Ok, ok, I've been running around on a blown flex/cracked pipe Cattman for the last three months now - it sounds like crap, and I have NO power at all. I dyno'd at stock HP/TQ and ran 16's at a trap speed no better than 89 all summer, VERY disapointing. Ordered my Budget about a week and a half ago...

When I saw that the pipe was just bubblewrapped and taped, I was kind of ****ed, but as I cut into it, I realized that the packaging was actually very good. The manifold flange was starting to rub thru the plastic and it discolored the black paint, but it won't be seen anyways I was also very happy to see that Budget included two new crush gaskets, and ALSO the gasket that goes between ypipe and cat, I was not expecting that - Thanks!!!

The pipe looks to be well built, the flex section is shorter than I thought it would be, at 8.5 inches long and 3.5 inches wide (not around, don't have a flexible tape handy.) The only thing that looks like it might be a problem later is where the two smaller tubes join together with the bigger pipe...it doesn't look as smooth as I remember my Cattman being.

I will be doing the install tomorrow, and I am definatly looking forward to a quieter, more powerful setup. I will let ya'll know what I think later

ugh, pictures are in the next post

 

 

that looks tight ... how much

 

Only $160, shipped!

http://www.ofsoundmind.com/bpe/BPE/c...ustomparts.htm

and page down once, you'll see it. The price is in Canadian funds, which transfers to roughly $160 US currency

Awesome deal, and I will give it my full endorcement tomorrow once the install goes smoothly

 

oh me too, me too! after an unsuccessful attempt to get a Warpspeed pipe I ordered a budget on Friday. it came today. woo hoo!

 

I messed around with Budget for OVER TWO MONTHS, phone calls back and forth, I even gave them my VISA number twice and they never shipped/billed anything, I was so dissapointed with their customer service...two months I waited for Dallas to call me back, ugh.

Thanks budget

 

yeah they actually sent my pipe and billed my Visa, it was just after I cancelled my order

 

Wow i have that same pipe sitting next to me for the past month and a half. So sad

 

That flex looks long enough for good reliability. Should be just about as long as the OEM one? Anyway, it's better than being on #3 flex w/ my old Cattman VE Y. One of the prototypes

 

Ok, install is done, and it's AWESOME! Took about two hours because I had a very hard time putting in a bolt. Took it out for a little spin and it's quiet as stock now. I didn't take it past 4k so I can't say anything about the power yet.

I looked inside my old Cattman pipe, and the inside of the flex was destroyed, maybe about the size of a DIME - horrible.

 

I had my budget y-pipe installed today too. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

 

Glad you guys are so happy. Must be nice having the power back huh?

SuDZ

 

i recieved my budget y-pipe on thursday and im installing it tomorrow, i cant wait, i will do a write up for the courious members of the org

 

i drove my boy Tony's max with the Budget Y pipe, 2.5" b-pipe, Opax muffler and PR CAI. I must say his car pulls alot harder than mine does from 2500-4000. I only have the PR CAI and mine is not nearly as fast
i cant wait till their b-pipes come out for the 95/96, cause then ill have the Y and B-pipes(both Budget) installed along with my RVM UDP all in one shot over at Jeff's place

Ant

 

POST POST POST, where's that write up? I'm ordering mine as soon as I can get in contact with Budget!

 

You'll love it. Ive had mine on for over a year now. Its quiet.....well considering I have the Apexi WS cat back. Stick with stock cat or catco cat. Dont waste money on the Random Tech cat.........its a POS

 

old thread

Try doing a search for y-pipe install, theres more results than you will ever need.

 

i know how to take off 8 nuts and put them back on

oh yeah, and two mf O2 sensors too.