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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
- Nick9one1
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
I finally fitted the chinese downpipes this weekend!
what a job.. started saturday morning and finished midday sunday.
This is what they look like. Very well made. Nicely polished stainless and really neat TIG welds.
for £139 delivered I'm very happy! even came with new gaskets.
what a job.. started saturday morning and finished midday sunday.
This is what they look like. Very well made. Nicely polished stainless and really neat TIG welds.
for £139 delivered I'm very happy! even came with new gaskets.
Z4 35i Space Gray, Red Leather
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
Their are mumblings afoot about making a missing cat an MOT failure in the future!!!!!!!
Mark
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
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- Nick9one1
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Exactly the reason I went with a primary cat delete, not secondary.
It's not possible to tell the car hasn't got cats without removing the undertray - something the MOT station isn't allowed to do.
Z4 35i Space Gray, Red Leather
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
- Nick9one1
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Has anyone else that has these noticed you can now hear the turbo? It's like a whistling sound.
At first I wondered if if not aligned a gasket or something properly but I've double checked everything.
At first I wondered if if not aligned a gasket or something properly but I've double checked everything.
Z4 35i Space Gray, Red Leather
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
Stepped Intercooler
De-Cat Downpipes
HKS SSQV
MHD 98RON Stage 2+
395 BHP
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
Already way ahead of you there....
Mark
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
After l had mine fitted I noticed the turbos whistling a lot but wasnt sure if that was to do with the remap or the downpipes. So are you planning on adding the charge pipe, new air intake maybe FMIC etc? I want to do more to mine this summer including suspension, not sure of the details yet, but it will be great to know what you have in mind for your Z.
- Smartbear
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Surely they can see the downpipes have been changed just by looking under the bonnet?
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
- Gaffa22
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you can't really see much down that side of the engine Rob, those 6 pots do take up a lot of room
2010 E89 35i DCT
2017 Honda CBR1000RR fireblade
2016 Honda VFR1200F
2017 Honda CBR1000RR fireblade
2016 Honda VFR1200F
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Fair enough, I would have expected the 6 pots to be longer than the 4 pot but not necessarily wider?
I thought the N20 was pretty similar to the N54 but with 2 pots lopped off
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
- Gaffa22
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Don't know if they are wider than the 4 pop Rob to be honest, i just had a look so see if i could see the down pipes, certainly would not be able to see if they cats or not
2010 E89 35i DCT
2017 Honda CBR1000RR fireblade
2016 Honda VFR1200F
2017 Honda CBR1000RR fireblade
2016 Honda VFR1200F
- Smartbear
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Good news, what they don’t know can’t hurt them
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
- alex
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
How are you finding them? How much difference does it make to the noise & performance?Nick9one1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:34 pm I finally fitted the chinese downpipes this weekend!
what a job.. started saturday morning and finished midday sunday.
This is what they look like. Very well made. Nicely polished stainless and really neat TIG welds.
for £139 delivered I'm very happy! even came with new gaskets.
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better
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Chinese down pipes, charge pipes
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