Anyone for Piggy Pipes???

baltik · 04-10-2008, 05:19 PM

Paging Bimmermans54 to the piggy threaf, looking for feedback,,

335i4u2nv · 04-10-2008, 05:20 PM

thanks alot MAX!!! ur the bomb diggity!!! lol

Impulse · 04-11-2008, 12:13 AM

we need before and after dynos

bimmermans54 · 04-11-2008, 12:30 AM

I dont have before and after dynos. I threw them out, because I am on a new 2 door 335. They are easy to do. Go to a reputable muffler shop, and either just cut them out and replace with larger diameter pipe, or take them down and do the same. DO NOT gut. See, you just buy Terrys simms which worked PREFECT, and cut the cats out. So, if you ever have to, just go back and reweld them back in. Easy. Should cost somewhere around 100-150 to do. I had them, and they gave just as much power as aftermarket dps, and I loved the sound of it with my magnaflow custom exhaust~

ar design · 04-11-2008, 12:45 AM

They will work fine, but a full 3" downpipe like ours will provide better gains due to the larger, non crushed piping.

baltik · 04-11-2008, 08:46 AM

Well the second downpipe manufacturers stop charging $800 for $100 worth of steel and take their prices into the realm of all other developed FI platforms Audi S4/WRX/EVO I am sure less people will look for an alternative

ar design · 04-11-2008, 08:47 AM

Some are priced well under $800. There is significantly more fabrication involved in one of these downpipes than say a WRX or Evo, and there are two downpipes, not just one. Also, right now the volume is not anything near the WRX/Evo crowed, so a manufacturers cost is much higher. The material cost alone is about 3x what you guessed.

baltik · 04-11-2008, 09:07 AM

Fair enough let's benchmark S4 B5 pricing (or 2 Helix downpipes for Evo)

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04-10-2008, 05:20 PM	#46
335i4u2nv Colonel 69 Rep 2,765 Posts Drives: 335i e9O sL0w Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: im right behind u iTrader: (0)	thanks alot MAX!!! ur the bomb diggity!!! lol __________________ "dat ***** is doin like 2 bills." Translation: That black guy is doing 200 miles per hour
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04-11-2008, 12:13 AM	#47
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04-11-2008, 12:30 AM	#48
bimmermans54 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: boca raton iTrader: (0)	I dont have before and after dynos. I threw them out, because I am on a new 2 door 335. They are easy to do. Go to a reputable muffler shop, and either just cut them out and replace with larger diameter pipe, or take them down and do the same. DO NOT gut. See, you just buy Terrys simms which worked PREFECT, and cut the cats out. So, if you ever have to, just go back and reweld them back in. Easy. Should cost somewhere around 100-150 to do. I had them, and they gave just as much power as aftermarket dps, and I loved the sound of it with my magnaflow custom exhaust~
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04-11-2008, 12:45 AM	#49
ar design 302 Rep 4,408 Posts Drives: 04 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (9)	They will work fine, but a full 3" downpipe like ours will provide better gains due to the larger, non crushed piping. __________________ -Critter
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04-11-2008, 08:46 AM	#50
baltik Lieutenant 25 Rep 434 Posts Drives: porsche 944 turbo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 94920 iTrader: (0)	Well the second downpipe manufacturers stop charging $800 for $100 worth of steel and take their prices into the realm of all other developed FI platforms Audi S4/WRX/EVO I am sure less people will look for an alternative
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04-11-2008, 08:47 AM	#51
ar design 302 Rep 4,408 Posts Drives: 04 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (9)	Some are priced well under $800. There is significantly more fabrication involved in one of these downpipes than say a WRX or Evo, and there are two downpipes, not just one. Also, right now the volume is not anything near the WRX/Evo crowed, so a manufacturers cost is much higher. The material cost alone is about 3x what you guessed. __________________ -Critter
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04-11-2008, 09:07 AM	#52
baltik Lieutenant 25 Rep 434 Posts Drives: porsche 944 turbo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 94920 iTrader: (0)	Fair enough let's benchmark S4 B5 pricing (or 2 Helix downpipes for Evo)
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