What's the difference between a Y-Pipe and a DOWN-Pipe?
11-15-2002, 03:36 PM
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What's the difference between a Y-Pipe and a DOWN-Pipe?
Just curious. I have never heard the term Y-Pipe used on any car other than the Maxima. It seems like all the Supra, ZX, etc guys call it a 'DownPipe'. Same thing, different name or different things?
11-15-2002, 03:51 PM
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A y pipe will be found any tranversely mounted V-6 engine in a fwd application except for the domestic V-6 as they sometimes have a pipe that goes above the tranny connecting to the rear bank but it does effectively the same thing. A downpipe is usually a cast piece when stock with many containing a cat. A aftermarket downpipe will be better flowing and sans cat.
11-15-2002, 08:14 PM
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I seriously have always been told and said that the down-pipes are the vertical sections of the y-pipe. You say front down-pipe or rear down-pipe to signify different parts of the y-pipe instead of saying <redneck voice> "That long pipe right over there sticking up towards the engine" </redneck voice>.....
11-15-2002, 08:23 PM
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a down pipe is a pipe that exhaust gases from a turbo goes out to the muffler..
y pipe / h pipe / headers / is the pipe that comes from the engine to the exhaust pipe.. i said headers because on honda's our y pipe setup for them is apart of their headers..
it can get confusing.. because on my maxima.. my y pipe and my down pipe is different..
y pipe / h pipe / headers / is the pipe that comes from the engine to the exhaust pipe.. i said headers because on honda's our y pipe setup for them is apart of their headers..
it can get confusing.. because on my maxima.. my y pipe and my down pipe is different..
11-15-2002, 08:28 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
a down pipe is a pipe that exhaust gases from a turbo goes out to the muffler..
y pipe / h pipe / headers / is the pipe that comes from the engine to the exhaust pipe.. i said headers because on honda's our y pipe setup for them is apart of their headers..
it can get confusing.. because on my maxima.. my y pipe and my down pipe is different..
a down pipe is a pipe that exhaust gases from a turbo goes out to the muffler..
y pipe / h pipe / headers / is the pipe that comes from the engine to the exhaust pipe.. i said headers because on honda's our y pipe setup for them is apart of their headers..
it can get confusing.. because on my maxima.. my y pipe and my down pipe is different..
11-19-2002, 10:37 AM
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i dunno on this...the place whre i took my y-pipe to be installed, was like lemme see the pipe, so i showed em, and he was like "oh, its a down pipe".....im like ya sure whatever, just install the friggin thing.
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