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bmx-guy · 01-04-2008, 10:46 PM

so i'm not completely sure what down piping is....i've heard it adds lots of power....but what exactly is it, and how much power does it add if any?

**dre5491** · 01-04-2008, 10:56 PM

The downpipe is the pipe that connects the headers to the cat.. someone correct me if I'm wrong but I looked at a pic of it and thats what it looked like to me

bmx-guy · 01-04-2008, 11:27 PM

so just get a bigger pipe then.......?

**TJ213** · 01-05-2008, 01:30 AM

Usually when people are talking about the downpipe they are talking about the pipe that runs from the turbo to the cat on the exhaust side of the turbo.

However I think some people may refer to a test pipe as a down pipe. That usually involves the removal of the cat, which really isn't a very good idea.

**8695Beaters** · 01-05-2008, 10:54 AM

TJ is right. Downpipe is the exit pipe from the turbo to the exhaust. Test pipe replaces the cat. Cats are pretty high flow, so removing them is just stupid.

Dre, you're thinking of the secondary pipe, which takes flow from the header primaries and combines it into one pipe to the cat.

bmx-guy · 01-05-2008, 03:26 PM

ah, so it's pretty much only for turbo'd cars?

**8695Beaters** · 01-05-2008, 05:36 PM

Not pretty much, ONLY for turbo.

bmx-guy · 01-05-2008, 07:10 PM

well yea, that's what i meant haha

marcos · 01-06-2008, 07:19 PM

so Bmx-guy
are you thinking about going turbo

bmx-guy · 01-06-2008, 07:25 PM

thinking about it...i know a guy who's got a turbo that he's selling for 200, i just don't know if i wanna go to all that work or not....

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dre5491 Thats what she said... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mason, Ohio United States Posts: 2,160	The downpipe is the pipe that connects the headers to the cat.. someone correct me if I'm wrong but I looked at a pic of it and thats what it looked like to me __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!! 94' Honda Accord- Sold 98' Dodge Dakota- Sold 98' Eagle Talon Tsi- Selling in the Spring. Project- Honda Soon to Come.

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TJ213 I've earned a Custom Title Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania United States Posts: 1,635	Usually when people are talking about the downpipe they are talking about the pipe that runs from the turbo to the cat on the exhaust side of the turbo. However I think some people may refer to a test pipe as a down pipe. That usually involves the removal of the cat, which really isn't a very good idea. __________________ Comma Club Member #1

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8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,976	TJ is right. Downpipe is the exit pipe from the turbo to the exhaust. Test pipe replaces the cat. Cats are pretty high flow, so removing them is just stupid. Dre, you're thinking of the secondary pipe, which takes flow from the header primaries and combines it into one pipe to the cat. Last edited by 8695Beaters; 01-05-2008 at 12:11 PM.

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01-04-2008, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
bmx-guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 184	so just get a bigger pipe then.......?

01-05-2008, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
bmx-guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 184	ah, so it's pretty much only for turbo'd cars?

01-05-2008, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,976	Not pretty much, ONLY for turbo.

01-05-2008, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
bmx-guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 184	well yea, that's what i meant haha

01-06-2008, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
marcos oh **** honda!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lincoln, Nebraska United States Posts: 572	so Bmx-guy are you thinking about going turbo

01-06-2008, 07:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
bmx-guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 184	thinking about it...i know a guy who's got a turbo that he's selling for 200, i just don't know if i wanna go to all that work or not....