What's a Y-Pipe?
 

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Parapheneilia. (sp?) :D

Its the part of the exhaust that connects the 2 manifolds together (into 1 pipe) and runs all the way down to the front of the cat. It looks more in terms of a "F" rather then a "Y".

What...Andy couldnt explain this? :D

manifolds? and what does it connect them for?

I didnt ask him.

Maybe Andy got bashful on her.

Ill let Andy take a crack at this one. ;)

dont you know the answer:confused:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php

I don't know anything about y-pipes except for one thing, it doesn't have pre-cats. It's not as restrictive as a stock y-pipe.

Re: What's a Y-Pipe?
 

Quick summary:

V-6, engine shaped like a V
Each side of the V has a manifold
Each maniforl connect in a y pipe (unless you have true dual exgaust)
Y pipe connects to cat (catilitic converter)
Cat connects to muffler (called b-pipe)
Muffler

scratch all the y pipe talk.. the y pipe actually looks like an capitol "F" turned on it's side.. so it looks like l_l___ the "l" are pipe that join the exhaust manifold.. (the very first pipees wher the exhaust go into).. then it goes down the "l" then to the "_" then all the way out through the exhaust and out your tail pipe.. the y-pipe jus gets rid of a few cats.. resulting in better flow..think of cats like cotton balls stuck in a straw.. take those out and it's easier to push or pull air through the straw..

How I explained it to my GF:

me: I got a new y-pipe for my car
gf: what is that, it better not make your car louder
me: it makes my car faster and louder
gf: oh, how nice
me: yup and it has "bees in a can"
gf: how do they help
me: they don't they are annoying
gf: then why did you buy the bees
me: they were free
........... on and on....

to conclude: it replaces a part of the exhaust with a larger smoother less restrictive tube.

Hmm..is that stuff expensive?

theMax & Mingo, thank u guyz, your explanations were exactly what i was looking for:D

depends if you want the bees or not

Tha bees??:laugh: you said they were free;)

I bought got the bees before :eek: but they got angry and they got louder and louder.. so i sold it and got the one without bees..

you people are just confusing me :bawling: how about u explain everything to me as you would to your guy friend, deal?:D

:laugh::laugh::laugh:
bees are nice

I think at the Natick meet you heard me rev my max, remember the zing, zing noise mixed in? Those are the beas, I personaly thing it sound power like a gas powered weed wacker. It's caused by to short/stiff of a flex section on the Y-pipe or in my case extractors :laugh: .

:D :D

Do you wanna buy me a y-pipe? :)

:)

No, actually I wish Anna can buy me headers for my future CL-S so I can beat SprintMax's A$$ :D

that tranny will fall out before you will ever come close to my rear bumper

If you dont want to buy him one I am still taking donations.

SuDZ

why r u so sure that i wanna buy it for somebody? maybe i'm looking at it for myself....:D

if you'll be good, i'll think about it:D

deezo, u want one too?;)

That's why I will wait for a 6-speed.

Hey I'm always good :D

that won't help you ither..

We'll see about that. It will not help me ONLY if you'll be using some kind of boost. :)

apart from that i WILL be getting boost.. are you aware what 100 shot NOS Maxima's run?

Yes I am aware, I've seen Steve run :laugh:

:laugh:

That was a low blow. :p

sorry i am not steve :o

I know, you are Bill, Medicsonic, Y2KevSE and Jambo...oh and Russian/Mexican :D

Will you buy me an H pipe??? Thanks. :)