Just got it in mail today and its slightly over one inch longer then the stock cat. Is this cause any install problems? Thanks, Greg.

 

No issues.

I have the same one. It'll just make your catback's muffler tips poke out a bit more.

 

The one I had was also an inch too long. It made the catback touch the heat shield near the gas tank... but I took a hammer to it, and it was no longer a problem.

 

Link please, my cattback actually needs to be pushed back a few.

 

Col thanks guys. This is a link to the auction I won...if you go to that sellers store he prolly has more of those posted... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

 

 

Your better off with a cattman fastcat or just have a muffler shop weld a piece off ss pipe to fit,thats what I did he charged me 40 bucks.The megan I had was also an inch bigger.

 

Wait...link to what?

The testpipe I bought?

 

SS piping = no glasspack resonators = rasp.

My car sounded like hell when I put an unresonated testpipe we built on...putting the eBay/Megan testpipe on made it all better. Or mostly better.

 

you didn't win anything...I bought the same pipe as this with the same price...

 

"INSTANT 10-15 HORSEPOWER INCREASE"

 

Actually, that might not be too far off if your cat is old and worn out.

I picked up a lot of midrange torque when I put my test pipe on.

 

Fixed.

INSTANT 10-15 HORSEPOWER INCREASE *

* (If your catalytic converter is currently blocked)


You know what, the OP can have his fun and enjoy his test-pipe, smog be damned. All I'm saying is when people advertise crap like "instant 10 - 15 hp increase" because of a stupid test pipe, they don't deserve your hard-earned money. They deserve a kick in the head.

 

why couldn't i find this when i was looking for a test pipe?! all i found were 45+ so i went with megan racing..

 

^^ theil do anything to make money...hell if you made the test pipe i bet you wuld say the same lmao

 

nopeno issue i have one and it worked great

 

Hm think I might pick one of these up after inspection, you guys having a hard time installing cause of rust?

 

Did this a few month ago on my 2003 and had no problems. Didn't even have enough room under the car to bend my arms at all but still managed to get the bolts off.

 

If you're worried about rusty bolts, get the cat hot, hit it with some PB blaster...by some I mean a lot...and once it's cooled a little, take an impact and zap the bolts off.

The test pipe comes with new hardware, so even if you strip a bolt or two, it's not really that big a deal. Unless you're planning on reinstalling the cat. Then you might have some issues...

 

Are they obviously vehicle specific when they state the increase? There *are* cars that gain that much off a test pipe, mostly stock turbo vehicles... but they exist. False marketing to a maxima owner, but hey... 10-15hp (for someone)

 

Sparks has a point.

Hell, N/A LS motors see huge gains from even stupid, basic bolt-ons like cold air intakes.

I remember when I cut up the air box on my Trans Am so the engine could breathe better. The car felt a lot more responsive at WOT.

Even our cars see pretty good numbers from basic bolt-ons. But that just comes with having a fairly high-compression motor.

 

A test pipe vs a healthy cat (or especially high flow cat like cattman fastcat) is only going to gain you a bunch of rasp, exhaust pops, some volume, and optimistically 1-2hp. Unless you want those things or can't afford a cat replacement, I'd recommend going with a cat converter... Of course I'm saying this without any cats on my car.

 

hmm..when i had my hotshots put on with the stock cat, my cattman exhaust had to be cut and inch..i wonder if a test pipe would have made it all right..

 

Honestly, my test pipe isn't that raspy, even at WOT.

It does pop quite a bit, though. But my car did that even before I had the test pipe, when I still had headers/cat/2.5"catback...

 

I even heard some people get the 95 -99 one cause they are the exact length of the stock cat of the 00-03 but I guess some need a little more poke out than others of the tips..

 

Mine has absolutely no rasp at all. However, that doesn't refute the fact that you will get more rasp without a cat. You don't have to believe me if you don't want to, but I've had setups including stock cat, cattman fast cat, and a test pipe across a wide assortment of various headers + stockish, 2.5", and 3" exhausts. Just ask my wallet

 

Oh, you undoubtedly will get more noise.

Then again, outside of rev-up videos, I've never really had the opportunity to hear my car from outside the cabin since I'm the only one allowed to touch the steering wheel...so if my cars rasps, I can't hear it because the carpet/seats/etc. muffle it out.

Trust me, I know you of all people should know about exhaust sounds. I've seen the threads.

 

my megans are quiet ): but they do get loose after a few hundred miles which baffles me. i just retighten it for the 3rd time.

 

haha...yeah you're right i did buy it...guess im programed to think that if I got it from ebay i must have won it. I guess in this situations we are all winners

 

Did you not install the washers with the nuts and bolts?

I've never had this issue before. If anything, I'd rather have this issue than the issues I have when a bolt's been on the exhaust for three or four months.

 

loctite?? But idk if you'd put that on your exhaust hmmm

 

LOL WUT!?

 

I see what you did there.

However, the SB manufacturer never, ever made claims about increased HP where none exist. That little rewrite came right out of your dookie, essential1.

 

This is my sprint booster

 

Touche'

 

A lock washer might be a better bet. Not as messy, and it should keep the bolts in place.

 

Icanhaz?

 

It's not currently installed as of right now ... ohaiyes

 

Is that LR BBM or something else?

 

Looks like you're missing the bowl, and the mouthpiece. I suppose you just cover the end with the palm of your hand for the choke, eh? Seems a lot more complex than a simple soda can with a few pin-holes in it...

Or am I thinking of something else altogether?