96'i30Man

Today, and part of yesterday evening i put my aluminized warpspeed y-pipe on my car. I am posting this to let those of you looking for a first performance upgrade to understand the y-pipe is the best mod for your buck. my new y-pipe fit perfect, no frame contact either. the car started up and smoke came out of the car's engine compartment(this is normal, it is from all the shi# you have to spray to loosen the bolts) after this i paid attention to the sound. it was a low frequency v-8 sound. i was impressed after the first drive with the mod, the car seems to pull alot harder, especially from 3k-5k. i have only noticed one thing that is ****ing me off.....i hear a rattle when i hit a certain speed, mostly on turns, i checked everything, and the pipe is not touching the frame. anyone else hear this weird rattle, it doesnt rattle much so i can live with it. i am recieving my warpspeed CAI any day know, cant wait.
i want to metion the bolts were a son-of-a-bitc# to get loose, i had to heat the ones on the flange connecting to the cat with a heat torch. but the job gets super easy once the stock pipe is off

justmax

How long did it take to get your pipe from the time you ordered it? I just ordered my AL steel pipe Wed. night. Good to hear everything worked out OK, does it have enough movement in it to maybe bang up against something when you turn sharply or go over a bump? I.E. does it take a lot of force to move it back & forth or up & down?

benny

iTrader: (6)

Check the heat shield. It happen to me, the heat shield for the
cat., and the b-pipe. Get under the car and bang the exhaust upward.
If you hear any contact sound, that is your problem. Get a long
screwdriver or crowbar and bend the heat shield out of the way.
Hope this helps.

96'i30Man

Thanks for the advise ill try it out tonight. to answer the other guys question, the y-pipe took about 7-8 days from the day i ordered it. i am still waiting on my cai i ordered at the same time

max83

is there a big diffrence between the ss y-pipe or the aluminized steel cause ide like to save the money

HondaKiller718

Besides the price, the more expensive one will last alot longer, depending on where you live and weather..

max83

I figured that but i like to think now not in like 3 years when my y-pipe has holes in it

guido_sst

I had a similar issue too, there was a small heatshield that normally didn't touch the y-pipe, but was close enough that they rubbed when the car was running.

guido_sst

The WSP aluminized y-pipes have a 4 year warranty I believe, not sure about the stainless steel models.

SuDZ

Have fun with the Ypipe. I have the same kind and love it.

SuDZ

sil SE

iTrader: (21)

was it hard to put on?

matty

iTrader: (54)

Should I buy the Aluminized Mandral Bent or what ?? some info ?? is Mandral Bent good or nah ?
I live in NJ/salt and rain..

SuDZ

Start using plenty of rust eater ahead of time. Like a few days befoer start spraying it like once or twice a day.

SuDZ

sil SE

iTrader: (21)

im in NJ and the weathers been good even for wintertime its decent. im going with the alum. since our stock piping is that material it hasnt had roblems
are SS pipes SS all the way thru? or is it different inside?

carnal_c30

iTrader: (38)

I have a rattle too... its in the center console, dash area, happens at a specefic rpm range and only when the car is in gear... its loud! I have to take my dash apart and see where its coming form... I have a 5spd so thats why

thezcarguy

I have a warspeed Y in my 97se auto and I can say that it was HARD AS H*LL to get off. Of cource my car is fairly low and all we had were jackstands and basic tools... oh yeah, It was like 12am and 40 degrees out. Other than that it was a breeze. The new pipe went on perfect and no bangging or other noises i hear people speaking of. I love the thing.
John.

jbreit

i just got my compression bent WSP pipe....for the money savings its nice...the bends are smooth with no wrinkling and the pipe is not out of round much. the mandrel bent is a few bucks more...but its all your reason for buying it...is it an upgrade or are you replacing a rusted out stock unit? dallas has a 4 year warranty...304 will live forever, 409 is what the OEM stuff is.

SuDZ

Yeah they have a great warranty. Actually I thik they have the best warranty for Y pipes.

SuDZ