Ok, I looked at the downpipe and have no way to connect it to the cat. What do I tell the muffler shop to do? how do I measure it so it fits perfect when i take it home? and how much will this cost approx?

THANK YOU FOR YOU INPUT

 

1) Put the DP on your car (not hooked up to exhaust)
2) Drive to exhaust shop (don't get pulled over)
3) Say to them "Hook my DP up to my exhaust"
4) Pay (optional)
5) Drive Home.

 

You need to get a collector welded on. Probaly like $60?

And the downpipe might be a little crooked so you might need to add a flex in it. another $60

 

I went to pep boys today and saw their like cheap 5 dollar flex piping. If you were to weld this to the downpipe would you weld a flange to the downpipe first, then 2 flanges on each side of the flex pipe and bolt it up or just weld the flexpipe to the downpipe and then a flange on the side where the flex connects to the cat?

Cliff notes: which is easier?
1. dp(flange)----(flange)(weld)(flexpipe)(weld)(flange)----cat
or
2. dp(weld)(flexpipe)(weld)(flange)----cat

 

You cannot weld the cheap pepboys flexpipe to your exhaust.. you have to use clamps.

That stuff is so cheap and thin there is no way to weld it to exhaust piping. (I could probably TIG it, but I doub't it would hold for long)

Dustin

 

So i'd have to clamp all the places where the flanges would be used?
What's the reliablity of that?

 

Mine lasted quite a while. If it rips, it only costs $5 to fix it. Here's a pic:



Of course, I'm using this now:



Hehe <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmilep.gif" BORDER="0">

Dustin

 

nice dp

 

Whatever happened to the 3" DP that Art was in the process of making a couple of weeks ago?

 

Yeah, I did exactly what Dustin did before I could get it all welded together. I was even able to get them to weld a O2 bung for my second sensor, which is really nice because I didn't want to wire up the O2 simulator unless it was absolutely necessary.

BTW, I don't have a collector added onto my DP, just manifold->DP->Carsonic Cat->exhaust. Why do you need it?

Oh, and Dustin I figured out why I wasn't hitting full boost. I didn't have the screw on the top of my Greddy BOV screwed down enough.





[Modified by maxim, 7:51 AM 1/29/2002]

 

No one was interested so I stoped production. We still make them and I wanted to start a group buy to keep the cost down, but I need 10 people.

 

I understand completely on keeping the cost down. I thought there were at least 10 or more people interested. Come on people, you know you want a high quality 3" downpipe from Art...speak up, let's get a groupbuy going.

 

now this can be a combination of drag and rev-hard. For example 5 drag users and 5 rev-hard users.

 

That looks so damn nice Art!!!

 

I like it art! What is up with the DP diameter changing? Is that for retaining AC? Maybe this summer I could buy one(full 3" though), but I am still buying parts to get my drag kit on my car the way I want it. No ghetto oil return, hondata, injectors, clutch, FPR...the list goes on...... Wonder if I could just try and sell my drag 3 DP....and put that toward buying yours.....hmmmm?

 

hey art can u make a closed loop too?????? I am interested in one in about 3 months

 

hey art how much would a DP like that cost if you did get the 5 drag and 5 rev hard and do u take credit cards heh

 

I would be interested as well....price please....92 hatch t3t4 off DRAG mani

 

Dustin you sissy! I actually did just that with my cheap-*** Harbor Freight MIG welder!!! The ONLY way to make it work is to weld a bead onto the solid pipe, slide the flex up against the bead, and then weld on top of the bead nice and slow and let the weld pool kinda roll over the flex. So far it's holding up just fine and a lot nicer than the clamps.

 

Is that dryer hose??

 

Yeah but when it rips dbman you have lots of extra work!

Dustin

 

If you can get me 10 total downpipes, I sell them for $275. That may include shipping.

 

Art: Is it more for a closed loop and able to bolt onto a 3'' carsound.

 

Alright, I'm going to start a post to see if 10 people would be interested...I'm crossing my fingers.

 

hey, could you post your pics again? They're not coming up for some reason...