Question: When compared to the Japtrix or Top Secret pipes.. what are those things in the middle of the pipes on the JIC pipe?

 

something VERY important to have in an exhaust system...

flex pipe... absorbs any shock your exhuast experiences... the header's and cats are not very shock absorbant at all and do not natrually flex.. if you bottom out, or hit a really hard dip in a road and the exhaust moves, you dont want to be cracking any header or worse...

the flex pipes are very important...

also... with no flex pipe, the exhaust connection's can and will become loose...

 

Oh wow.. I never thought of it that way... I think I've just come to a decision given this info then. Thanks Jason.

 

no problem something that is over looked...

 

Jason,

Are you interested in running a group buy for the JIC?

Dan

 

I do not believe in group buy prices... i believe in giving everyone the best price possible all the time...

Group buy price is the price that I am giving out when people PM me then

so PM me

thats as low as I can go... infact... Jeff yelled at me for my pricing being too low lately... but its ok...

 

Jason is becoming one of my favorite dudes on this site.. keep it up man.

 

I believe it is more to allow for imperfections in the assembly of the tube, that way they can mass produce without concern for tight tolerances and they know it will always fit because it will flex so the flanges mate up to the adjacent pieces.

As for the support that would be the case if the entire system was only held in place by the muffler and the headers bolted to the engine, but there are hangers and brackets along the way.

 

I was under the impression the flex tubes were to deal with the torque twist from the engine and other chassis flexing.

That said, I have had my custom exhaust on my car for near on 20k miles with no issues. This exhaust does not have flex tubes.

Just my 2 pennies.

D

 

its for all then reasons mentioned above actually

 

If 5 or more of you guys order we can get you the Fujitsubo Y-pipe for $ 409...this will work on both the Z and G35

 

Thank you

 

Totally! I just picked up my JIC Y-pipe from Perf Nissan tonight...Jason hooked it up!

Thanks man!

 

Interesting, the true dual exhausts that are out don't have flex sections. Is that a bad thing for them long term???

 

it can be.. the extra slight vibrations can cause the joints to get loose if they are not tightend properly...

the flex pipe can and will keep you from cracking a header if you hit a really big bump or bottom out... yes, the exhaust is supported by ruber bushings, but, as the exhaust flexes with that, it is also putting tension on your header...