E-bay exhaust sale
The only thing that looks funky to me is the single piece manifold-up pipe (which would be a bitch to get in).
Still, a 3" turboback exhaust with bellmouth downpipe and most mounting hardware?
I would have done it.
Umm, I don't know what is wrong with this, maybe nothing
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zaxrex
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Umm, I don't know what is wrong with this, maybe nothing
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sirwilliam
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Re: Umm, I don't know what is wrong with this, maybe nothing
Yeah, they have the manifolds w/ the uppipe built in...that definitely wouldn't be easy unless you had multiple hands and a hydraulic lift would be nice too. Looks decent but since it is a no-name you are not sure if everything would line up perfectly but it looks like a pretty good copy cat of what is out there on the market right now.zaxrex wrote:E-bay exhaust sale
The only thing that looks funky to me is the single piece manifold-up pipe (which would be a bitch to get in).
Still, a 3" turboback exhaust with bellmouth downpipe and most mounting hardware?
I would have done it.
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Sabre
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Pretty interesting. I like that it has two bungs for stock and wideband O2 sensors. What is up with the small ass exit in the big can though? Man that sounds wrong...
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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sirwilliam
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That is the standard silencer insert...that way you can actually drive around NoVa and not get a ticket...well, hopefully. It just bolts into place. The Helix axleback comes w/ that as well as others.sabre wrote:Pretty interesting. I like that it has two bungs for stock and wideband O2 sensors. What is up with the small ass exit in the big can though? Man that sounds wrong...
The thing that would absolutely keep me from buying this is the flex joint in the uppipe section of the manifold. A lot of cheap knock off flex joints found in the cheap ebay uppipes have been known to deteriorate after a short period of ownership...not good.
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"When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story." -Barney Stinson
"Nothing shuts my pie-hole but pie." -Shawn Spencer
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I heard that too about the Megan Racing one, but I think they have improved the material now.sirwilliam wrote:The thing that would absolutely keep me from buying this is the flex joint in the uppipe section of the manifold. A lot of cheap knock off flex joints found in the cheap ebay uppipes have been known to deteriorate after a short period of ownership...not good.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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sirwilliam
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But do you want to take that chance?sabre wrote:I heard that too about the Megan Racing one, but I think they have improved the material now.sirwilliam wrote:The thing that would absolutely keep me from buying this is the flex joint in the uppipe section of the manifold. A lot of cheap knock off flex joints found in the cheap ebay uppipes have been known to deteriorate after a short period of ownership...not good.
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I don't need to worry about it, I already have headers 
Sabre (Julian)
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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I have seen and installed a number of those pieces:
1. The header/up-pipe combo is a nicely made unit the welds are very clean and flanges are well formed and the pipes were of decent quality. However, the install was a complete nightmare! Zak can speak to this as well. The egine had to be jacked-up to get the up-pipe to fit. The bolts given for the up-pipe were too long to fit the turbo in place. And the gaskets are cheap, I re-used the stock pieces. I can't speak to the quality of the flex section. It was an area of concern for me as well.
2. The down pipe is as good as any other catless downpipe. The resonator is a bit cheezey but that isn't a big deal. I'm also NOT a fan of the flex section in the DP, but at least where it is it is unlikely to take much abuse and fail.
3. The cat-back is CRAZY loud w/o the silencer in. The resonators do little to help. If you think you can drive around town w/o the silencer in your nuts.
That being said, it's still a huge bargain.
1. The header/up-pipe combo is a nicely made unit the welds are very clean and flanges are well formed and the pipes were of decent quality. However, the install was a complete nightmare! Zak can speak to this as well. The egine had to be jacked-up to get the up-pipe to fit. The bolts given for the up-pipe were too long to fit the turbo in place. And the gaskets are cheap, I re-used the stock pieces. I can't speak to the quality of the flex section. It was an area of concern for me as well.
2. The down pipe is as good as any other catless downpipe. The resonator is a bit cheezey but that isn't a big deal. I'm also NOT a fan of the flex section in the DP, but at least where it is it is unlikely to take much abuse and fail.
3. The cat-back is CRAZY loud w/o the silencer in. The resonators do little to help. If you think you can drive around town w/o the silencer in your nuts.
That being said, it's still a huge bargain.