Best Up pipe available
Best Up pipe available
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Well how about a Vishnu 321 uppipe with an extra bung for an 02 sensor? You also can't complain about it's quality and fitment.
As for myself, I have a uppipe made by Alamo Motorsports that is made of SS steel and jethot coated. It's good and serves it purpose. But I'm thinking that one of the flanges may need to be grinded down as it's not perfectly flat. Too bad it was a one off product as it had potential.
I also like the Turbo XS one since it's cast and will retain heat better.
Oh then there is the Perrin one as it just looks plain good with the logo stamped on it.
All the other pipe look the same to me. Thus the reason I pointed out the aboce as they all have something that makes em stand out.
As for myself, I have a uppipe made by Alamo Motorsports that is made of SS steel and jethot coated. It's good and serves it purpose. But I'm thinking that one of the flanges may need to be grinded down as it's not perfectly flat. Too bad it was a one off product as it had potential.
I also like the Turbo XS one since it's cast and will retain heat better.
Oh then there is the Perrin one as it just looks plain good with the logo stamped on it.
All the other pipe look the same to me. Thus the reason I pointed out the aboce as they all have something that makes em stand out.
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I think it's good in theory, but just leaves more to break in the long run. I've heard of flex joints leaking and breaking over time.
For a long time I was trying to decide weather to get an Uppipe with or without a flex joint. I spoke with a few different people and simply... they said the only way a solid one would crack is if you heat it up dump cold water on it a few times. Same as an engine.
Thats my take on it.
For a long time I was trying to decide weather to get an Uppipe with or without a flex joint. I spoke with a few different people and simply... they said the only way a solid one would crack is if you heat it up dump cold water on it a few times. Same as an engine.
Thats my take on it.
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I would probably still lean more toward the flex joint, I mean, the car was manufactured w/ flex, so to me that means it's expected to flex over time. unless the other kinds have some kind of miracle gasket of some kind, I'd stick w/ flex. and doesn't MRT make a flex joint one? I would go w/ that over anything, from all my searching those damn australians seem to know what the hell they're doing with reliability in mind. that's just me though, and depending on what happens w/ the presant state of my car, I may never have the money to buy one.
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Originally posted by westy66
have you seen APS' new uppipe with the flex joint... WOW!!!
the thing is friggen amazing! but i just wont pay that much for one :-)
Bob
have you seen APS' new uppipe with the flex joint... WOW!!!
the thing is friggen amazing! but i just wont pay that much for one :-)
Bob
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Originally posted by Dick Fitzwell
but is the egt bung necessary?
but is the egt bung necessary?
)speed safely
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