J-Pipe vs. Test Pipe?
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J-Pipe vs. Test Pipe?
I have seen pics of each, and "think" I understand where each one goes.
I believe the J pipe would be upstream of the test pipe... and teh test pipe is "behind" the jpipe, closer to the rear of the car.... my understanding is that a jpipe doesn't remove any catalytic converters...it just cleans up teh piping..
the test pipe removes a catlytic converter.
i'm unclear if there are any, and if so how many, catalytic converters prior to the jpipe....
one thing I don't know is if one installs a jpipe AND a test pipe - are there still any cats on teh car? and woudl it still pass a sniffer test? i assume in CA you'd flunk a visual with either a jpipe or a test pipe?
and here is the big questio - if you were to do ONE mod... a jpipe or a test pipe - which one nets a bigger gain in power?
i see most people posting they did a jpipe.... some people do both... but if you did only one, which should you do?
what kidn of power gains would each provide?
does either or both affect sound much? i have read that the jpipe only makes it a bit deeper or throaty in sound, but not much louder.. I saw online ivdoes of jnc2000's car wiht a jpipe and test pipe and I swear you hear his SRI more than any exhaust.... so I'm guessing neither the test or jpipe really drastically alter sound...
i have a 2009... recently bought as a CPO... I'll have to smog my car in a couple years...and don't mind having to swap back/forth at smog time unless installl of these parts it a royal PITA.... i'm *assuming* that at a corner muffler shop... I can get this stuff installed for $100-150 easy? can't be that hard for a muffler shop....
thanks.
I believe the J pipe would be upstream of the test pipe... and teh test pipe is "behind" the jpipe, closer to the rear of the car.... my understanding is that a jpipe doesn't remove any catalytic converters...it just cleans up teh piping..
the test pipe removes a catlytic converter.
i'm unclear if there are any, and if so how many, catalytic converters prior to the jpipe....
one thing I don't know is if one installs a jpipe AND a test pipe - are there still any cats on teh car? and woudl it still pass a sniffer test? i assume in CA you'd flunk a visual with either a jpipe or a test pipe?
and here is the big questio - if you were to do ONE mod... a jpipe or a test pipe - which one nets a bigger gain in power?
i see most people posting they did a jpipe.... some people do both... but if you did only one, which should you do?
what kidn of power gains would each provide?
does either or both affect sound much? i have read that the jpipe only makes it a bit deeper or throaty in sound, but not much louder.. I saw online ivdoes of jnc2000's car wiht a jpipe and test pipe and I swear you hear his SRI more than any exhaust.... so I'm guessing neither the test or jpipe really drastically alter sound...
i have a 2009... recently bought as a CPO... I'll have to smog my car in a couple years...and don't mind having to swap back/forth at smog time unless installl of these parts it a royal PITA.... i'm *assuming* that at a corner muffler shop... I can get this stuff installed for $100-150 easy? can't be that hard for a muffler shop....
thanks.
#2
Your car has 3 cats, the test pipe replaces your 3rd cat. Your car will run fine without the 3rd, but you may fail inspection. I have always lived in emission states, so I have never removed the 3rd cat, but I have swapped the OEM for a racing cat in a couple of cars. You may want to run a J-pipe, and a racing cat.
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research some more.
jpipe and test pipe are 2 totally different things. years ago, companies would produce aftermarket jpipes AND test pipes for our cars. the jpipe would replace your stock jpipe, and the test pipe would replace your 3rd catalytic converter (located in front of the jpipe).
now'adays, the aftermarket companies just make a jpipe with extended primaries, in other words, no need for a test pipe. you remove your oem jpipe and cat, and install the new jpipe which bolts right up. there are no sensors in your 3rd cat, you should have no problems with inspections, laws, etc.
jpipe and test pipe are 2 totally different things. years ago, companies would produce aftermarket jpipes AND test pipes for our cars. the jpipe would replace your stock jpipe, and the test pipe would replace your 3rd catalytic converter (located in front of the jpipe).
now'adays, the aftermarket companies just make a jpipe with extended primaries, in other words, no need for a test pipe. you remove your oem jpipe and cat, and install the new jpipe which bolts right up. there are no sensors in your 3rd cat, you should have no problems with inspections, laws, etc.
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Yes you will... if they look under your car and see that there is no cat there, you will fail inspection. Also, if they run emission on your car and the exhaust is dirty, they will fail you there as well.
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see bold.
They still do.
i know they still do, but those are older systems and nobody should purchase one since the newer versions are all one complete piece and much more beneficial.
3rd cat is located behind (down stream, and to the rear of the car) the j-pipe.
alright. 3rd gens have them in front. 4th gens have them in rear. tomato tamato. same difference. doesn't matter where it's located.
Not true, they make many different options. But if you want to replace your pre-cats, they have those as well.
what? how many different options are out there in reference to jpipes? rv6, atlp, and xlr8 all have adopted the same principle...getting rid of the need for a test pipe and making just one piece instead of two. i know pre-cats are out there, i have every bolt on imaginable on my car.
Yes you will... if they look under your car and see that there is no cat there, you will fail inspection. Also, if they run emission on your car and the exhaust is dirty, they will fail you there as well.
bullshit. there are no sensors in the 3rd cat, only the 1st and 2nd. visual inspections aren't a requirement to pass emissions. i have ZERO cats on my car, and i passed emissions a month ago.
i know they still do, but those are older systems and nobody should purchase one since the newer versions are all one complete piece and much more beneficial.
