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3inch downpipe
« on: April 22, 2013, 09:09:26 pm »
I was thinking about buyin this downpipe and decat pipe
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220959128378

Has anybody ever fitted one and also i want to know how much difference its makes to the exhaust sound?

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2013, 09:34:18 pm »
IIRC, I've seen a few people have bought this and been very pleased with it  :happy2:

Ps: I voted downpipe in your poll above  :wink:
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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2013, 09:49:11 pm »
I was thinking about buyin this downpipe and decat pipe
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220959128378

Has anybody ever fitted one and also i want to know how much difference its makes to the exhaust sound?

I've got fitted with standard system, is quite a bit louder outside but it's a very subtle nice sound
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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2013, 09:54:49 pm »
I was thinking about buyin this downpipe and decat pipe
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220959128378

Has anybody ever fitted one and also i want to know how much difference its makes to the exhaust sound?

I've got fitted with standard system, is quite a bit louder outside but it's a very subtle nice sound

Thats what i was planing on doing  :smiley: is it loud enough for everone to be looking at you when u drive past? Because thats what i dn want jus want it for abit more power from my remap.

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2013, 12:12:09 pm »
I wonder if this would attach to my milltek cat back?!

anyone shed some light?

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2013, 12:20:57 pm »
I bought a 2nd hand Ebay downpipe for cheap, Got Alex @ AKS to cut it up and fit a new Flexi-Hose as the original one is quite short

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2013, 12:45:52 pm »
I wonder if this would attach to my milltek cat back?!

anyone shed some light?


This ebay DP has a reducer to fit the OEM system... so youd need to remove that part of it so it fits with the 3" Milltek Catback

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2013, 12:55:57 pm »
I wonder if this would attach to my milltek cat back?!

anyone shed some light?


This ebay DP has a reducer to fit the OEM system... so youd need to remove that part of it so it fits with the 3" Milltek Catback

thanks, you wouldnt happen to know how difficult/time consuming this would be?!

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2013, 01:07:13 pm »
Should be easy for an exhaust place.

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2013, 01:30:47 pm »
Should be easy for an exhaust place.

Excellent! Would i have a problem with an MOT with this fitted?

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2013, 02:12:03 pm »
Why is it this is so cheap compared to others at like £400?

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2013, 02:21:26 pm »
Down pipes aren't expensive... sport/racing cats are though.
If you buy the above you will essentially have a pre-cat delete and main cat de-cat and also increased the first section from the turbo to 3 inches from the 2.5 inch OEM.
You'd probably lose a little low down torque, but free up that brick wall of a pre-cat and bring down the EGT's and increase horsepower (with the right map of course).

That said, it seems a bit silly to buy this to mate it up to a 800 cell OEM cat though... I doubt there would be much in the way of gains from doing that and just doing a pre-cat delete and using the standard system...

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2013, 06:52:52 pm »
Does anybody know hw much louder it actually makes it?

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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2013, 08:57:23 pm »
Not a drastic amount just subtle
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Re: 3inch downpipe
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2013, 07:01:27 am »
Mine burbles abit now, but my LCR as standard has a Remus cat-back
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