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babysmurf
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Location: HK / BAIC (still in denial)
Posts: 3537
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Review Date: Wed October 8, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $170.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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nice power gain
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Cons:
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catless/loud
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good mod for more umph. but not too flexible so will/may hit ur underside... it's catless so louder and stinkier.. haha
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SuboobaruWRSEX
Registered User
Registered: March 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1337
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Review Date: Wed December 3, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $185.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Good bang for buck
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Cons:
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no bellmouth
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Better than stock, not as good as other aftermarket. Great price.
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03 Subie WRX
98 Hummer Open Top
87 Buick Grand National
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Review Date: Mon March 29, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $170.00
| Rating: 10
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Beautiful fit and finish, ceramic coated for heat, low price, sounds great, low weight
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no devorced waste gate
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I have the HKS Hi-Power Cat back and this was an excelet addition.
Unlike all the pictures online, I think a new version has been released that comes in black (ceramic coated) for heat (just like the cat back) Also this pipe weighs next to nothing in comparison to the stock downpipe... (probably due to the lack of cats)
The fit and finish is beautiful, the bends are smooth inside and out and the welds are flawelss. After the install I got a fantastic low growl... it sounds like a JDM MONSTER now... I find it quite impossible to drive around without a simle on my face.
Being an engineer and having read lots of literature on turbo engineering the whole "bellmouth" that alot of downpipes have is completely useless. unless the wastegate is separate from the exhaust for atleast 18" it doesn't actually do anything usefull, so why pay $400 for a bell mouth?
I love this downpipe and it was worth every last penny
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esracer
VIP Member
Registered: December 2003
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 1664
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $145.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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HKS Quality, Cheap Price
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Cons:
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Not divorced type
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Cheap affordable power, notice some good gains with this piece.
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bassplayrr
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: East Bay, CA; www.aolights.com
Posts: 3696
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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: 6
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Pros:
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Cheap to buy
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Cons:
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Mouth design
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Nice for those budget minded. Infact, I think it is about the least expensive \"name brand\" DP out there. The only aspect I\'m not a fan of is its mouth design. Instead of a nice big bell it retains the stock design with a flat plate. I don\'t know how much this really affect performance, but I\'d rather spend the extra sough on a Helix. Can\'t beat HKS build quality, though.
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- Chris
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sykosis
VIP Member
Registered: February 2004
Location: Driving the Green Beast
Posts: 4140
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Upgrade from stock, inexpensive
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Cons:
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could get better
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This was the 2nd mod I did to my car without knowing better. A shop put it in for me and it threw a CEL which I had to fix. If I had to do it over, I would definitely go with Helix or PDE. May pay more, but I personally think the High-flow cat, and bellmouth design is worth it.
On the plus side, the pipe was inexpensive. It\'s a good upgrade over stock for sure.
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stg2lgcy00
VIP Member
Registered: September 2003
Location: Newark CA (510)
Posts: 3574
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Review Date: Wed July 14, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Catless
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Cons:
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Not bellmouth or divorced wastegate
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My friend had this on his 01 RS w/ EJ22T swap. Due to the poor design, IMO he was losing some power. He switched to a Helix and found much better results. I would stay away from an HKS dp even though they are a very reputable company.
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Ditty77
Registered User
Registered: February 2003
Location: Sold my condo now I'm homeless
Posts: 672
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Review Date: Thu August 5, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $155.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Less cats, easy to install
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Cons:
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it\'s a downpipe........nothing special
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Jumpman23
VIP Member
Registered: June 2004
Location: Fremont/Las Vegas
Posts: 2472
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Review Date: Tue March 1, 2005
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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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Catless, Good Power Gain
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Cons:
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Not a Bellmouth
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its a alright downpipe, good power gains . . . sucks its not a bellmouth
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Rivers
VIP Member
Registered: February 2005
Location: Enjoying Life
Posts: 3884
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Review Date: Mon July 25, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Easy to install, better than stock, best bang for the buck plus \"Name Brand\", quality built
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Cons:
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Catless, Compared to other downpipes you can see why its cheap
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Good quality built downpipe, not very expensive for a brand name but when compared to other downpipes you can see why.
the waste gate was the same as the one on the stock downpipe so you can tell that HKS had in mind for people who are running the stock turbo.
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TheScoobyMedic
Registered User
Registered: July 2005
Location: san jose, ca
Posts: 615
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Review Date: Sun November 20, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $130.00
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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catless
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Cons:
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alright fitment, flanges look weak? NO BELLMOUTH!
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a ***** to install, and not that good, horrible boost creep issue with upipe and xede and this peice of crap, save yourself my mistake and buy the helix one like i just did
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Hoppie
Registered User
Registered: October 2004
Location: Certified to eat donuts in two states.
Posts: 851
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Review Date: Mon January 30, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $175.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Elimates cats, sounds good
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Cons:
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not a bell mouth
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If you\'re on a tight budget and don\'t want to buy used then this is the dp for you. Otherwise save you pennies and get a better quality one. I threw a CEL within two miles, after installing this. Has the 3 inch flange so it wont fit that easy to your stock cat-back or exhausts with the stock type flange.
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