Built A New Y-pipe...
Built A New Y-pipe... The Y-pipe that came with my $300 ebay headers, wasnt so bad. It fit to the headers nicely and looked pretty. However it kept on bottoming out on everything, and i felt the "merge" was abit restrictive.
The Old
The new y-pipe i made consists of;
2- small race mufflers (highflow cats)
- all 3" mandrel bent piping
1- Magnaflow High Scavaging Y-pipe
Minor clearancing was needed on the drivers side.
Old vs New
The picture isnt the best for a comparison. But its tucked up much better to the body.
This is another BIG reason for me to make a new Y-pipe. I didnt notice it all that much when i installed them afew months ago.. i wish i did
Thats the end of the Y-pipe. The OD is just shy of 2.750" so it was restricting my exhaust quite nicely
Much better ground clearance!
Coupled with the now freer flowing exahust. New high scavaging merge completely changed the sound and feel of the car. Power is more readily there, and is much smoother. My car down low never felt so good. Nor uptop either! The power almost feels "laggy" at first but it just remains a relentless gain as you wind it out. The pull uptop is mind boggingly strong. Overall i am Extremely happy with the results. It clears everything better, Pulls better, and even Sounds better!
The Old
The new y-pipe i made consists of;
2- small race mufflers (highflow cats)
- all 3" mandrel bent piping
1- Magnaflow High Scavaging Y-pipe
Minor clearancing was needed on the drivers side.
Old vs New
The picture isnt the best for a comparison. But its tucked up much better to the body.
This is another BIG reason for me to make a new Y-pipe. I didnt notice it all that much when i installed them afew months ago.. i wish i did
Thats the end of the Y-pipe. The OD is just shy of 2.750" so it was restricting my exhaust quite nicely
Much better ground clearance!
Coupled with the now freer flowing exahust. New high scavaging merge completely changed the sound and feel of the car. Power is more readily there, and is much smoother. My car down low never felt so good. Nor uptop either! The power almost feels "laggy" at first but it just remains a relentless gain as you wind it out. The pull uptop is mind boggingly strong. Overall i am Extremely happy with the results. It clears everything better, Pulls better, and even Sounds better!
Ty Ty
Thanks. Its not to bad to learn how to weld. Im sure there are a butt load of tutorials around that can help you. You can pick up a decent little mig welder like the one i have for not that much. and a good helmet for under $200. Then just practice practice practice.
Lol thanks man.. I did alittle work to it last week as a matter of fact. ill have my torque arm setup tacked up later this week. ill post pictures of it for sure
Lol thanks man.. I did alittle work to it last week as a matter of fact. ill have my torque arm setup tacked up later this week. ill post pictures of it for sure
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That looks REALLY nice! Are those Schoenfeld Race Mufflers in the Y pipe and it looks like a Powerstick in the I pipe? Also, did you have the bends bent for you or did you buy the bends and cut them at the desired locations? If the later is the case, do you know which bends you used? Thanks in advance!
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Yeah I spend some time browsing the MIG welding forum. What model/brand do you have, wire size you use etc etc lol
That looks REALLY nice! Are those Schoenfeld Race Mufflers in the Y pipe and it looks like a Powerstick in the I pipe? Also, did you have the bends bent for you or did you buy the bends and cut them at the desired locations? If the later is the case, do you know which bends you used? Thanks in advance!
Ty, I forgot my por-20 high heat paint at home
i was going to paint over the welds with that to hopefully prevent them from rusting. One day whn i lay the car up for awhile. Im going to pull the entire exhaust off, wire wheel it and repaint everything.
Ill have an update by the end of the week! 
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Looks really good!
Wirefeed welding is not hard to learn, and it is a great skill to have. For most people a 110v welder is all you need, if you are just welding exhaust and sheet metal, there is no need for a 220 machine. Welding with gas is a heck of a lot nicer than flux core, it seems to burn hotter than solid wire and the welds always look like ****, IMO. I say if you want to learn how to weld, buy a little machine and like stated eariler watch some videos and maybe find a friend to help you.
Wirefeed welding is not hard to learn, and it is a great skill to have. For most people a 110v welder is all you need, if you are just welding exhaust and sheet metal, there is no need for a 220 machine. Welding with gas is a heck of a lot nicer than flux core, it seems to burn hotter than solid wire and the welds always look like ****, IMO. I say if you want to learn how to weld, buy a little machine and like stated eariler watch some videos and maybe find a friend to help you.
Glad to see someone else fixed the merge on their y pipe, i used the Flowmaster Merge on mine. Did the mufflers quiet it down at all? Id like mine to be a little quieter
Last edited by hitmanws6; Nov 8, 2010 at 01:57 AM.
Same one in this thread... I have no idea why they haven't updated the picture.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-10798/
Same one in this thread... I have no idea why they haven't updated the picture.
Same one in this thread... I have no idea why they haven't updated the picture.
Thanks on allt he comments guys! i really appreciate it. I couldnt be happier with the way the car is running. Everything, even coming off the clutch from a stop is ALOT smoother. The way it pulls up top feels similar to a boosted car. it just picks up and doesnt let go
Believe it or not they did quiet it down a tiny bit. But i also redid the entire Y-pipe with thicker tubing. My car is suprisingly quiet. last week before i did this, i asked my friend to drive it around a parking lot. i never heard my car driving from the outside before, and it was actually pretty quiet. Now i can tell that its quiet from inside the car, so id imagine the same from the outside. but dont forget i technically have 4 mufflers on the car now. Its just that there all straight through
Its a beautifully built Y-pipe for the price! i was also looking at flowmaster merge pipes for headers. Ill go with one of them if i ever decide to go with a 3.5" or a 4" single.
Its a beautifully built Y-pipe for the price! i was also looking at flowmaster merge pipes for headers. Ill go with one of them if i ever decide to go with a 3.5" or a 4" single.