NeeD advice Pde vs. Helix downpipe
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Thankz mario and everyone for the feedback, Well i bought the helix today for $319 shipped, now im starting to worry, so in other words i have to custom fabricated some parts inorder for it to bolt on to the stock catback? so im starting to reconsider, mabye i shoulda bought the pde to save some hassle, Why would i have a leak also? If this is the case, i think ill save up and buy the greddy evo to avoid having to cut parts of my stock 3rd cat and leaks. EEk this is such a burn, i thought it would bolt on to the stock catback fine because of a Donut gasket?? Anyways i already bought i might as well keep it. Anyways how was the cel fix? What do you guys sudgest i do?
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i say you bolt it up the leak is not that bad, all i could feel was a smooth breeze of air coming from the top of the flange even at WOT. and the cel fix i recommend it i hope they gave you a cel fix for the uppipe too???..... because you definately don't want to put that stock egt sensor in there people keep telling me that the sensor could slowly break up into the turbo. so i just hacked the sensor on my friends and suck then stuck the rest in.
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i guess the gruppe-s is only giving me the downpipe fix, Thanks for the advice, i was about to put the sensor but i dont think ill do that b/c i dont wanan run the risk about blowing up my Turbo, With that in mind how do vishnu and other downpipes with a bung for the o2 work, i would think the gutted oem would work just the same with the sensor,..?
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my package of helix up and downpipe and blitz cat back just arrived from gruppe-s and i got a really good deal of 975 shipped to my door, you can not beat that. Its getting installed sometime this week i just gotta find some time to get with my friend so we can install it.
Will let everyone know how the install goes.
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Will let everyone know how the install goes.
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Originally posted by AnimalMother
just an FYI, PDE keeps the stock donut gasket so you don't have to have problems with leaks AND you keep a flex/swivel point in your exhaust. Also, this allows you to use any USDM catback without worry. PDE's dyno testing before they chose this design justified their choice to taper it down at the end of the DP because they didn't measure a decrease in flow or power (the tapered section is only about 3/4" long). Perfect fit, awesome build-quality, no CELs (without electronics), and great performance.
Matt
just an FYI, PDE keeps the stock donut gasket so you don't have to have problems with leaks AND you keep a flex/swivel point in your exhaust. Also, this allows you to use any USDM catback without worry. PDE's dyno testing before they chose this design justified their choice to taper it down at the end of the DP because they didn't measure a decrease in flow or power (the tapered section is only about 3/4" long). Perfect fit, awesome build-quality, no CELs (without electronics), and great performance.
Matt
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