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any one know where i can get a test pipe?

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Old 05-11-2007, 09:29 AM
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i need a xb test pipe to complete my full straight piping. everything else is pipe except the cat. help me please. i seen on ebay a while back, but lost it.


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Old 05-11-2007, 11:38 PM
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Old 05-12-2007, 04:13 AM
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Need to lose some power?
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Old 05-12-2007, 11:25 PM
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you'll loose power if the piping is too big, but with the right pipe diameter you'll gain power. plus i wont know till i try it out.
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so why do they call it a test pipe?
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Old 05-15-2007, 12:10 AM
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I believe its to "test" for a clogged cat, i've seen cars not
start due to clogged cats, so I imagine that would be how
you test one for that, you cant see into. That did just come
from my as.. but thats what I think.. until someone corrects
me.
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sounds loggical


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Pull the converter and have a high flow cat made into the same dimensions but with a slightly larger diameter pipe at a muffler shop.
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