I've been running a VAG decat pipe on mine for about 3 years now and mine doesn't chug, either with standard ECU or a Jabba chipped, cup spec ECU. I do get a petrol smell on start-up sometimes though, but I think that comes from the rubber tube between the valve on the water cross-pipe up to the manifold, it's getting little cracks in it with age. Anyone know how much these are ?