PLUJ

Hi, everyone

Just bought a Type r a few months ago, so far loving it. I just have a question about fitting a test pipe.

I tried installing an Invidia test pipe Part#HS94AI1TPP. I read online that the LS integra and Type R's exhaust piping is interchangeable from the header back. When I went to try and install the test pipe the O2 sensor cord was too short to screw into the test pipe bung. It appears the bung is located on the wrong end of the test pipe, relative to the stock cat. I have the stock USDM headers too.

Do the regular integra test pipes not actually fit the Type R?

Or

Is it maybe my O2 sensor is too short?

I've attached pictures, showing what I mean.









Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

B serious

iTrader: (1)

Y U Do this?

I'd leave the stock cat on....for a lot of reasons.

But, you bought a test pipe...so Im sure you'll want to use it no matter what. You need an O2 extender. You'll also need a 90 degree elbow defouler. I don't think a straight defouler will work in that position.

The intent of the hole in that test pipe is for a wideband sensor, not a secondary O2 sensor. But a O2 sensor will fit also.

I'm guessing you bought a pipe that is designed to only work on pre 1995 cars.

It will also work if you convert the ECU to OBD1, unplug the O2 sensor (electrically), and use a plug-off on that hole.

B16EJ

the car will sound like complete **** without the cat, speaking from experience I wasted money on a test pipe, I only bought it because I had an aftermarket cat with no bung for an o2, the previous owner installed the cat and cut the o2 right off, leaving the check engine light on.

I ended up drilling and adding an o2 bung and a secondary o2 sensor.

You would be best off keeping the oem cat and selling the test pipe, after u go to all the trouble of getting the test pipe and o2 in, the raspy fart can sound will make u go back. Unless you like the rice fart stereotypical sound ppl have regarding Hondas, then you're all set!

Also, the cat is in the "wrong" position because the sensor is supposed to be taking a reading after it leaves the cat, of you attach it to the test pipe, you will still throw the o2 code, unless a spark plug de fouler is used like mentioned, out go obd1.

PLUJ

The company I bought it from said they sent me the wrong test pipe...
I want a test pipe because I just installed an Apexi Ws2 Cat back, and I feel the Apexi muffler is too restricted. If I don't like it I'll just change it back to stock.

B16EJ

I ended up going with a header, Hi flow cat, tanabe axle back, installed the secondary o2 just after the cat, and everything's been good since, no cels and car runs good

B serious

iTrader: (1)

The test pipe will sound and smell like ****...as well as show only marginal gains.

The stock cat and cat back are well designed. I used a PLM "RMF" header, 2.5" HFC (stock cat was too small of an inlet), and stock cat back. The car felt much better than stock in the midrange...all the way to 8800RPM, and it didn't smell or sound like ****.

Why do you feel the WS2 is "too restricted"? And why did you even buy it?

IanBlake

i didn't see the guy asking if is going to sound like **** or the smell ....

B serious

iTrader: (1)

I answered his question, didn't I? I just posed a return question as to why even bother doing what he's doing.