***Official Test-Pipe Thread***
#301
I just put a 60mm test pipe on my stock 03 and it sounds exactly the same. Really. It seems to run better though. I am getting a CEL, so am looking into stacking a couple defoulers onto the O2 sensor.
#303
The gains from a test pipe just aren't signficant enough to justify the cons unless you can tune for lower VTEC. Since you have an '06+, that means that you really shouldn't get a test pipe unless you plan to get a FlashPro. If you get a flashpro, then you can simply disable the secondary O2 sensor, which is the easiest CEL fix ever.
#304
Originally Posted by bmyers4321' timestamp='1335032777' post='21630148
I have an 08 and have read that 06+ can be a little more temper mental when running a test pipe. Anything particular to be concerned with or am i safe running a simulator?
The gains from a test pipe just aren't signficant enough to justify the cons unless you can tune for lower VTEC. Since you have an '06+, that means that you really shouldn't get a test pipe unless you plan to get a FlashPro. If you get a flashpro, then you can simply disable the secondary O2 sensor, which is the easiest CEL fix ever.
#307
Originally Posted by StealthimageS2k,Sep 30 2008, 12:44 AM
Are there any test pipes out there that have some kind of heat shield or something that can make it look more like a cat so if a cop looks down there he wouldn't be able to tell easily?
also, I donno about where you live, but in canada ive never met a cop that would 1-check to see if there is a cat, or 2 know the small dimensional difference between a high flow cat and a stock one...
#308
Registered User
Originally Posted by s2k aok' timestamp='1222834876' post='14448600
Originally Posted by StealthimageS2k,Sep 30 2008, 12:44 AM
Are there any test pipes out there that have some kind of heat shield or something that can make it look more like a cat so if a cop looks down there he wouldn't be able to tell easily?
also, I donno about where you live, but in canada ive never met a cop that would 1-check to see if there is a cat, or 2 know the small dimensional difference between a high flow cat and a stock one...
#309
Community Organizer
^FWIW, I've heard of cops crawling on their hands and knees checking out cars in Richmond, BC.
#310
Registered User
Stuff like that can be fought in court though, if the police officer isnt a certified mechanic. That is what I have always heard anyways. The police cars have to be fixed by someone, they do it in house, so they do have mechanics on the force.