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Helix Flex Upipe

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Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
93% of reviewers	$165.00	9.5

Description:

The very best bang-for-the-buck performance modification for your scooby. This uppipe yields a 15+ whp gain simply by eliminating the restrictive pre-cat. By eliminating this pre-cat (with only a minor impact on emmissions) faster turbo spoolup as well as significant top-end gains are achieved. Additionally, not only does the flex section absorb torsion caused by hard driving, it eliminates leaks by allowing flanges to seat properly! Furthermore this uppipes eliminates the possibility of your pre-cat breaking away and destroying your turbo over time (has happened before!).
The Helix uppipe features:

-High quality double layered flex section - Reduces torsional vibration on vital exhaust components and turbo, also ensures perfect seal (even with aftermarket headers, downpipes, etc.)
-Thick 1/2" 304 Stainless Steel Flanges - to prevent warping and reduce heat expansion
-304 Stainless Steel Mandrel Bent Piping - Ensures proper flow and durability
-CNC Machined EGT bung - seats EGT properly unlike competitors which will eventually leak. (The EGT is there for a reason!!)
-2.25" piping diameter - optimal for upgraded turbos
-includes OE style gaskets (from same factory as OEM gaskets)

Author

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Chewwwwy

Registered: November 2002
Location: Fremont
Posts: 3049

Review Date: Wed September 17, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $199.99 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Great product, enhances performance, no leaks!!!
Cons:

Cant beat the price, or the performance!!!

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Review Date: Sat September 20, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	inexpensive and well built
Cons:	EGT in poor location

We have installed quite a few (~60-80)aftermarket up pipes. The helix pipe is an inexpensive way to acheive performance and maintain reliability (no mis fits or leaks).
Our only suggestions would be to move the EGT bung clockwise 1". This would make it easier to install.
Chris
I-Speed USA

4XREX
Registered User

Registered: November 2002
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1133

Review Date: Sun October 19, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $150.00 | Rating: 8

Pros:	no leaks, great price
Cons:

the Helix flex up-pipe is an easy way to enhance performance without leaks at a great price.

DLUX WRX
VIP Member

Registered: April 2003
Location: Bike Lane
Posts: 2533

Review Date: Mon October 27, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $189.00 | Rating: 8

Pros:	great price, well built.
Cons:

The up pipe was well built and came with new gaskets. There was a hole to screw in the EGT sensor so you wouldnt throw any CEL's, and the flex section helps prevent leaks. Once installed yo can feel the car pull a little more than stock. It's hard to beat it for the price.

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-Don

mmboost

VIP Member

Registered: November 2002
Location: Longing for my ol' white '02 WRX :(
Posts: 3631

Review Date: Mon October 27, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Flex, simpler to work with
Cons:

I replaced my Perrin uppipe with the Helix flex pipe because the Perrin presented problems when I wanted to work on it myself. By all means, the Perrin is a perfectly constructed uppipe, good for years of solid performance. However, if you want to change anything that touches either side of the uppipe, with any solid pipe you have take both sides off and retorque it all down, including the turbo-side of the downpipe. This doubles the necessary efforts for any exhaust modification. Since I do most of my work on the street, having the flexpipe allows me to only take apart the side of the pipe which I am working on.

Over all its well constructed, clean welds and thick flanges.

Review Date: Tue December 9, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Good price / flex section
Cons:

I like the fact that the Helix has a flex tube. Nice to know the upipe has room to breathe. Also makes future wrenching easier in that area.

AzN121184
Registered User

Registered: April 2003
Location: sf
Posts: 6123

Review Date: Thu December 18, 2003

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $100.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	flex, catless
Cons:	none

easy way to decrease turbo lag, catless uppipe prevents cat from ever breaking and having peices go into your turbo. Defective cats do exists, plus on the uppipe, most people wont notice it because it is pretty deep inside the engine bay.

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-law

myroncuz
Registered User

Registered: September 2003
Location: AIEA CUZ!!!
Posts: 4524

Review Date: Tue April 13, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $150.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	awesome piece
Cons:	none

awesome product. well worth it!!

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MYRON-CUZ

SuzWRX
VIP Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1966

Review Date: Thu April 22, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	quality, flex, inexpensive
Cons:	Kind of a pain to install, but well worth it

Great product, definately goes well with the helix downpipe.

chicote
Registered User

Registered: December 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 120

Review Date: Wed June 16, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	Good Quality build — Flex Joint makes for no leaks
Cons:	None so far

It does what its suppossed to. Its made really well and looks pretty good even though you can\'t see it once installed. Well worth it. I now can hear the turbo spooling and it improves mid to low end a decent amount.

