i went to shop in plainfield, well scotch plains new jersey actually and they said it would take an hour, they welded it (said whole thing was cut and needed to be welded compared to guy i bought it from used said it only had one small cut) but he told me before he put in that it was illegal blah blah this, taking out a converter, blah blah that and i said i'm fine wit that and he charged me 75 without tax receipt and any recognition that he did it for me, that included install and welding....it was freaking raining today and i couldn't go past 3.5k rpm without crashing into guy in front of me but i could feel a drop in low end and haven't tested high end yet. I just got CAI installed yesterday and it gave this beautiful roar, i don't hear that strong roar anymore in low end but i tried flooring once and spinned out but i heard some ill sh*t....i can't wait for place to dry up so i can test out high end and see what my car can do....i should be at 210 to 215 hp now right?

just one problem.....when i floor it or 3/4 of the way floor it, i hear this little whistle sound....a little hiss u may say, not like bees in a can but just some sound...not too disturbing but wanted to know if bad welding may have done that or is that something that comes accompanied wit y-pipes? i have a used warspeed SS y-pipe, guy had it for 10 months.....

CONVERSION COMIN NEXT!!!!

 

210 to 215hp w/ a CAI and y? At the crank maybe....and that's a very generous estimate at that.
The shop that put on my y-pipe also did it 'under the table' like yours did. What are you talking about when you speak of 'cuts'? What cuts?

Remember to reset your ECU.

 

i bought pipe used and there was a cut on it which needed to be welded...i will reset ecu...maybe i might feel more power that way? lets hope

 

Gotcha. A cut that went all the way through? Yeah, definitely fix that. BTW, it looks like your FSTB is installed upside down in one of your pics...am I reading that right? The bar should arch upwards...

 

The hiss might just be the CAI
most of them make a hissing noise at about 2500 rpms

 

oh my god, my car makes these nasty noises everytime i try and turn left, as if something is loose or if something is rubbing...never when i turn right but always when i turn left....WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I think they didn't install it right or something...help sil vous plait!

 

iight, i just called place up and they said they'll look into it on monday....i also left my regular stock y-pipe there....i won't be needing it anytime soon so its really no use to me but should i still hold on to it? there was nothing wrong wit it...just rusty...

 

Keep it for certain... it is bulky but very usable when you need it foir like smog or damage or whatever...my 2 cents is stow it away but don't throw it away.

 

Hiss is normal. All intakes make that sound, the CAI sounds the best You should give it a week. Right now your ECU is just starting to get used to the new mods. A week later you will find that the CAI is not as loud as it used to be. This is fine. It means the car has adjusted to the new setup. As for that sounds when turning left, check out your FSTB.

DW