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Old 09-15-2011 | 08:29 PM
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Me being too excited forgot to take pictures. It's the cheapest ebay test pipe, and it is well made but the flange holes were are a bit fudged. It was as close you can get in size to the stock cat converter. It makes the whole exhaust a bit louder and more "dirty" sounding. Oh and the stinkyness has gone up considerably. Remember only buy a 3" test pipe if you have a 3" exhaust to go with it. The butt dyno made it feel like it free'd up the flow of the exhaust. I'd have to say it gave gains from mid rpms. **** is loud at WOT.

Only thing you need to do from the s13 3" test pipe is to hammer the weird hangers in.
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What are the details on the fudged up flange holes?
Old 09-16-2011 | 02:31 AM
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Yea more details woud be awesome looking to get the same pipe link to the one you got?
Old 09-16-2011 | 08:35 AM
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What are the details on the fudged up flange holes?
They were just not drilled perfect, had some burrs on it. Doesn't impact installation or anything at all. Oh and when I mean flange hole, I mean were you put the 2 bolts through.
Old 09-16-2011 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by fishtale6spd
Yea more details woud be awesome looking to get the same pipe link to the one you got?
S13 3" Test Pipe, all you have to do is hammer those hangers down. What I did to make up for some of the 1/4" difference is to use the stock gaskets and the supplied gaskets. There are NO fitment issues at all. Bolt on and go.
Old 09-16-2011 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nishfish871
They were just not drilled perfect, had some burrs on it. Doesn't impact installation or anything at all. Oh and when I mean flange hole, I mean were you put the 2 bolts through.
Oh ok, I thought you meant that the bolt holes didn't line up.
Old 09-16-2011 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nishfish871
S13 3" Test Pipe, all you have to do is hammer those hangers down. What I did to make up for some of the 1/4" difference is to use the stock gaskets and the supplied gaskets. There are NO fitment issues at all. Bolt on and go.
ok so before you said only get 3" if I have 3" exhaust Im pretty sure I only have 2.5 will it still work im a mechanic so I can make pretty much anything work
Old 09-16-2011 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by fishtale6spd
ok so before you said only get 3" if I have 3" exhaust Im pretty sure I only have 2.5 will it still work im a mechanic so I can make pretty much anything work
There isn't any point putting a 3" unless your going to be going to a 3" catback. Might as well get the 2.5" so it flows better.
Old 09-16-2011 | 07:35 PM
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There isn't any point putting a 3" unless your going to be going to a 3" catback. Might as well get the 2.5" so it flows better.
Agreed...
Old 09-16-2011 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by nishfish871
S13 3" Test Pipe, all you have to do is hammer those hangers down. What I did to make up for some of the 1/4" difference is to use the stock gaskets and the supplied gaskets. There are NO fitment issues at all. Bolt on and go.
I wonder if this would work for the 98's? I have a fastcat, but I'm more curious at that price.






edit: **** I have 2.5" cattman catback
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Well at least we know the s13/14 test pipes will fit. Should bring the costs down for it.
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Originally Posted by VisciousMo
I wonder if this would work for the 98's? I have a fastcat, but I'm more curious at that price.






edit: **** I have 2.5" cattman catback
Yes. 4th and 5th gen cats are the same.
Old 09-17-2011 | 12:21 PM
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I was thinking on getting the Megan Racing test pipe but because somebody here said that its too long I went to ebay and got one for $40 shipped, so guess what I got yesterday and when I open the box it said Megan Racing I was like what the h***** and yes its too long like about an inch, now I dont know what to do, you guys think if I take it to a shop will be expensive to get cut and reweld?
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Sweet, looks as if I need to get my hands on one of them 3" TP's ASAP. Cheap as nuts too.
Old 09-19-2011 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
Sweet, looks as if I need to get my hands on one of them 3" TP's ASAP. Cheap as nuts too.
Cheap and decently made, only draw back is the added noise. Gotta say though when you down shift coming up to a red light is burps like no other.
Old 09-19-2011 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by nishfish871
Cheap and decently made, only draw back is the added noise. Gotta say though when you down shift coming up to a red light is burps like no other.
I already have a 2.5" test pipe, Cattman 3" cat-back and headers, noise is secondary.
Old 09-19-2011 | 01:42 PM
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they also have resonated 3" ones....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-Res...ht_2494wt_1058

they are 65 shipped if you say you're from nicoclub lol....

http://intensepower.com/mera3sttepi.html

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Nice find ^^^ ...
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