Which aftermarket pipe seems to be the best? I am trying to create a custom setup and I am looking to get something that will accommodate 2.5" piping and not have rasp. Motordyne products seem to be overpriced in my book. I know there is Megan Racing, Stillen...who else am I missing? What have been your experiences with these pipes? Just trying to figure out how to do this and do it right the first time! Thanx guys

 

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If you can find someone selling the Exhaust Depot Y pipe then you'd have true 2.5" pipe @ the collector, all the others I've seen have a 3" collector mount.
Unfortunately the Exhaust Depot product is no longer made

 

Thanx guys. I want to get a little more flow and have a deep tone but I don't thing I am gonna get a full exhaust. I gonna upgrade the Y pipe, get 2.5" piping and keep the stock muffler. See what sound I get out of that. The CBE setups seem like they might be too loud for what I am wanting

 

Tanabe, T50063. 70mm at the connections, then 60+mm throughout the piping. Then maybe the upgraded stainless sport muffler for our Coupe?

 

Is that Tanabe's Y pipe part no? I'll have to look at that

 

You can get it for$500 shipped from vendor on this forum. I forgot which one though.

 

Sweet. Thanx guys!

 

changing out the y pipe with test pipes or hfcs will give you rasp with stock set up...been there done that. had a exhaust depot y pipe and stillen hfcs and rest was stock back...rasped

 

Anyone keep the stock cats but use an aftermarket y pipe (and muffler)? Any rasp?

 

^^^this is where I am going. Gonna use stock cats (I live in Cali) aftermarket Y pipe, slightly larger exhaust piping, stock muffler. I have not decided weather I will do a resonator delete or not...thats still in the air. But I want a deeper tone and a little boost in power and I think this will work and be cheaper than getting a CBE and running the risk of sounding ricey in the process.

 

You should consider tanabe muffler if you want deeper sound

 

I have...but its the cost that bothers me. To pay almost the same amount for a CBE just for an axle back seems pointless no matter how good it sounds

 

I thought the same and then after hearing it, I went for it.

 

still cant do it. I have been thinking about pulling the trigger on an Invidia setup instead of my original plan. I don't want anything too loud, just a little more aggressive and from what I hear (youtube) they sound great. I dunno, I always flip flop until I just pick one. LoL. I research a ton of crap and then eventually make a decision. If Tanabe made a full CBE i'd get it