Coupe Mid Pipe / Z Tube / Pop Charger Review *Pic*
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Coupe Mid Pipe / Z Tube / Pop Charger Review *Pic*
I just installed the Coupe Mid Pipe (See pic below), Z tube, and pop charger today on my '04 6MT. Just from reading the forums my expectations weren't set very high from a performance p/dollar standpoint but I am happy with the mods.
Coupe Midpipe
With a little Rust-off, an air gun, and a lift the stock pipe came off pretty easy
However, looking at how rusted these things were I see how many people have had some headaches swapping these out. Its amazing how much smaller and lighter the coupe mid pipe is than the sedan's (see pic). Sound wise I'm very happy. It makes a much more aggressive sound at idle and under throttle (though hard to hear over the intake). Some people ask about drone and I can say that it does resonate ever so slightly in the cabin in the low rpms (between 1200-1800 rpms) but is not obtrusive what so ever. Great mod! Install Time: 15 min with a lift & power tools, 30-45min with a jackstand, rust off /pb blaster, and hand tools.
Z pipe / Pop Charger
All I can say is that its going to be very hard to keep my right foot off the gas becuase that motor makes such beautiful music now. The Z tube is a breeze to put on, i would say less than 10 min for just about anyone with basic mechanical skills (Heck, if you can change your oil you can do this). The Pop Charger was a little more difficult, well i should say time consuming. The rubber gasket things it comes with (to block heat) dont like to slide on to the heat shield very easy and took a bit of time to get right. All in all it was pretty striaght forward as well. Install Time: 15-45 min depending on how much trouble you have with the rubber gaskets included in the kit.
Performance Gains
Well, i would have liked to done a base line dyno but just didnt have time. I'll be sure to do one prior to any major mods. Throttle seems a little more responsive and the power seems to come on a little sooner, I dont think it has much of a peak gain but I can definately feel some gains throughout the power band. I haven't looked at enough dyno #'s to know what to expect from this but would guess 5-10whp. Cant see it being more than that. Even if its only 5 peak whp gained, the throttle response and sound was worth the money.
5/16" spacer coming soon.......
Coupe Midpipe
With a little Rust-off, an air gun, and a lift the stock pipe came off pretty easy
However, looking at how rusted these things were I see how many people have had some headaches swapping these out. Its amazing how much smaller and lighter the coupe mid pipe is than the sedan's (see pic). Sound wise I'm very happy. It makes a much more aggressive sound at idle and under throttle (though hard to hear over the intake). Some people ask about drone and I can say that it does resonate ever so slightly in the cabin in the low rpms (between 1200-1800 rpms) but is not obtrusive what so ever. Great mod! Install Time: 15 min with a lift & power tools, 30-45min with a jackstand, rust off /pb blaster, and hand tools. Z pipe / Pop Charger
All I can say is that its going to be very hard to keep my right foot off the gas becuase that motor makes such beautiful music now. The Z tube is a breeze to put on, i would say less than 10 min for just about anyone with basic mechanical skills (Heck, if you can change your oil you can do this). The Pop Charger was a little more difficult, well i should say time consuming. The rubber gasket things it comes with (to block heat) dont like to slide on to the heat shield very easy and took a bit of time to get right. All in all it was pretty striaght forward as well. Install Time: 15-45 min depending on how much trouble you have with the rubber gaskets included in the kit.
Performance Gains
Well, i would have liked to done a base line dyno but just didnt have time. I'll be sure to do one prior to any major mods. Throttle seems a little more responsive and the power seems to come on a little sooner, I dont think it has much of a peak gain but I can definately feel some gains throughout the power band. I haven't looked at enough dyno #'s to know what to expect from this but would guess 5-10whp. Cant see it being more than that. Even if its only 5 peak whp gained, the throttle response and sound was worth the money.
5/16" spacer coming soon.......
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Originally Posted by abailey269
I just installed the Coupe Mid Pipe (See pic below), Z tube, and pop charger today on my '04 6MT. Just from reading the forums my expectations weren't set very high from a performance p/dollar standpoint but I am happy with the mods.
Coupe Midpipe
With a little Rust-off, an air gun, and a lift the stock pipe came off pretty easy However, looking at how rusted these things were I see how many people have had some headaches swapping these out. Its amazing how much smaller and lighter the coupe mid pipe is than the sedan's (see pic). Sound wise I'm very happy. It makes a much more aggressive sound at idle and under throttle (though hard to hear over the intake). Some people ask about drone and I can say that it does resonate ever so slightly in the cabin in the low rpms (between 1200-1800 rpms) but is not obtrusive what so ever. Great mod! Install Time: 15 min with a lift & power tools, 30-45min with a jackstand, rust off /pb blaster, and hand tools.
Z pipe / Pop Charger
All I can say is that its going to be very hard to keep my right foot off the gas becuase that motor makes such beautiful music now. The Z tube is a breeze to put on, i would say less than 10 min for just about anyone with basic mechanical skills (Heck, if you can change your oil you can do this). The Pop Charger was a little more difficult, well i should say time consuming. The rubber gasket things it comes with (to block heat) dont like to slide on to the heat shield very easy and took a bit of time to get right. All in all it was pretty striaght forward as well. Install Time: 15-45 min depending on how much trouble you have with the rubber gaskets included in the kit.
