OBX test pipe review

[speed3sailor]

i just put this test pipe on yesterday. i used a lift and it took a total of about 1 1/2 hours by myself. the pipe doesnt come with any instructions but it is pretty easy to figure out. the quality of the welds and bends are great as well as the supplied nuts and bolts. For under 100$ shipped this was a great buy. As far as sound goes, it is everything i was looking for. while cruising you wont even notice but under acceleration or deceleration there is a small but noticable difference. As far as performace goes, i would say it has small gains but i installed a TIP and Test pipe at the same time and noticed descent gains. would i recommend this product? yep



on a side note, does anyone have or have heard a speed3 with a test pipe and res delete?

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[cduhh]

haha sailor. stationed in little creek? im in the shipyard

[speed3sailor]

NOB. ill be over there shortly tho

[cduhh]

Originally Posted by speed3sailor NOB. ill be over there shortly tho

ill be over at ramage hall for school for the next few days. whats your rate?

[Rich-PMS]

I got mine in the mail today. Should be able to install it tomorrow.


The quality looks top notch.


For less than $85 shipped it looks like it's worth every penny

[speed3sailor]

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[Blackhawk]

I am going to have to get one of these. Thanks for the review.

[sdiegel5]

installed my obx test pipe 2 days ago , used jack that the car comes with took me an hour to installed , just gives it a lil bit deeper sounds , can feel a lil gain , great product , only 85 bucks shipped to my door !

[mh3kgt]

Looks like a good product. May have to pick one of these bad boys up.

[mghtymouse380]

There are alot of speeds out there with a test pipe and a res delete. This was an especially big thing for the genpu's for a while. It gives a bit of drone but much better exhaust note in the end.

[NinjaT1985]

I installed mine yesterday, awesome quality for the $$$! it took longer to uninstall the stock pipe than to install the new. Another user on here told me that the hangers aren't needed, I was skeptical but after installing I tried shaking it and it isn't going anywhere haha.

[Rich-PMS]

Originally Posted by NinjaT1985 the hangers aren't needed.

because the stock piece weighs a lot more than the test pipe. That's why the hangers are needed on stock

[NinjaT1985]

Originally Posted by Rich-PMS because the stock piece weighs a lot more than the test pipe. That's why the hangers are needed on stock

You're right, I though about that when I took the stock pipe off and picked up the new lol. about 1/4 of the weight...

[sdiegel5]

yeah i thought the same thing but like u said it didnt move at all trying to shake it lol

[NinjaT1985]

props to you sdiegel5 doing it with jack stands. It was tough to reach the DP bolts even with it being on a lift let alone laying down on the ground...

[sdiegel5]

it was kinda hard to get the bolt loose at first , lol i was very sore bc u could only move racket so much and the bolts had alot of threads so took the longest to get off stock off, had to remove skid plate to get the other two bolts off in back they were tight as a bitch to , but overall took lil over an hour ,

[NinjaT1985]

Originally Posted by sdiegel5 it was kinda hard to get the bolt loose at first , lol i was very sore bc u could only move racket so much and the bolts had alot of threads so took the longest to get off stock off, had to remove skid plate to get the other two bolts off in back they were tight as a bitch to , but overall took lil over an hour ,

Oh I didn't have to remove the skid plate or take those nuts off. I re-used the stocks bolts to the DP and just used the long ones for the connection to the CBE.

[sdiegel5]

i did same thing used old bolt for dp, and new long bolts for cbe,,, i could have did it with the skid plate of but would have taken a lot longer , so i just took the 8 bolts holding skid plate in off , and the bolts were right there

[Bucker]

Originally Posted by sdiegel5 i did same thing used old bolt for dp, and new long bolts for cbe,,, i could have did it with the skid plate of but would have taken a lot longer , so i just took the 8 bolts holding skid plate in off , and the bolts were right there

Skid plate?

Are you guys talking about the chassis brace that is under the exhaust? That that shit off to do a test pipe, it is only 8 bolts...

[sdiegel5]

yes the plaste under exhuast , i took it off

[NinjaT1985]

Oh.. yeah I took that off, That's the chassis brace, you said skidplate I thought you were talking about the big plastic one up front lol

[sdiegel5]

lol may bad ha

[speed3sailor]

i had to take off the brace and also take the next two exhaust hangers in order to push it back so the cat would have room to come out.

[LuczOr]

OBX only means fail for me. Im pretty sure its the china ebay brand. Im sure it will work just fine and have no doubts that it will last forever, but I could never get over telling people that I have OBX parts lol.

[speed3sailor]

thats why you draw over the OBX logo with crayon and write some other "cool" brand

[ERZperformance]

Did everyone purchase this from Ebay?

