TheAnswer11

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So I just acquired a turbo kit off a fellow org member and am going to have a buddy of mine who has installed many turbo kits on cars install this kit... As I was speaking to him he said that it's not good to run the downpipe below the transmission due to heat that will build up from the downpipe to the transmission.. I was wondering if someone who has run the downpipe above their transmission on a 5.5 gen could chime in and provide me with pics and specs on the piping for both the downpipe and the turbo manifold.. Before anyone starts complaining that I need to do researched I've tried researching this on the org and google and have found nothing. Thanks in advance and I hope this makes sense.

Shift_Max

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Plenty of people run the down-pipe under the trans since there is more space then over the trans and back. Just wrap the downpipe and you will be fine.

akurtzer57

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I run mine above on my 3rd gen. Then down between firewall and motor. Very tight squeeze last setup I ran under and never had problems I had it heat wrapped also.

TheAnswer11

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Alright the downpipe I have is wrapped ... Shift_max how much Clearence do u have between the downpipe and the ground ?

Unklejoe

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I run it under the trans on my 5.5 gen with no problems.

Here are a couple pics:

Quickywd01

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NJ has some crazy roads, you don't scrape? Looks good.

Unklejoe

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It's about 4.5" from the ground and my car is lowered on Eibach springs. The piping is only 2.5" so that gives me a little more clearance.

But yeah, it scrapes but very rarely. I've only scraped it like once going up a steep driveway.

t6378tp

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I had a 3inch dp ran under the trans and was running on s-techs. It almost never hit but this time I am going to run it under the oil pan

TheAnswer11

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thanks ... yeah im just trying to figure out if i have to raise my car up more than it is now or what (ill snap a few pics tomorrow and post them on here)... because im lowered on d2 coilovers so last spring i was lowered about 4-5 inches so i know i cant be that low ... but i decided to run the reverse y-pipe because nismomaxct who i bought the kit off of said he had no problems so im hoping the same applies to me.

TheAnswer11

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unklejoe how many pounds are you running on the turbo ? and how much power are you putting down?

Unklejoe

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~7 psi, 374whp