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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?: $295.00
| Rating: 0
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Great price and performance
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Great product. adds a good amout of noticable performance, and a wicked sound.
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areg
Staff Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Land of the Lost
Posts: 443
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Review Date: Thu September 18, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $295.00
| Rating: 8
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Nice cast design thus no flaws in the bellmouth
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Fitment was a bit off, where the DP is fastened to the trans...I have heard that this issue has since been resolved
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I like the bellmouth design and the fact that its cast and its 3in DP nice product total performance :up:
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maha kuochap serountnaery aiuckna deppel seag gaguatenee
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1wrx2goplz
Registered User
Registered: December 2002
Location: San Marcos CA
Posts: 369
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Review Date: Tue September 23, 2003
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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 price nice looks
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Cons:
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does not bolt up 2 the stock cat back
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i love it...get 2 hear the turbo more.. and spools more quickly....butt dyno agree's 2...
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zumnwrx
VIP Member
Registered: February 2003
Location: california (Valley)
Posts: 5291
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Review Date: Sun December 28, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $130.00
| Rating: 9
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stainless steal
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got it used through a i-club_R .... fitment is good and the bellmouth design is flawless. not to mention the tubo spooling sounds...
edgar, 
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edgar,
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DLUX WRX
VIP Member
Registered: April 2003
Location: Bike Lane
Posts: 2533
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Review Date: Thu February 5, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $250.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great fit, bellmouth
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none
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This down pipe gives you alot of bang for your buck. The fitment is great and it gives you a noticable amount of power.
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-Don
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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?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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awesome product
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none
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good dp. recommended with the helix uppipe
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MYRON-CUZ
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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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Beautiful piece! Well designed
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Cons:
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None so far
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It eliminates all cats. It fits with stock cat back. No alignment problems either. Nice power increase! Get the combo save some money. You won\'t be dissappointed (sp?).
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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: Wed June 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Cheap cheap cheap
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Cons:
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none yet...
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I chose this product for the bang-for-the-buck factor. It has a nice bell-mouth design and seems to fit just fine. I\'m a little worried that \"you get what you pay for\" and this might give me problems in the future... but we\'ll see. Only down side is that the nice polished finish turns gold w/ heat... but you can\'t really see it on the car anyway.
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- Chris
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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?: $300.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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great gains for little $$
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Cons:
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none
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I would def. buy this again if I had to do it again. The hp/tq gains are great.
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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?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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great performance
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combined with the upipe, this give excellent gains. attached with a catback no telling how much more you can pump out of it.
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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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the turbo spools up hella quick
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Cons:
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no cats
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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?: $250.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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cost and fitment
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Cons:
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none
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Excellent DP for the price and would reccomend it to anyone
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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?: $250.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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great sound good price
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Cons:
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none apperent
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sometimes it shoots fire!
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Review Date: Mon July 5, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $280.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great quality, thick flanges, nice finish
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Cons:
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None so far (one year and 10k miles later)
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Fitment with the stock catback was perfect and the design is great. The bottom of the flange is designed to perfectly clear the uppipe studs with no problems. Also, the bracket on the bottom section fit perfectly. 3 inches all the way back with no reductions. Sounds great!
**Update**
One year and 10k miles later this thing is still working like a charm. I have never had any leaks and it sounds and works as good as it did the day I installed it. No cracks on any part of the pipe or flange. Highly Recommended!!
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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?: $290.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great build
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Cons:
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none
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great build and perfect fit
make sure to get new gaskets and a cel fix
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can you guess my problem?
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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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great price, good quality, awsome sound
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Cons:
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none so far
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i have not had any other DownPipe to compare this too, but from what i can tell this one is awsome. there was a big difference in power once i put in on and the hole downpipe is polished for that nice look!
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kspek
VIP Member
Registered: March 2003
Location: touge
Posts: 3636
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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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Pros:
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Great Design Bellmouth
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3\" downpipe replaces 2 cats.
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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: 8
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Pros:
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FASTER spool, you car hear the turbo spool!!!!!!!!!
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Cons:
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hard to find a midpipe to match the 3inch pipe
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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: 10
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Pros:
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power increase,fitment, quality,
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Cons:
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none
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Awesome fitment no leaks, very noticeble power increase over stock.
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dRu18
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Location: Davis, Burlingame, Cupertino
Posts: 321
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $275.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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cheap, effective, bellmouth
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Cons:
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useless extra hinge (gen 2 dp)
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good bang for the buck, downpipe definitely completed my turboback and gave me noticeable horsepower. you can definitely hear the spool of the turbo and the power dfinitely had more kick
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Aithien
VIP Member
Registered: December 2002
Location: California
Posts: 158
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Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Bellmouth 3\" piping through, 1 pice
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Cons:
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Horrible flanges, mediocre fitment
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This downpipe is great for what it costs. It gives you the bellmouth adapter, is 3\" throughout, and is sufficient for most catback systems to bolt up to.
However, the flanges for this downpipe are horrible. It has broken on me over 3x (I had to weld it back on) and it tends to bang around under the car. Fitment seems to be average, but if anything, this downpipe has had 2 revisions + the original. If I had to do it all over again (and I will soon), I would purchase a higher quality DP. You get what you pay for.
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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?: $290.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Price/availability/results
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I purchased this item in conjuntion with my uppipe. WOW! What a difference. I would highly recommend this piece if someone asked. Price was also a good starting point.
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Salamat!
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my2003wrx
VIP Member
Registered: September 2003
Location: Stuck At Work
Posts: 3016
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Review Date: Mon July 12, 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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bellmouth, great finish, ease of install
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Cons:
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removal of cats, loud exhaust note
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solid piece, one of the best downpipes on the market, great value.
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wrxcess
Registered User
Registered: April 2003
Location: CA
Posts: 67
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Review Date: Wed July 14, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $180.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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good quality construction and fit.
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Cons:
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none
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Beautiful looking pipe. It was a perfect fit and it has a great sound.
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Rev Limiter = Fun Limiter
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Review Date: Mon July 19, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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easy install, good price
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Cons:
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took little effort
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DJTEN4
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: Woodside, Cali
Posts: 874
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Review Date: Thu July 22, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $250.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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gets rid of 2 cats, huge pwer gains, easy install
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Cons:
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none at all
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this is great, i love this so much, it gives so much power and it is only one part getting rid of both cats in the turbo back, many downpipes require a straight pipe as well.
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-Roger
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SsTiNgEr77
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1248
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Review Date: Sat July 24, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $250.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great product, works like a charm
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Cons:
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none
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best bellmouth downpipe for the $
improves spool and power and gets rid of both cats
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WTB : Blue / White / Black WRX 02' + 5spd in the bay area
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SuzWRX
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1966
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Review Date: Tue July 27, 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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Easy to install, big hp increase
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Cons:
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I can\'t really think of any cons, I havn\'t had any problems with it yet
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SuzWRX
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1966
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Review Date: Thu July 29, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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Power gain, easy to install, pretty
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Cons:
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No cat
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Can\'t go wrong with helix, makes for great sound, nice power increase
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AWD 20T
VIP Member
Registered: December 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 3640
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Review Date: Wed August 11, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Best bang for the buck
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Cons:
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Problems with midpipe connection
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I was very impressed with this downpipe. After coming from both PDE and Vishnu downpipes, I am happy with my choice to try the Helix. The only negative aspect I found was the way the downpipe bolted up to the midpipe of my exhaust. Several people have had an exhaust leak at this connection, but it is and was easily resolved using Sensor-safe, high temperature, silicone gasket maker. All in all it is a great product.
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