Seeing as the car would be illegal fines maybe the biggest problem.
huffhuff
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Oh, why illegal?
It is illegal to emit unsilenced gases. Vosa or a copper would have a field day if you got pulled. But your call.
guineafowl21
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Not sure about legislation but I've seen a car fail MoT with a straight through exhaust. I've fitted a decat pipe and centre silencer delete (but kept the back box) on my Td5 and it sounds great - plenty of rumble and turbo whistle. No probs with MoT or coppers either. Why not just do that?
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bankz5152
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Can provide a link to said legislation?
2 of my mates have total straight throughs on Landys with no issues at MOT or otherwise (2001 TD5 & 300TDI). I have decat/straight thru but kept the rear most box, no issues (2002 TD5). Another mate has a Nissan S15 total straight through again no issues.
With the decat/straight thru its loud enough, any more and I think it would be a pain on long journeys.
2 of my mates have total straight throughs on Landys with no issues at MOT or otherwise (2001 TD5 & 300TDI). I have decat/straight thru but kept the rear most box, no issues (2002 TD5). Another mate has a Nissan S15 total straight through again no issues.
With the decat/straight thru its loud enough, any more and I think it would be a pain on long journeys.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/54/made Straight through unsilenced exhausts are illegal. See reasons for rejection item 4. http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_710.htm
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Maybe there are but they are still illegal. All vehicles MUST be fitted with a silencer.
Straight through pipes will not meet the type approval that the vehicle initially gained, thus it could get into potential trouble as regards insurance if not declared. I used to run V8 RRCs with rear box only and no trouble with plod/mot, but I ran them on the company trade policy being a grease monkey at the time.
Many older discos have the back box removed to fit side-exit pipes, but I imagine most of them keep the centre box.
Many older discos have the back box removed to fit side-exit pipes, but I imagine most of them keep the centre box.
lightning
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I think the noise would be the best/worst aspect depending on your viewpoint.
I took the CAT off my 110 TD5 and the drone at 65-70mph made long journeys a pain.
It wasn't a pleasant noise, just a droning.
With no silencers at all l'd not want to take it on the motorway!
I imagine if you got stopped you'd likely just get a rectification notice, as without getting it on a ramp you'd struggle to see what silencers were actually fitted.
But then it has to be inspected to make sure you've done it.
I took the CAT off my 110 TD5 and the drone at 65-70mph made long journeys a pain.
It wasn't a pleasant noise, just a droning.
With no silencers at all l'd not want to take it on the motorway!
I imagine if you got stopped you'd likely just get a rectification notice, as without getting it on a ramp you'd struggle to see what silencers were actually fitted.
But then it has to be inspected to make sure you've done it.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
The biggest advantage is you don't have to go through all the hassle of buying a Scooby and fitting a halfrauds dicktip for everyone to think you're a bellend 
You won't get anything other than in the mind. Bit like the Kevin and his Corsa syndrome. It will just sound more powerful. Tuning an exhaust for better scavenging to improve BHP is an art, you don't tune an exhaust that's ten foot long simply by removing the silencers or fitting a bloody great tail pipe.
