testpipe? is it a big difference
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From: New Zealand
just installed 60 mm testpipe with stock exhaust. people talk about the smell but i honestly cannot smell anything even with the top down. no smoke for me either. flashpro made a big difference with the toda callibration. the only time i smell anything is when i shut the car off and get out after driving it hard and its not that bad at all.
I noticed when I had installed my js racing test pipe on the stock exhaust the smell wasnt that noticeable however i was getting black carbon build up on the rear bummpers. When i installed my fuji legalis r catback paired with the test pipe it smelt horrible and made the exhaust note louder and more raspy/farty didnt sound good at all so ditched it for my berk hfc!
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From: Queen City, NC
You are not going to get pulled over because of a test pipe... If you get pulled over, is because you did something, or your exhaust is too loud already. A cop is not going to know if you have a test pipe on your car, unless he smells it (which he shouldnt, because you should shut off your car anyways), or he gets under your car.
I personally have a Berk Test Pipe along with my HKS exhaust, and I love it. I personally don't really mind the smell. It smells the same that a motorcycle's exhaust...
I personally have a Berk Test Pipe along with my HKS exhaust, and I love it. I personally don't really mind the smell. It smells the same that a motorcycle's exhaust...
You can get pulled over for stink and soot - cops know what test pipe cars look and smell like, and in an emissions county its free ticket revenue. Follow a TP car for 10 feet and they will know based on the stink, if they see you idling with crap coming out of the exhaust they will know. Test pipes aren't stealthy at all.
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The other question to ask is if you have adjusted the tune of your car with the FlashPro after you put the test pipe on?
I know that when I put the CAI on mine, when I got on the throttle hard....it sounded like crap and was very loud. Once I was retuned, it sounds great.
I know that when I put the CAI on mine, when I got on the throttle hard....it sounded like crap and was very loud. Once I was retuned, it sounds great.
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i have a dual N1 with invidia test pipe and fouler welded on , also with a piece of I guess ceramic cat converter to trick the O2 sensor. Idk how it works. But it works.
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