QTP Y PIPE SUCKS!!! Want to start over!
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QTP Y PIPE SUCKS!!! Want to start over!
Ok, where do I begin? A few years ago I wanted to beef up my 99 Camaro SS and make it sound awesome...
So I ordered QTP headers and Y pipe! I wanted the best... Everything went in, everything was fine, but what the hell was that hanging from the bottom of my car? It was the freaking y pipe! The guy who installed it in for me, told me they might have sent me the wrong Y pipe. Why? Because it's 3in bolting into the headers and 4in bolting into the rear exhaust. Who here, owns a Camaro with a 4in exhaust? That's just huge! I called up the place that I ordered the Headers/Y pipe from and all the Y pipes are like that? Why? Why can't they just make the y pipes normal? Even if it's all 3in. So whatever, I left it in there... a rattling started. At first it was everytime I hit the gas making a turn, now it's just annoying the hell out of me. So I raise my car, and rip the y pipe off. It was bolt on, who cares... Here's where the problem stars....... I don't think anything bolts onto the QTP headers, besides a QTP Y pipe?
I've noticed someone else had this problem. Right now, I have 2 cats, bolted on to the ends of my headers. I missing a y pipe completely. Should I just stop by a muffler shop, or is there a Y pipe that would bolt on to my QTP long tube headers. I don't care if it's an off road y pipe, I have O2 sims in my car.
So I ordered QTP headers and Y pipe! I wanted the best... Everything went in, everything was fine, but what the hell was that hanging from the bottom of my car? It was the freaking y pipe! The guy who installed it in for me, told me they might have sent me the wrong Y pipe. Why? Because it's 3in bolting into the headers and 4in bolting into the rear exhaust. Who here, owns a Camaro with a 4in exhaust? That's just huge! I called up the place that I ordered the Headers/Y pipe from and all the Y pipes are like that? Why? Why can't they just make the y pipes normal? Even if it's all 3in. So whatever, I left it in there... a rattling started. At first it was everytime I hit the gas making a turn, now it's just annoying the hell out of me. So I raise my car, and rip the y pipe off. It was bolt on, who cares... Here's where the problem stars....... I don't think anything bolts onto the QTP headers, besides a QTP Y pipe?
I've noticed someone else had this problem. Right now, I have 2 cats, bolted on to the ends of my headers. I missing a y pipe completely. Should I just stop by a muffler shop, or is there a Y pipe that would bolt on to my QTP long tube headers. I don't care if it's an off road y pipe, I have O2 sims in my car.
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Go custom if you want it done right. I also had issues with my QTP Y pipes, and i had 2 different ones. The all come with the 4" merge and are also supposed to come with a reducer for it. I finally stopped dicking around and got a custom exhaust made and I love it. But if you want to keep the Y pipe setup find a good shop to make one for you. It will probably cost as much as buying a new one and fit better too.
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You didn't get the collector? The Y-Pipe uses a 4" Flowmaster merge collector, but they also send a piece for the collector that is a 4"-3" reducer...If you didn't get that I think that might be your problem...
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By the way, if you don't mind me asking, how much? Looks pricey!
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You know, now that I think about it, it probably came with it. You see, I had everything shipped right to the shop. After the guy put everything in for me, that's when I realized how big the y pipe ending was, how low it hung, and how big those freaking cats were. You see, I wanted to have a nice sounding car... I ordered those parts for my car, not a freaking JET! Those pipes are huge! I can't even believe it all fit under my car. As for right now, I'm looking on the internet for the nearest Meineke. I'll be headed there in a few hours, and have them make me something. Hopefully they can do it.
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Because the y-pipe takes up so much of the under car and has some tight bends, it's hard to make a y-pipe that will fit most cars. That's why you should go with a custom y-pipe that fits your car perfectly.
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ls2bait, you're making me sick again. I did notice your driver side header seems to head outwards quite a bit more than I remember mine doing. I can only wish for something that nice. No one here mandrel bends. Edit: mine looks exactly the same. Your friend should make some, he'd have no problem selling them.
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