Performance Gains
Well, i would have liked to done a base line dyno but just didnt have time. I'll be sure to do one prior to any major mods. Throttle seems a little more responsive and the power seems to come on a little sooner, I dont think it has much of a peak gain but I can definately feel some gains throughout the power band. I haven't looked at enough dyno #'s to know what to expect from this but would guess 5-10whp. Cant see it being more than that. Even if its only 5 peak whp gained, the throttle response and sound was worth the money.
5/16" spacer coming soon.......
Coupe Midpipe
With a little Rust-off, an air gun, and a lift the stock pipe came off pretty easy
However, looking at how rusted these things were I see how many people have had some headaches swapping these out. Its amazing how much smaller and lighter the coupe mid pipe is than the sedan's (see pic). Sound wise I'm very happy. It makes a much more aggressive sound at idle and under throttle (though hard to hear over the intake). Some people ask about drone and I can say that it does resonate ever so slightly in the cabin in the low rpms (between 1200-1800 rpms) but is not obtrusive what so ever. Great mod! Install Time: 15 min with a lift & power tools, 30-45min with a jackstand, rust off /pb blaster, and hand tools. Z pipe / Pop Charger
All I can say is that its going to be very hard to keep my right foot off the gas becuase that motor makes such beautiful music now. The Z tube is a breeze to put on, i would say less than 10 min for just about anyone with basic mechanical skills (Heck, if you can change your oil you can do this). The Pop Charger was a little more difficult, well i should say time consuming. The rubber gasket things it comes with (to block heat) dont like to slide on to the heat shield very easy and took a bit of time to get right. All in all it was pretty striaght forward as well. Install Time: 15-45 min depending on how much trouble you have with the rubber gaskets included in the kit.
Performance Gains
Well, i would have liked to done a base line dyno but just didnt have time. I'll be sure to do one prior to any major mods. Throttle seems a little more responsive and the power seems to come on a little sooner, I dont think it has much of a peak gain but I can definately feel some gains throughout the power band. I haven't looked at enough dyno #'s to know what to expect from this but would guess 5-10whp. Cant see it being more than that. Even if its only 5 peak whp gained, the throttle response and sound was worth the money.
5/16" spacer coming soon.......
Good work!
Originally Posted by hoenignd
Do you happen to know if the 05+ sedans have a midpipe more like the one used in the coupes? I think I remember seeing somewhere that those were revised in 05.
Good work!
Good work!
Nice one Aubrey! You are lucky to have the power tools as it took my 3 hours to install my coupe mid pipe since I was laying on the ground trying to loosen my rusted bolts and those rubber hangers gave me a headache 
As soon as your "package" is there I'm sure your car will be set up real nice
I wont spoil it for everyone though but looks like your car is comin along real nice 
As soon as your "package" is there I'm sure your car will be set up real nice
I wont spoil it for everyone though but looks like your car is comin along real nice
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From: Woodstock, GA
Originally Posted by Socal_G_sedan
Nice one Aubrey! You are lucky to have the power tools as it took my 3 hours to install my coupe mid pipe since I was laying on the ground trying to loosen my rusted bolts and those rubber hangers gave me a headache
As soon as your "package" is there I'm sure your car will be set up real nice I wont spoil it for everyone though but looks like your car is comin along real nice
As soon as your "package" is there I'm sure your car will be set up real nice
I wont spoil it for everyone though but looks like your car is comin along real nice 
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great thread thanks !
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
oh did you leave the rest of your exhaust stock and only changed the mid pipe ? Any plans for a different muffler too ?
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
oh did you leave the rest of your exhaust stock and only changed the mid pipe ? Any plans for a different muffler too ?
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+1 on the question from 68 gt
and
is that a new mid pipe or did you find a used one .??
im gonna be nosey
whats "so cal" talking about what package .??
lololol
p.s. any pics of the pop charger / ztube ??
and
is that a new mid pipe or did you find a used one .??
im gonna be nosey
whats "so cal" talking about what package .??
lololol
p.s. any pics of the pop charger / ztube ??
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Originally Posted by IMAFUKINRIDER
+1 on the question from 68 gt
and
is that a new mid pipe or did you find a used one .??
im gonna be nosey
whats "so cal" talking about what package .??
lololol
p.s. any pics of the pop charger / ztube ??
and
is that a new mid pipe or did you find a used one .??
im gonna be nosey
whats "so cal" talking about what package .??
lololol
p.s. any pics of the pop charger / ztube ??
Originally Posted by 68_GT
great thread thanks !
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
https://g35driver.com/forums/archived-sales/171742-05-coupe-oem-exhaust-cat-back.html
https://g35driver.com/forums/archived-sales/172501-fs-coupe-mid-pipe-socal.html
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From: Woodstock, GA
Originally Posted by 68_GT
great thread thanks !
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
oh did you leave the rest of your exhaust stock and only changed the mid pipe ? Any plans for a different muffler too ?
gotta do this. Now where can I find a coupe mid pipe ?
oh did you leave the rest of your exhaust stock and only changed the mid pipe ? Any plans for a different muffler too ?
Originally Posted by IMAFUKINRIDER
any pics of the pop charger / ztube ??
Originally Posted by jmonsale
I got a used one on ebay for $30 of of an 05 model. I love the sound!!!
i have a question...
Does it sound close to the coupe after u installed it????
or its the sound better...???
n DIY is not that hard right???
cuz im not that good abt car parts....
^^""
Ching
Does it sound close to the coupe after u installed it????
or its the sound better...???
n DIY is not that hard right???
cuz im not that good abt car parts....
^^""
Ching