3rd cat is located behind (down stream, and to the rear of the car) the j-pipe.
alright. 3rd gens have them in front. 4th gens have them in rear. tomato tamato. same difference. doesn't matter where it's located.
Not true, they make many different options. But if you want to replace your pre-cats, they have those as well.
what? how many different options are out there in reference to jpipes? rv6, atlp, and xlr8 all have adopted the same principle...getting rid of the need for a test pipe and making just one piece instead of two. i know pre-cats are out there, i have every bolt on imaginable on my car.
Yes you will... if they look under your car and see that there is no cat there, you will fail inspection. Also, if they run emission on your car and the exhaust is dirty, they will fail you there as well.
bullshit. there are no sensors in the 3rd cat, only the 1st and 2nd. visual inspections aren't a requirement to pass emissions. i have ZERO cats on my car, and i passed emissions a month ago.
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Visual inspections are not a requirement to pass in MD. I don't know where 23109VC lives, but if he is in CA the emission laws are pretty strict there.
fair enough. some places may be more thourough than others, however it is unlikely that he'll have an issue.
It does, if 23109VC doesn't know the difference between a precat and the third cat.
fair enough. some places may be more thourough than others, however it is unlikely that he'll have an issue.
It does, if 23109VC doesn't know the difference between a precat and the third cat.
#12
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I think most people are more familiar with the word "headers".
J-pipe on the TL/Accord = header on other cars.
J-pipe on the TL/Accord = header on other cars.
#14
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^^^^^
Visual test = pass.
Emission test = FAIL !
The 3rd cat is there for a reason - to clean up the last bits of harmful emissions left out by the pair of primary cats.
Visual test = pass.
Emission test = FAIL !
The 3rd cat is there for a reason - to clean up the last bits of harmful emissions left out by the pair of primary cats.
#15
Not true my friend, the 3rd cat is there to reduce start-up emissions. When your engine (and cats) are warmed up to operating temperatures, then your car will run clean as a whistle with your two stock primary cats (which do quite well and are still quite dense when considering the cell count). You will pass emissions without your 3rd cat if you have your stock pre-cats installed. I might also be willing to wager that you'd pass if you got the Rv6 pipes that have a higher-flow cat on them with a 3rd cat delete pipe. I'd like to see somebody do this to see if they pass!
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Actually, do you see the little tabs coming off the main part of the pipe? That is where your old heat shield will bolt up.
As for the rattle...ehhhh... I'm sure Excelerate has fixed the problems, but I had 5,000 trouble free miles before I heard a rattle. I put it up on a lift to find out that one of the 4 little tabs had broke off from the pipe. So I unbolted it and removed the tab and bolted everything back up and put it back on. I drove around for about 3000 more miles with just 3 tabs securing the heat shield before I heard the rattle come back again. You guessed it, another broken tab. So I eventually just took the whole heat shield off but kept the pipe on.
As for the rattle...ehhhh... I'm sure Excelerate has fixed the problems, but I had 5,000 trouble free miles before I heard a rattle. I put it up on a lift to find out that one of the 4 little tabs had broke off from the pipe. So I unbolted it and removed the tab and bolted everything back up and put it back on. I drove around for about 3000 more miles with just 3 tabs securing the heat shield before I heard the rattle come back again. You guessed it, another broken tab. So I eventually just took the whole heat shield off but kept the pipe on.
#18
Actually, do you see the little tabs coming off the main part of the pipe? That is where your old heat shield will bolt up.
As for the rattle...ehhhh... I'm sure Excelerate has fixed the problems, but I had 5,000 trouble free miles before I heard a rattle. I put it up on a lift to find out that one of the 4 little tabs had broke off from the pipe. So I unbolted it and removed the tab and bolted everything back up and put it back on. I drove around for about 3000 more miles with just 3 tabs securing the heat shield before I heard the rattle come back again. You guessed it, another broken tab. So I eventually just took the whole heat shield off but kept the pipe on.
As for the rattle...ehhhh... I'm sure Excelerate has fixed the problems, but I had 5,000 trouble free miles before I heard a rattle. I put it up on a lift to find out that one of the 4 little tabs had broke off from the pipe. So I unbolted it and removed the tab and bolted everything back up and put it back on. I drove around for about 3000 more miles with just 3 tabs securing the heat shield before I heard the rattle come back again. You guessed it, another broken tab. So I eventually just took the whole heat shield off but kept the pipe on.
#19
Welding the tab on isn't as simple as it sounds per sey. The tab didn't break off at the weld, it broke off at the bend (do you see how the tabs are bent to a 130 degree angle or so?). In reality, the producer of this should've used a thicker gauge of steel to guarantee no fatigue breakages. If I welded them back on, the welder would have to weld them back to the right angle, or might put more stress on the opposite sides tabs.
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^a high flow cat is still a cat.
it looks similar to a full blown cat.
and if you've been using it, it will turn a nice brown or bronze color which also makes it harder to identify.
PCD's and high flow cats put off much less heat than a full blown cat. so there wouldnt really be a point of putting the heat shield back on.
unless, like above you wanted to fool the inspection techs.
it looks similar to a full blown cat.
and if you've been using it, it will turn a nice brown or bronze color which also makes it harder to identify.
PCD's and high flow cats put off much less heat than a full blown cat. so there wouldnt really be a point of putting the heat shield back on.
unless, like above you wanted to fool the inspection techs.
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Here is what i have installed for my 12 acura tl sh-awd, with a full xlr8 exhaust system
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