Test Pipe

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
YanT3I
Posts: 16
Joined: Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:33 pm
Contact:

Post

Hey guys im not new to the forum but my name is new. I was just at the Indy meet we were having here and i was talking to a few of the guys, and i had mentioned I would be making some custom test pipes, mild metal then zinc plated with gaskets and hardware. Now there was some talk about what to do with the o2 sensor. If you guys have any idea of wheter or not you cared if the engine light was on or not :) Or if you want some sort of hole welded in. I will design this for my car first which is an s14, and then test it to see how it does, leaks etc... After that I will see about a group buy or something, some of the guys seemed a bit interested, if i get enough of you guys to be interested as well, then we can make this happen. So give me some sort of input on what you think as well as some ideas of some custom stuff you would like done. We are currently trying to import some turbos from Russia to test them out as well :)

Thanks guys,

Yan Volodarsky


TurboKA37
Posts: 2602
Joined: Sat Jun 14, 2003 10:55 am
Contact:

Post

im not to sure about the O2 sensor hole and it doesnt really bother me if the check engine light is on because of it but it would be nice if u could somehow make one on the pipe. I would be interested in buying 1 if it is a decent price. keep me updated.

User avatar
sr20power
Posts: 1774
Joined: Thu Jan 16, 2003 7:42 pm
Car: S14 Zenki

Post

i would be interested in a test pipe too, as long as its a decent price =P but if possible w/ a hole for the o2 sensor...thanks

96_S14_SE
Posts: 973
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2002 11:10 am
Car: 96 S14 SE - 05 VW GTI 1.8t - 89 S13 coupe "gold on brown"

Post

You'll sell a couple but not many.... Unless you feel like dropping the price way down, youll sell less.

I have made and sold 2.5" t304 and 3" t316 stainless thick mild steel flange testpipes and made enough to cover my buy in of SS stock (sill got 3.5 10' sticks of 2.5" t304 though :) and a t316 3" on the shelf for my ka-t when it ever goes together), materials and a little bit extra, over the period of say a year. Mine also included all grade 8 hardware and gaskets and was at the time when only PDM-Racing was offering theirs, and no one else. It was also the only 3" on the market, and 20 or so less then pdm for the 2.5"...

Its not a very lucritive part to sell... Why would you want to invest in making a pipe then paying for the coating costs when 3" SS ones are available readilly and at a decent price from a few places.

Also the secondary o2 sensor is pre secondary cat / hollow shell, thus has no bearing on the test pipe...

Just something to think about before you go investing alot of time and money into it.... From someone who has.

Now if you are talking about making a downpipe / precat replacement then it is also a waste as I see it, as the stock manifold is still a bottle neck. One should get a real header instead of going that route as well...


Return to “240sx General Discussion”