. As miltek is 2.75". Exhaust systems confuse me. I'm just gonna get a full system soon anyway so I'll take my chances with breathing some healthy carbon monoxide until then aha. Christmas sales! Loving your channel by the way.

[@Sparkplugsteve]

@@CarRambles if you plan to upgrade the exhaust then save the cash. some fumes are good for your health anyway... i think lol. thank you glad your enjoying the vids.someones asked for me to do a sport cat vid but just sent them here in my coments

[@CarRambles]

@@Sparkplugsteve legend that means alot! I'm just trying to help :) if you need anything or anything I can help with let me know!

[@stealthyscrubba]

Dude just a quick question. I understand its an old vid from this point of commenting, but do you know which miltek sports cat it was? Was it the 2.75" large bore downpipe?

[@L00EY101]

Nice video mate, just about to have a sports cat fitted to mine and was wondering if it was important to replace the gasket between the turbo and the cat when doing it rather than re using the old one? My cat came with a new exhaust gasket but not a turbo one.

[@CarRambles]

It's called a fire ring and they are about £8, hope that helps. Definitely replace If possible

[@checkit_tv]

How does it sound on a standard exhaust mate you got any videos ? Not to extreme ?

[@checkit_tv]

Did you do it on a standard exhaust ? What was the sound difference like

[@IxTeejxI]

I have a decat fitted(done by a garage about 4-5 years ago) and I have just bought a sports cat and I’m thinking of fitting it myself. Is the reason people say these are a ballache because of getting the chunky original cat out?

[@CarRambles]

It'll be easier with a decat but the bolts are still hell to get to normally. Just do it when the weather's alright and not like I did in the middle of a storm at night.

[@Ireland103]

Looked hard..maybe daylight may have been better but we'll done. Why choose millteck over other brand's such as mountune or scorpion?

[@CarRambles]

Mountune to my knowledge is basically a milltek exhaust? Scorpion is on the fighting list but the non Res race seems to be the go to for people who want noise when flooring it but has the quietness for normal driving. Scorpion is still in the back of my mind though....

[@CarRambles]

Cobra is too loud for me. It's a fiesta. Not a Mustang. I stupidly loud exhaust in my opinion is silly

[@conorscobbie9230]

Yeah question why don't we put the cat heat shield back on? I have mongoose full 3" from turbo with race cat and the only obvious reason I know is that their is nowhere to locate the shield on the race/sport cat. Surely it's bad.?? I'm unsure just curious as don't want the new cat to melt anything lol

[@Kenny.1979]

What does the Mongoose sound like with the sports cat? I have full Mongoose from cat back and was thinking about getting sports cat.

[@ChnnM8]

When u installed this? did u have a new map in it? I have already installed a new exhaust, but im gonna buy the downpipe now. They say if you u install downpipe you need new mapping?

[@CarRambles]

If it's a sports cat it should be fine, if it's a decat it may need mapping out but completely depends on the tune

[@ChnnM8]

Aha okei. wondering buying the VUDU Decat Downpipe. But already fitted milltek from stock downpipe. So maybe go for the one you have. Are you happy with it?

[@CAM-sf9kx]

Did you use a new gasket for the downpipe to turbo? I’m having mine installed and have no gasket!

[@CarRambles]

Get yourself a firering mate. Any ford garage will have them in stock. Definitely worth changing!!!

[@CAM-sf9kx]

Car Rambles Do you reckon the ford garages will have them available with all this going on? Really appreciate your reply!

[@CarRambles]

@@CAM-sf9kx yes

[@stegillibrand3740]

Buy chance do you no the size of the lamba sensor socket?

[@CarRambles]

I'm sorry it's been so long I can't remember :(

[@conorscobbie9230]

22mm

[@parchy6464]

Legend buddy doing that at night in the rain I'm doing mine after seeing this. Did you take off both heat shields great video I'll be doing mine in the sunshine 👌

[@CarRambles]

Nope only the cat shield needs to come off. Yeah I will never do this again. I didn't realize how involved I was getting and then a storm come... I was not a happy man aha Thank you for following along! Make sure to sub if you haven't already!!

[@parchy6464]

@@CarRambles cheers pal just finished fitting a cobra 3" decat just to find it doesn't marry up to my standard exhaust I've just ordered the full cobra exhaust 2 week wait good thing I have another car there's no way I'm putting the old one back on .What a job i feel like been stabbed all over my body from parts of the car your video help a lot thanks again and I have subscribed

[@CarRambles]

@@parchy6464 Yeah i ended up with a leak between my sports cat and standard, tbh i drove it around like a week and ordered a full exhaust system just like you did aha.

[@billwhelan140]

How do you clean a cat ford festa

[@CarRambles]

Pops and bangs

[@terbor33]

Great video btw. Might be getting the milltek non res, non race in the next couple of months. Rekon the car will go through an MOT with the sports cat?

[@CarRambles]

I'm testing that at the end of this month / start of Feb, I'll be making a video. Figures crossed!!!!! I've heard it passed though :)

[@terbor33]

@@CarRambles okay awesome! Just subbed and waiting for the video :)

[@tomosjohn230]

Is this mot pass ?

[@CarRambles]

Was for me, just get it warm / go for a drive before hand