Will installing a test pipe on my 99 Accord Turbo with 8psi be worth it?


Stock engine w 8psi!

 

You're better off getting a high flow cat. There's a bunch of downsides to a straight pipe, and the hp gains are minimal over a cat. With a straight pipe, it'll sound bad, smell bad, and make it troublesome when smog time comes or when you get pulled over. For purely horsepower, a test pipe is worth it. BTW I got a carsound cat for sale!

 

i dunno i was highly reccomended to run a test pipe by many people when i went turbo.. if your car is running rich and u backfire alot kiss that highflo cat goodbye.

 

smell bad.... sounds badass, and power is
i prefer straight pipe

 

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HP gains are minimal eh? The butt dyno says otherwise.

 

i have a test pipe and i dont notice any smells

 

Anyone else?

Thanks everyone! Sounds like I should get one!

 

you could go over to team-integra.net and see one of the posts about this. A test pipe doesnt have much more flow than a 3" car sound cat at all.

 

Not like I don't beleive in cats or anything;

But I really, really like the smell of un-processed gasoline. Burning race gas just smells yummy

 

watch the cops in you area, but definately test pipe over cat. i seriously thought my car got slower than n/a when i put a cat on my turbod gsr.

 

You will see more turbo responce as well with a test pipe.

 

I was running rich with my carsound and it turned into a test pipe. All the packing and screen shot out my exhaust and got stuck behind the silencer.

 

Run a test pipe if you have no SMOG testing. With the turbo exhaust you want the least amount of restriction as possible to decrease spool time and increase power.

 

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300cfm vs 418cfm of a test pipe. Not much of a difference? Okay do whatever you want but numbers don't lie.

 

i'll take that 26-27% better flow anyday over it smelling good.

 

test pipe all the way,

spools faster, flow more exhaust, and more hp

down falls is it is a louder, if you put a cat in it and run really rich it will burn it up