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Old 05-12-2007, 09:55 PM
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Budget B Pipe = FTL.

So my friend gets this damn B-pipe for a '98 and I'm expecting good quality like my Budget Y and needless to say I am disappointed..

Rather than having a flange between the resonator section and the rest of the B pipe there's this cheap @ss "ball in socket" type connection that puzzles me on how it would manage to seal at all.


Anyone have the same problem? I mean come on paying 260cdn for a nice SS B and then it has a really cheap connection.
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Old 05-13-2007, 06:46 AM
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cheap connection, but it works very well. I don't have any leaks. what really pisses me off is how it hits the gas tank
 
Old 05-13-2007, 06:53 AM
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I was skeptical about it as well but it works just fine. 10x better than the warpspeed bpipe we put on my buddies 00(it was like 6peices welded together). Mine doesnt hit the gas tank, mine hits the suspension when there is a load in the trunk, similar to what my buddies SP2 does in his 99
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Old 05-13-2007, 07:26 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hey Kevlo, What is that your sister's arm?

Anyhow, the B works for me, the only problem was hitting near the gas tank.
Loosened bolts, repositioned, & fixed problem.
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Old 05-13-2007, 07:32 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hey Kevlo, What is that your sister's arm?

Anyhow, the B works for me, the only problem was hitting near the gas tank.
Loosened bolts, repositioned, & fixed problem.
PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHh http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=519282&page=2




BTW, does yours hit anything over speed bumps when you have stuff in the trunk?
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Old 05-13-2007, 08:10 AM
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I think hitting stuff is a problem with most larger-than-stock b-pipes. I have a custom 2.5" and mine will hit part of the suspension if I go over a large bump (99% of normal driving you'll never hear it hit). My solution is supposed to be a Nismo exhaust hanger for the b-pipe, but I've had it for over a year now and never installed it
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Old 05-13-2007, 09:03 AM
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I always had the thunking sound when I hit speedbumps and other stuff if I wasnt careful
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Old 05-13-2007, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevlo911
PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHh http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=519282&page=2




BTW, does yours hit anything over speed bumps when you have stuff in the trunk?
I also changed my rubber hanger when repositioning the B, no problems at all,
not even over speed bumps or anything....
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Old 05-13-2007, 09:35 AM
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Stiffer hangers solve most of these problems. Blackmax, any decent exhaust shop can remedy that.
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Old 05-13-2007, 02:10 PM
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haha you can see my b pipe hanging down if you look down on the passenger side of the car. I do have an SP1 though
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Old 05-13-2007, 02:36 PM
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my b-pipe bangs my gas tank when i go over bumps. i will take it to an exhaust shop.
 
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