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areg
Staff Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Land of the Lost
Posts: 438
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Review Date: Thu September 18, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $310.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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nice welds...great construction
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Cons:
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cost
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I have had this up-pipe on the car for over a year never had any issues with leaks from the gaskets or the egt...fit and finish second to none.
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maha kuochap serountnaery aiuckna deppel seag gaguatenee
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Imprezer
Admin v2.0
Registered: November 2002
Location: Alameda, CA
Posts: 6982
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Review Date: Thu September 18, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $260.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Quality and design. "Extra" O2 bung.
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Cons:
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Price
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I got one of the preproduction pipes before they were even sold to the puplic. Even the first ever pipe fit with no problems, even though I did it at a racetrack in 100 'F temps. Getting it to seal takes some work, but if you know what you are doing it will seal just fine.
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Ninja, please....
- Alex
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Review Date: Sun October 12, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $309.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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superior quality, perfect welds
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Cons:
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price
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Never had a problem with the Vishnu Up-pipe. 321 steel very nice.
As everyone points out, this up-pipe retails for at least $100 more than others, but I believe it's worth it.
Hoops
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Wingless Wonder
Staff Member
Registered: December 2002
Location: Sacramento CA
Posts: 9524
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Review Date: Wed December 10, 2003
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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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excellent quality, materials
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Comes with all parts necessary for installation, including gaskets and fasteners.
Use care to follow installation instructions supplied by Vishnu or at http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho... threadid=194.
The machine-threaded holes of my uppipe had some very fine metal shavings, almost a powder, which should be cleaned out with Brakleen (or equivalent) or blown out with compressed air before assembly.
Purchased as part of Vishnu Stage Zero kit.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
"Is that you in that beautiful car? Geez, what a waste of machinery." - unknown teenager to Terry 'Toad' Fields, "American Graffiti" (1973)
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hiwrx
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Posts: 473
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Review Date: Wed April 14, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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awesome quality and fitment
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Cons:
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none that I can think of
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Superb part. Quality was terrific, the install was a pain in the butt as everyone knows, but the fitment was perfect. Have had it on the car for 10k miles with no issues.
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killaho
UTR Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: hard hittin streets of los gatos
Posts: 6517
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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: 2
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Leaked often. no resale value if you try to sell it
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Welds were good but it leaked even with thicker gaskets. Had 2 leaks over all then got a flex joint pipe.
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sperry
VIP Member
Registered: December 2002
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 834
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Review Date: Fri July 16, 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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High quality, O2 bung
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Cons:
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Leaks
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Despite my leaks, I stil believe this to be one of the better up-pipes on the market. Huge flanges, high quailty welds, O2 sensor bung.
My issues stemmed from living in Reno where I\'d heat cycle my up-pipe from below zero temps, up to thousands of degrees and back fairly frequently in the winter. With those temp cycles, no gasket I had could survive the slight mis-alignment my up-pipe had with my headers. I re-installed that thing 5 times with different gaskets and never got a leak-free install.
Vishnu was cool enough to swap it out for a flex up-pipe that\'s been flawless since the day I installed it.
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SilverScoober02
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: Detroit, Where the weak are killed and eaten...
Posts: 1823
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Review Date: Wed July 21, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Solid construction, Great Fitment
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Cons:
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none except price
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This was the first mod I did to the scooby along with the downpipe and it was a great mod. The fitment of this up-pipe was great when I compared it to the fitment of my Bosal TD Downpipe which wasn\'t so good. The construction of the Vishnu pipe is excellent. The welds are all pretty much perfect and the flanges are really strong looking. No problems with EGT or Leaks. Great pipe.
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SsTiNgEr77
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1247
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Review Date: Sat July 24, 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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its 321, vishnu,
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Cons:
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not flex
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very high rated materials used to make this uppipe, I just wish it was flex due to the uppipe leaks and the pita to install
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WTB : Blue / White / Black WRX 02' + 5spd in the bay area
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Review Date: Mon January 17, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $100.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Quality piece, no leaks.
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Didn\'t come thermal coated.
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Higher quality than some. Reputable brand. No problems w/ install or leaks. Would be nice if it came w/ a ceramic coating.
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BillJC
Registered User
Registered: June 2004
Location: Sonoma, CA
Posts: 412
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Review Date: Sun March 13, 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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Overall quality. Great welds.
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Cons:
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None
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Great first modification. And the extra bung makes adding guages really easy.
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slvrsubywgn
VIP Member
Registered: January 2005
Location: EBAIC- Wondering if I should have taken the blue pill...
Posts: 2184
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Review Date: Wed March 23, 2005
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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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Excellent craftmanship
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Not cheap, but dollar per smile value is unbeaten
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Best product installed on my car so far. Turbo spoolup is awesome! $525 installed. Thanks Vishnu!
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