[Rich-PMS]

Originally Posted by ERZperformance Did everyone purchase this from Ebay?

why do you ask?

mine was bought through a company's ebay store for 84$ shipped, and had it within 4 days

[bayarea_pat]

yeah I believe so. Got mine there

in before an even cheaper price?

[speed3sailor]

i ordered mine from the company but its the same price and product as it on Ebay

[dizzydtrain]

Someone needs to buy the cbe exhaust.

[speed3sailor]

not me, i am not trying to drive a loud car or chance having bad drone. with just the test pipe it sounds mean. i love it. IMO our exhaust already flows pretty well. im sure you will get a few extra ponies but its not worth it to me. i do too many long trips to deal with a loud exhaust for 10-11 hours at a time.

[Rich-PMS]

Originally Posted by speed3sailor not me, i am not trying to drive a loud car or chance having bad drone. with just the test pipe it sounds mean. i love it. IMO our exhaust already flows pretty well. im sure you will get a few extra ponies but its not worth it to me. i do too many long trips to deal with a loud exhaust for 10-11 hours at a time.

Borla exhaust isn't much louder than stock. i absolutely love how quite and drone free it is.

[812Throtttle]

I'm new to the forum. I'm just curious how does this seal to the catback? There doesn't seem to be a seal. Unless the part with the loose exhaust flange goes toward the downpipe. Any input is appreciated. I'd like to know before I order it.

[Danish]

I installed the OBX test pipe not to long ago and it sounds great.

That being said, when the car is completely warmed up and I'm going over speed bumps I can hear a fairly loud squeaking. It doesn't happen when the car is cold which is weird, but might make sense if the metal expands when it's warm.

Also, when the engine is warm, I can turn the wheel so power steering pump makes the idle speed raise and I can hear the squeaking.

My thought is to tack on some exhaust hangers to the TP and hope for the best.

Anyone else have this problem?

[812Throtttle]

Originally Posted by Danish I installed the OBX test pipe not to long ago and it sounds great. That being said, when the car is completely warmed up and I'm going over speed bumps I can hear a fairly loud squeaking. It doesn't happen when the car is cold which is weird, but might make sense if the metal expands when it's warm. Also, when the engine is warm, I can turn the wheel so power steering pump makes the idle speed raise and I can hear the squeaking. My thought is to tack on some exhaust hangers to the TP and hope for the best. Anyone else have this problem?

That sounds like a bushing problem. If it squeaks only over speed bumps you may have a worn or busted bushing in the suspension. My sway bar end link was broken and it made a horrible popping sound and i thought it was my exhaust smacking something before I looked. Take a good look at your bushings on the exhaust also

[Danish]

Originally Posted by 812Throtttle That sounds like a bushing problem. If it squeaks only over speed bumps you may have a worn or busted bushing in the suspension. My sway bar end link was broken and it made a horrible popping sound and i thought it was my exhaust smacking something before I looked. Take a good look at your bushings on the exhaust also

Well the problem is that when the car is warm and idling I can just slightly move the wheel and the idle speeds up. As soon as it idles slightly higher I can hear hear this faint squeaking. Also, when warm and idling, I can roll the windows up and down which slightly increases the idle speed and I get the same result.

[812Throtttle]

Originally Posted by Danish Well the problem is that when the car is warm and idling I can just slightly move the wheel and the idle speeds up. As soon as it idles slightly higher I can hear hear this faint squeaking. Also, when warm and idling, I can roll the windows up and down which slightly increases the idle speed and I get the same result.

It could be that you didn't tighten the bolts enough. Metal expands when it gets hot. If that's not the case then I don't know what to tell you. And idle speed does go up just enough to hear the difference when you run the A/C or turn the wheel. That's completely normal, unless it's a ridiculous amount. Then you may want to check your alternator or battery.

[anavrinIV]

Originally Posted by Danish I installed the OBX test pipe not to long ago and it sounds great. That being said, when the car is completely warmed up and I'm going over speed bumps I can hear a fairly loud squeaking. It doesn't happen when the car is cold which is weird, but might make sense if the metal expands when it's warm. Also, when the engine is warm, I can turn the wheel so power steering pump makes the idle speed raise and I can hear the squeaking. My thought is to tack on some exhaust hangers to the TP and hope for the best. Anyone else have this problem?

did you reuse the springs or just bolt it straight up? Also (because I'm unfamiliar with the obx pipe), does it reuse the stock doughnut gasket to connect to the cbe or does it expand at the cbe end and just seal up using the metal?

[speed3sailor]

I haven't ever had any issues with mine squeaking

[Mazdanspeed3]

Its just a branded ebay testpipe. looks the same, proven already, and makes the oem exhaust - 1 res sound good / thread.