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WTF is up with y-pipes

Old Apr 30, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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What?? LO how does that happen? Well if he still has it, refer him to this thread. Maybe he can help one of our fellow G members out

Euro, if you're going to pay 435, you might as well grab MD's XYZ pipe instead for a few bucks more. I wouldn't pay more than 150 for the HR Y pipe used.

Check some junk yards too for wrecked HR Zs...you'd be surprised what's salvageable and how much you'd save this way. I mean the pipe itself can be in mint condition
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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oh man hell no im not buying a y pipe for that much but yah i'll probably try the junk yard
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tiguy99
All of these exhaust parts bolt up together. If you have 3 different Y pipes, you can swap them out at your leisure and see which one works out best.
I sold 2 of the 3 I had to members on this board for $110 each shipped. The price included $45 for shipping from Texas to Cali, so I didn't make much but I was glad to help a couple of our brother's out.

Putting mine on this weekend. Will let you all know how it turns out. I installed the MD 5/16" spacer last weekend, and wanted to drive with it a week before I put on the y pipe. Also needed some time to figure out which one I wanted to keep for myself Looks like any of the 3 would have worked out OK!!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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actually i just got pmed from a guy on the z forum saying if i wanted to buy his hr ypipe. i think he got me mixed up with someone else, cause i already have one.
Does he still have it, Still got his info?
I had a seller fall through on the my350Z site yesterday for an HR ypipe.
I'll pm u.
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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what a mess with all these different pipes, i wouldnt mind a stronger low end, so maybe ill try to find the one with the 1.75" inlet pipes
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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Mike,

From everything I've read, any of the ones mentioned here are an improvement over the stock t-looking pipe. Which one is the best seems to be a matter of opinion.
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Dream
I sold 2 of the 3 I had to members on this board for $110 each shipped. The price included $45 for shipping from Texas to Cali, so I didn't make much but I was glad to help a couple of our brother's out.

Putting mine on this weekend. Will let you all know how it turns out. I installed the MD 5/16" spacer last weekend, and wanted to drive with it a week before I put on the y pipe. Also needed some time to figure out which one I wanted to keep for myself Looks like any of the 3 would have worked out OK!!
Wow. How'd you luck out and find 3 of these at once?
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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Just lucky I guess I struck out at the Nissan dealer though.......
 
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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I don't know about the pipe measurements given here because I measured my stock Y-pipe and it measured 2.25" in the inlets and 2.5" at the outlet. As a matter of fact, I used the stock flanges to make my custom y-pipe and did not have to modify them because I used 2.25" piping for the inlets and 2.5" for the outlets. The only reason why I even made a custom Y-pipe was because the OEM was not mandrel and because it had very tight bends.

All pipes were measured with a very accurate caliper so no mistake was made. Could I have had ANOTHER style y-pipe?
 

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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GT-ER
I don't know about the pipe measurements given here because I measured my stock Y-pipe and it measured 2.25" in the inlets and 2.5" at the outlet. As a matter of fact, I used the stock flanges to make my custom y-pipe and did not have to modify them because I used 2.25" piping for the inlets and 2.5" for the outlets. The only reason why I even made a custom Y-pipe was because the OEM was not mandrel and because it had very tight bends.

All pipes were measured with a very accurate caliper so no mistake was made. Could I have had ANOTHER style y-pipe?
Could it have been 2.25" OD (outside diameter) inlets, and 2.5" OD outlets - making it around 2" inlets and 2.35" ID (inner diameter) outlets?

The only measurement that I am certain of is the G37/370Z Y pipe. All of the other measurements I listed were taken from info given by other members, and speculation based on similar Y's.

I actually have a stock DE Y pipe in my garage and an OD tape, which will allow me to get an exact measurement. I'll measure it tommorow so we'll know the specs on it for sure.

Hopefully we can get all of the info for these Y pipes in one spot. Please let me know if you find any other discrepancies in my post.
 

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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by chris12
Could it have been 2.25" OD (outside diameter) inlets, and 2.5" OD outlets - making it around 2" inlets and 2.35" ID (inner diameter) outlets?

The only measurement that I am certain of is the G37/370Z Y pipe. All of the other measurements I listed were taken from info given by other members, and speculation based on similar Y's.

I actually have a stock DE Y pipe in my garage and an OD tape, which will allow me to get an exact measurement. I'll measure it tommorow so we'll know the specs on it for sure.

Hopefully we can get all of the info for these Y pipes in one spot. Please let me know if you find any other discrepancies in my post.
Piping is supposed to be measured OD, which is what I did. Don't know how others did it though.
 
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Old May 2, 2009 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GT-ER
Piping is supposed to be measured OD, which is what I did. Don't know how others did it though.
With heat shielding aound the pipe it is hard to get an OD, I agree that does give the most acurate measurement though. All of the measurements made so far in this thread, and DaveB's, have been ID at the flange.
 

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Old May 2, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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My measurements were eyeballed with a tape measure and were inner diameter. They are in no way scientific and exact.

Hope I didn't confuse anyone.
 
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Old May 2, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by chris12
With heat shielding aound the pipe it is hard to get an OD, I agree that does give the most acurate measurement though. All of the measurements made so far in this thread, and DaveB's, have been ID at the flange.
I see..I cut the flanges off though do it was easier for me.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Damn so many different pipes.

So the one on the Left is from the G37/370z?




Motordyne have done testing and larger piping is better then the smaller 1.75inch, so I am going to keep looking for the 350z HR Y Pipe
 

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