Review Date: Sat June 19, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $160.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Comes with gaskets, and excellence material
Cons:

Helped my car out alot!
pretty difficult to install if you don\'t know what your doing but unlike other uppipes this one won\'t leak

soundwave

more than meets the eye

Registered: November 2003
Location: NorCal
Posts: 5537

Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	best bang for the buck
Cons:

nic3krnnamja83

VIP Member

Registered: February 2003
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Posts: 3857

Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	excellent gains
Cons:	no complaint

best bang for the buck, i have no complaints what so ever, cant say anything about install, seems easy for the knowledgeable. other than that highly recommened

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2002 Subaru IMpreza WRX
Midnight Pearl Black

SF miami WRX

VIP Member

Registered: January 2003
Location: San Francisco->Daly City->Burlingame->San Jose
Posts: 2331

Review Date: Thu July 1, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	better than stock of course
Cons:	hella hard to DYI

it works great but hella hard to install.

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Eric
MIAMI plate in the Bayarea

Salty

VIP Member

Registered: May 2003
Location: Wherever Sucks the Most
Posts: 8671

Review Date: Fri July 2, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $180.00 | Rating: 8

Pros:	eliminates cat
Cons:	install

Very good uppipe without any leaks thus far.

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sfwrx2

Registered User

Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco Ca.
Posts: 877

Review Date: Fri July 2, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	great buy, plus flex, and price
Cons:	none apperent

I like this product

Review Date: Mon July 5, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $190.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Great build quality, flex section is awesome, no leaks
Cons:	None so far.

Just taking this thing out of the box you know it\'s high quality. The flanges are really thick and the welds look great. I didn\'t have any leaks after the install. I can\'t comment on power gains because I did it as part of a Cobb Stage 2 upgrade.

Daredevil

Registered User

Registered: February 2003
Location: at the track
Posts: 6618

Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $130.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	Great build
Cons:	none

awesome
definetly worth the money

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can you guess my problem?

kimbo63

VIP Member

Registered: December 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, back for school, bye bye BAIC :( si
Posts: 1179

Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	good price
Cons:	was a bit** to install!

noticed increase of power immediately, definitly reccomended.

ElJefe
Registered User

Registered: February 2003
Location: La Sierra
Posts: 556

Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $169.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	Faster spool, flex section
Cons:	Installation

A must performance upgrade. Installation is not that difficult, it only takes a good amount of time. Well worth the 6 hr install time!

bassplayrr
VIP Member

Registered: November 2003
Location: East Bay, CA; www.aolights.com
Posts: 3705

Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	Cheap; Fits well
Cons:	None

Can\'t beat this in terms of Bang-For-The-Buck for an UP. Fits great because of the flex joint. No downsides I see, other than potential build quality issues down the road compared to JDM units.

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- Chris

blue blurr

VIP Member

Registered: January 2004
Location: Why the **** is
Posts: 5225

Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	no leaks at all, geat price
Cons:	none so far

i havent had any other up-pipes to compare it too, but what i have heard this is one of the best. mine hasnt had any problems at all.

fryrice

VIP Member

Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1312

Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 0

Pros:	More hp faster spool up
Cons:	none so far

cheap and afford... bang for your buck

fryrice

VIP Member

Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1312

Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $150.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	bang for buck more HP
Cons:	nothing.......yet

namitherussian
Registered User

Registered: July 2003
Location: Columbus, OH Go Bucks
Posts: 260

Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	power gain, power increase, fitment
Cons:	none

what everone says above, great product

qwk_wrx

VIP Member

Registered: July 2003
Location: Rohnert Park
Posts: 2371

Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	no leaks, and great price
Cons:

How can you deny a up pipe for so little a price and it has a flex joint....

very qulity welds too!!!!

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Hwy 1 fun.......

DizzyWRX

VIP Member

Registered: November 2003
Location: Seattle
Posts: 774

Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $150.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	Flex, catless, price
Cons:

One of the best upgrades for the money. The flex section is good to prevent leakage.

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2004 WRBlue WRX

killaho

UTR Member

Registered: November 2002
Location: hard hittin streets of campbell
Posts: 6645

Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	Flex joint stops leaks, built very well
Cons:

I had the non flex pipe for many months and had 2 leaks over all.... with the flex pipe i havent had a single leak.

subiedon

VIP Member

Registered: November 2002
Location: Tumatae sa kubeta
Posts: 5364

Review Date: Sat July 10, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	great product, and enhances performance
Cons:

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Don

-j-

Registered User

Registered: March 2004
Location: Sactown
Posts: 2044

Review Date: Sun July 11, 2004

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	price/no leaks
Cons:

Product seem well made. Price is always a question and this met the standards. I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking to upgrade this piece.

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Salamat!

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