Richie v6

http://rv6-p.com/tl/3rd-gen.html

NTSPEEDTL

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Awesome deals!!

i_love_cars

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god damn that's tempting on the J-pipe. My current RV6 j-pipe is like 5 years old now and falling apart. I've been thinking about getting a new one for a year now. Damn tempting.

bauermd

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Yup, those are the lowest all year! Just paid 744 last week for the PCD/J-PIPE Combo.

lusid

Can anyone comment on average gains per setup/kit?

slogsr

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Their site has some graphs for the J-pipe. A quick search will give you the rest for the combos. Lots of members on here have tried multiple combos.

blk_on_blk

Great! I was gonna get a used set of pcd but id much rather get a new one

killer8rican

Same here, i just have to convince the wifey now

3GTLCHICK

Falling apart how? I'm considering the pipe, but not if that's what they last.

stillhere153

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pcd + jpipe = 20 or better

mzilvar

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Really depends on how low you are, it's not going to fall apart on its own.

The part that gets damaged is the flex pipes from hitting things if you're low. If not its really not a concern, the RV6 J-pipe is going to give you better ground clearance over the stock J-pipe.

So if you're lowered and the stock pipe doesn't have a dent in it yet or hasn't scraped then you should be fine.

I've had the RV6 J-pipe on for about 1 1/2 years now and it's still fine, my flex portion is scraped up a bit though.

Damin1123

And they say dreams don't come true lol I was just thinking about buying precat deletes

JJH

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Yeah, they would go great with my car Damin ^

Damin1123

Exactly ^ that's why I have to get them hahah

killer8rican

Im waiting for payday, cause I spent my money on aspec kit

Richie v6

If you are lowered and scrape it will tear up the flex sections. Otherwise I have never seen a jpipe fail on its own. I have the very first v3 jpipe on my car and its doing fine even with all the salt we get here in Chicago.

2ltrgsr

Since i just got the j-pipe a week ago... i really want the PCD's, but im not sure if there would a lot of rasp or not(stock cat-back auto 08 type-s)

i_love_cars

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nah, it's a pretty durable product, for the most part. My particular car just has a sordid history with the j-pipe and PCD's - see below, lol.

I have 2 current issues with my jpipe

1) frayed flex pipe, which was mainly due to the fact that this particular j-pipe spent time on my '05 TL before I got my type-s, which had blown motor mounts, which translates into exhaust components absorbing engine movement. That's the fault of notoriously shitty TL engine mounts, not the RV6 j-pipe

2) There is actually a thin crack now in the flange that attaches to the rear pre-cat where the j-pipe tubing meets the flange - I haven't yet gotten a close look at it but it appears to be a crack in the weld. I can see light through it if I look top-down from the engine, though. That said, again I would not necessarily attribute this to RV-6; I'm working out some pretty severe bucking issues with the car right now due to my 3.7 throttle body, which caused one my rear PCD pipe to shear clean in half 7 months ago. It's entirely probable the minor crack in the weld on the j-pipe flange for the rear was due to that environment. Tons of strain was being put on that rear pipe.

This is what happened:


But Richie is totally awesome so when I called him, for just $100 he had his welder put together a customized PCD replacement for me with 3/8" steel bars bracing the pipe, as you can see here:




all the more reason to buy a kit from RV-6. You should have no worries about durability. The current versions of Richie's products have MUCH stronger welds than earlier ones, too. The design has been refined over the years.

kingkong_dav

i use to have the v3 jpipe and i sold it like a dumbass. i use to have the pcd and i sold that like a dumbass. im rocking v3 hfpc with CBex. i bought pcds n jpipe.neeed moar power

Richie v6

We love a good challenge. We're you able to resolve the issue with the J37 throttle body. The last we spoke you were switching MAP sensors.

I see you purchased another set