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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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Hks Exhaust Fail!!!

I just saw this on a G35 forum. This is a picture of the hks G35 exhaust h pipe. Check out the fail welding. This can't be good for flow.

The G37 hks exhaust has a similar h pipe. Has anyone taken a close look inside?

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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Whoa, no good!
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Wow

That is crappy.

Good thing for our forum. A great way to stay informed and to keep manufacturers somewhat accountable.

I wouldn't buy a HKS after seeing that.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Yeah that cant be good.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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another question is how long had that guy had the exhaust for? in a way it look very beat up. i'm running their exhaust also and the last time i looked under there it's still in pretty decent condition. all my exhaust's welds still look good.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Weiboy718
another question is how long had that guy had the exhaust for? in a way it look very beat up. i'm running their exhaust also and the last time i looked under there it's still in pretty decent condition. all my exhaust's welds still look good.
I thought you were stock??? lol
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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^ LOL...

I don't think thats real... Sorry, HKS has been in business for a long time and is one of the top names in the industry. WTF... This just doesn't seem believable to me.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Ummmm I don't get it.....
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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That is not genuine HKS
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by captainobvious
that is not genuine hks
+1

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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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It is genuine hks.. This is not the first time someone has replaced the h-pipe with a x and found this ..
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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wow !! where is HKS quailiti ?
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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That is genuine hks. In fact, the fake hks exhaust did a better job with the h pipe welding. You can read about all the details here:

A look inside of an HKS H-pipe- picture - G35Driver

The forum members emailed hks, to which they responded with a generic email saying they should send it in and hks will decide if it is warranty worthy.

So I just wanted to see if any of our hks owners took a look inside the h pipe. If our exhaust is like that too, then we should all start a complaint.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Not surprised. I was considering HKS exhaust for my G, until I had a 'less than desireable' experience with HKS USA regarding one of their products that I already purchased. That product will be the last HKS product I'll own.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Hks is so detached from their customer base it's not funny. You could comPlain all u want about the exhaust it won't change. There is way better exhaust you can buy for alot less.. Hks exhaust is a fail.their other products are good though..
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