I was wondering generally how much should it cost to get test pipes installed? And anyone know of a good shop in or near Chicago that can do it?

 

$50 at the most I would think.

 

diy ftw....this is one of the few things you can do yourself easily....save up the cash for the stuff you CANT install yourself.

 

I made a thread on this before.. do a lil search.

anyways..

I could of done them my self.. but it was to cold out so i went to the shop... they charged me about 90$.. $100 with tip.

p.s- Just make sure u stay there with them while they do it.

 

well, most shops charge 1 hour even though it would take less, so i'm guessing 75-85 dollars.

 

OK thank you all for the info. I'm debating on test pipes or jdm's. I'm just worried the test pipes might not be loud enough.

 

What are JDMs?

If your exhaust is stock you will have rasp. And they will be loud enough.

 

JDM's are l.e.d. taillights.

 

not necessarily. Good resonated test pipes, you will have 98 % no rasp. and that 2% would be at a certain rpm. But isn't noticeable.

 

+1, I think it depends alot on which type of cat-back you have as well. If you spend a little extra on resonated tps instead of getting the $150 ones, you will be surprised.

 

i spent the extra cash and io am thankful EVERY DAY that i dont sound like a 6-banger version of a civic.

 

the z with rasp still sounds pretty good. It can never sound that bad.

 

I paid 85 2006 summer. remember it was Summer...

I would not want to work on test pipes..need a good tools and kinda hard to reach..and hot.
for me, the shop had to cool it down for 40min with the fan on caususe it was so hot..

 

well, you aren't suppose to work on the car when you just drove it. It has to have a cool down time.

All you need is a swivel tool, extension, and socket set. Very easy. 10 minutes each side.

 

+1...seriously. im scared to work on anything on my Z...test pipes are one of the few things I would work on lol, you cant really screw it up unless you damage the O2 sensors in the process of somethin..