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Originally Posted by CandyRedRC46
I will preface this by agreeing with Mike... My AFE down pipe fitment sucked in original form (more on that in a bit).
All down pipes taper down to 2.25" inner diameter. It doesn't matter if its a $99 ching chong ebay special or a $1000 AR/ER/Wagner etc. It doesn't matter if the company that sold it to you advertised it as a 4" downpipe. They all neck down to a 2.25" in dia exit, in order to slip into the factory catback exhaust. The same goes for all cat back exhausts and front pipes. They will all neck down to about a 2.45" inner diameter at the entrance, in order to slip over the factory down pipe....
For some reason none of you people (BMW owners, Vendors or Tuners) seem to care lol. I have had countless people tell me that a couple inch long section of 2.25" piping isn't a big deal and it won't effect performance, but I am an engineer and studied Fluid dynamics way too much for that not to bother me...
So I installed an AFE catless down pipe and a Supersprint 3" front pipe, cut the 2.25" section out and welded in a 3" flex pipe and 3" V-band. Now it flows and fits better than any of the most expensive name brands could ever dream of.
[puts on flame suit. drops mic. end rant. im out]
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AHHHHHHMEN
CandyRedRC46 This is totally unacceptable in the two other communities I have been a part of in the past. If you tell the VW gti/golf r/2.0t community that the new "xxx" downpipe/turboback solution will be $2500, and there's a section of 2.25" piping in there, you will be laughed off the forum. There will be NO sales of that product, I guarantee that. Same with the WRX/STI crowd.
Manufacturers please listen to us and make a solution.