whats the best test pipes for a non-F/I Z?? i was looking into APS but i just want something tha makes my exhaust sound good...dont want to mess the sound of my HKS exhaust and make it sound crappy...please voice your opinion....thanks...

 

APS is good. My choice of test pipe would be either APS or topspeed. I have topspeed with Borla now and no complain about it. I'll change my exhaust to HKS in a few weeks so i will find out how HKS + topspeed come out.

 

sounds good...anyone else wit their opinions??

 

I haven't had any probs with my Kinetix so far, since Sept.

 

APS or Labree

 

+1 heard nothing but good things so far.

 

Decide if you want test pipes with or without hangers. That will eliminate half of those available. Avoid $99 test pipes on eBay.

 

From my experience, go with hangers. I learned the hard way with cracked TPs, Y-pipe and B pipe.
I had Megan resonated TP and they had a small piece of weld left over in them or something like it and rattled like crazy. They also didn't have hangers. It got quite expensive to fix it.

 

I have the kinetix resonated test pipes with my HKS exhaust. I love the sound, but I have a TT as well, and that changes the tone a little. Not sure how it sounds with the exhaust and test pipes on NA. I did have the kinetix resonated test pipes when I was NA without the exhaust, and I loved the sound. Didn't have any rasp.

 

anyone else wit comments....goin to get them this weekend and i need to know soon before its too late...

 

whats the difference between Test Pipes and Hi-Flow Cats??

 

test pipes will just let the exhaust pass straight through without any catalyst cleaning up the spent exhaust gases. HFC's still have the primary cats on so the exhaust gas will be cleaned out before exiting the exhaust. Usually if you have strict emissions laws(like we do in CA) HFC's is a good choice. If you don't care aboust emissions, then get test pipes. With TP's , you get the rasp and the smell but it wil make your exhaust sound louder. HFC's have no rasp or smell, but it's not as loud with the exhaust note( although its louder than the stock cats). Hope this helps.

 

thas the only difference? same HP gains and everything? just smell and noise?? sounds weird but if thats what it is then thats what it is....anyone else would like to add to this?? thank...

 

I had the Megan resonated and now have APS and i think there is less rasp with these than with the res megs.

 

i dont my my sound wit my exhaust to sound like poo.....want it to sound like ***** to the walls....thinking about do APS test pipes or Crawford HFC's....help me out here guys.....

 

buy some OEM cats from someone on here for $50....grab a drill and a few $3 bits, and make your own HFCs....

 

HarvesterUT: lol didnt know it was possible... i guess ne thing is possible now lol...i minus well buy the crawford HFC's....anyone object to my opinion on this???

 

From what I have experience with, APS has the nicest non resonated test pipes - Labree has the nicest resonated test pipes.

 

on the Labree's Resonated Test Pipes. Hands down.

 

dam this is close...can someone direct me to Labree's website so i can look into their products?? thanks...