Y-pipe question

[wontonjohnny]

Do the pipes have to be the same length??? like on headers???

what would happen if they were not the same lengths leading into the joint???

[Ratko]

Originally posted by wontonjohnny
Do the pipes have to be the same length??? like on headers???

what would happen if they were not the same lengths leading into the joint???

Nothing. They dont have to be equal length. No performance difference. Having one shorter runner and one longer is better than having two long runners... capice?

Maxima owners convert there stock Y-pipes to sort of F-pipes with the Budget Exhaust aftermarket pipe they have. Just look:



later.

[rezzle]

Just as long as you don't run open pipes downstream of the header there is no problem.

[wontonjohnny]

whoa those are pretty nice....

yeah cause to make a y pipe like our camrys the bends are too tight and complex welds...

if this F-pipe doesnt affect the perfomance than crush bends should be good enough right?

[Ratko]

Originally posted by wontonjohnny
whoa those are pretty nice....

yeah cause to make a y pipe like our camrys the bends are too tight and complex welds...

if this F-pipe doesnt affect the perfomance than crush bends should be good enough right?

Dont crush bend guy... crush bends are so 90's - whats the point?

[wontonjohnny]

yeah but if the bends arent that tight then it should be ok.....

plus i dont know if theres even a shop that can do mandrel's here in calgary

and arnt mandrel bends pricey?????

[Ratko]

Originally posted by wontonjohnny
yeah but if the bends arent that tight then it should be ok.....

plus i dont know if theres even a shop that can do mandrel's here in calgary

and arnt mandrel bends pricey?????

Thats nonsense. You can buy pre-bent mandrel pipes and just a shop to weld it together. Hell, Budget exhaust offers their Maxima y-pipes as a "weld-your-own" kit if you wanna save money. Thats all it is. There is no excuse for crush bent pipes, unless you like being ghetto-fabulous.

[wontonjohnny]

hahah .... aight i'll do the mandrels

does any one have custom y/f pipes on their camrys here????

ive heard about those maxima ones and i like the numbers they produce(average of 20+ hp and TQ across the band right???) ... can i expect these numbers as well????

how much power did you get on yours ratko????

[Ratko]

Originally posted by wontonjohnny
hahah .... aight i'll do the mandrels

does any one have custom y/f pipes on their camrys here????

ive heard about those maxima ones and i like the numbers they produce(average of 20+ hp and TQ across the band right???) ... can i expect these numbers as well????

how much power did you get on yours ratko????

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never dyno'd with it... cause I had an exhaust leak while it was on, and I still had a Check engine light at the time.

[wontonjohnny]

you notice any diff???

[Ratko]

Originally posted by wontonjohnny
you notice any diff???

i know i sure as hell lost a lot of power when I took it off

[wontonjohnny]

what do you mean took it off???? ... took off the custom y pipe or factory y pipe???

[Nick]

reduced backpressure = lost low end torque = slow take off