 anyone ever hollow out their downpipe? |
 May 10, 2012 - 8:47 PM
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I'll be running a 3" high flow cat with 2.5 reducers on each side, I just noticed that the stock Gen III 3sgte downpipe has a cat built into it. I know some downpipes will kill drill bits and others you can pound out with a hammer if you spend a few hours..lol. I want to hollow it out though, are the downpipe internals hard to gut?
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95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other 01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished 02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve |
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May 11, 2012 - 8:38 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '12 From Rome, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I've hollowed out the downpipe cat on my MR2's Gen2 3S-GTE, and it wasn't too bad. A drill with a long 1" blade bit (that you don't mind mangling a bit) and some long pliers did the job for me in an hour or two. Just be careful, there is a metal mesh between the ceramic cat matrix and the downpipe wall, and it tends to wrap around the drill bit. Drill out the ceramic, then use the pliers to pull out the mesh. Also wear eye protection and a dust mask at least, you do NOT want to be breathing that stuff in.
But if you've got the money, I'd recommend trying to get a aftermarket downpipe. Way easier to deal with. |
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match220 anyone ever hollow out their downpipe? May 10, 2012 - 8:47 PM
Jazon256 Yeah, I'd be really interested if anyone's... May 10, 2012 - 11:25 PM
match220 QUOTE (Jazon256 @ May 10, 2012 - 6:2... May 10, 2012 - 11:41 PM playr158 Why not buy an Ebay downpipe or something? they ar... May 11, 2012 - 9:18 AM match220 QUOTE (playr158 @ May 11, 2012 - 4:1... May 11, 2012 - 1:03 PM Kwanza26 QUOTE (match220 @ May 11, 2012 - 7:0... May 11, 2012 - 8:20 PM match220 QUOTE (Kwanza26 @ May 11, 2012 - 3:2... May 11, 2012 - 8:25 PM match220 QUOTE (Kwanza26 @ May 11, 2012 - 3:2... May 11, 2012 - 8:43 PM match220 It's not very hard, i took my cheap ryobi dril... May 11, 2012 - 10:39 PM presure2 that bottom half of the downpipe that contains the... May 12, 2012 - 7:55 AM delusionz QUOTE (presure2 @ May 13, 2012 - 12... May 12, 2012 - 9:32 AM match220 The factory outlet of the DP is 2.75 inches, this ... May 12, 2012 - 1:37 PM delusionz your car, your call, but i don't agree your sm... May 13, 2012 - 5:36 AM presure2 match, do some research.
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