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Chewwwwy
Registered: November 2002
Location: Fremont
Posts: 3050
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Review Date: Wed September 17, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $199.99
| Rating: 10
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Great product, enhances performance, no leaks!!!
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Cant beat the price, or the performance!!!
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Review Date: Sat September 20, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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inexpensive and well built
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Cons:
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EGT in poor location
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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
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4XREX
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1133
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Review Date: Sun October 19, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 8
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no leaks, great price
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the Helix flex up-pipe is an easy way to enhance performance without leaks at a great price.
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DLUX WRX
VIP Member
Registered: April 2003
Location: Bike Lane
Posts: 2533
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Review Date: Mon October 27, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $189.00
| Rating: 8
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great price, well built.
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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
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mmboost
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Longing for my ol' white '02 WRX :(
Posts: 3631
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Review Date: Mon October 27, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Flex, simpler to work with
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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.
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Review Date: Tue December 9, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Good price / flex section
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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.
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AzN121184
Registered User
Registered: April 2003
Location: sf
Posts: 6123
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Review Date: Thu December 18, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $100.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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flex, catless
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none
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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
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myroncuz
Registered User
Registered: September 2003
Location: AIEA CUZ!!!
Posts: 4524
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Review Date: Tue April 13, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 10
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awesome piece
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none
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awesome product. well worth it!!
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MYRON-CUZ
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SuzWRX
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1966
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Review Date: Thu April 22, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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quality, flex, inexpensive
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Kind of a pain to install, but well worth it
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Great product, definately goes well with the helix downpipe.
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chicote
Registered User
Registered: December 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 120
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Review Date: Wed June 16, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Good Quality build — Flex Joint makes for no leaks
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Cons:
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None so far
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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.
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Review Date: Sat June 19, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $160.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Comes with gaskets, and excellence material
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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
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soundwave
more than meets the eye
Registered: November 2003
Location: NorCal
Posts: 5537
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Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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best bang for the buck
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nic3krnnamja83
VIP Member
Registered: February 2003
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Posts: 3859
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Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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excellent gains
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no complaint
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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
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SF miami WRX
VIP Member
Registered: January 2003
Location: San Francisco->Daly City->Burlingame->San Jose
Posts: 2331
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Review Date: Thu July 1, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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better than stock of course
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Cons:
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hella hard to DYI
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it works great but hella hard to install.
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Eric
MIAMI plate in the Bayarea
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Salty
VIP Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Wherever Sucks the Most
Posts: 8671
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Review Date: Fri July 2, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $180.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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eliminates cat
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Cons:
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install
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Very good uppipe without any leaks thus far.
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W W W . E J S M O R T G A G E . C O M
Have a family member or friend looking to refinance or purchase? Your referral on a closed lead will not go unnoticed. *PM me for details* I’ll even pay for their appraisal and credit report fees out of my pocket at the close of escrow.
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sfwrx2
Registered User
Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco Ca.
Posts: 877
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Review Date: Fri July 2, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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great buy, plus flex, and price
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Cons:
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none apperent
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I like this product
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Review Date: Mon July 5, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $190.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great build quality, flex section is awesome, no leaks
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Cons:
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None so far.
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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.
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Daredevil
Registered User
Registered: February 2003
Location: at the track
Posts: 6618
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $130.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great build
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none
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awesome
definetly worth the money
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can you guess my problem?
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kimbo63
VIP Member
Registered: December 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, back for school, bye bye BAIC :( si
Posts: 1179
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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good price
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Cons:
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was a bit** to install!
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noticed increase of power immediately, definitly reccomended.
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ElJefe
Registered User
Registered: February 2003
Location: La Sierra
Posts: 556
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $169.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Faster spool, flex section
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Installation
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A must performance upgrade. Installation is not that difficult, it only takes a good amount of time. Well worth the 6 hr install time!
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bassplayrr
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: East Bay, CA; www.aolights.com
Posts: 3705
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Cheap; Fits well
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None
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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
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blue blurr
VIP Member
Registered: January 2004
Location: Why the **** is
Posts: 5227
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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no leaks at all, geat price
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Cons:
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none so far
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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.
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fryrice
VIP Member
Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1312
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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More hp faster spool up
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Cons:
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none so far
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cheap and afford... bang for your buck 
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fryrice
VIP Member
Registered: September 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1312
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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bang for buck more HP
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Cons:
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nothing.......yet
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namitherussian
Registered User
Registered: July 2003
Location: Columbus, OH Go Bucks
Posts: 260
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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power gain, power increase, fitment
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none
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what everone says above, great product
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qwk_wrx
VIP Member
Registered: July 2003
Location: Rohnert Park
Posts: 2371
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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no leaks, and great price
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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.......
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DizzyWRX
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: Seattle
Posts: 774
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Flex, catless, price
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One of the best upgrades for the money. The flex section is good to prevent leakage.
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2004 WRBlue WRX
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killaho
UTR Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: hard hittin streets of campbell
Posts: 6645
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Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Flex joint stops leaks, built very well
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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.
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subiedon
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Tumatae sa kubeta
Posts: 5364
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Review Date: Sat July 10, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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great product, and enhances performance
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Don
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-j-
Registered User
Registered: March 2004
Location: Sactown
Posts: 2044
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Review Date: Sun July 11, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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price/no leaks
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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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