Top Speed Bypass pipes initial impression

[sgt brad]

Houston, we have a problem. I have two identical pipes as well. No way these will work. Going to post in the for sale thread.

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by sgt brad

Houston, we have a problem. I have two identical pipes as well. No way these will work. Going to post in the for sale thread.

My pipes are not identical. They appear similar, but they are certainly different. This is not to say they will fit, but I'm going to reserve judgment until we attempt to match them up to the car. Why would you try sell them as opposed to sending them back? At that point you're just kicking the can down the road to someone else. If mine don't fit, Che will be the first to know and his handling of the situation will be detailed here. Similarly, if they do fit, I will also detail the particulars here.

[sgt brad]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

My pipes are not identical. They appear similar, but they are certainly different. This is not to say they will fit, but I'm going to reserve judgment until we attempt to match them up to the car. Why would you try sell them as opposed to sending them back? At that point you're just kicking the can down the road to someone else. If mine don't fit, Che will be the first to know and his handling of the situation will be detailed here. Similarly, if the do fit, I will also detail the particulars here.

I meant that I would be posting in the for sale thread for che to see. Unfortunately my laptop is down right now so I cant download pics.

[sb01box]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

My pipes are not identical. They appear similar, but they are certainly different. This is not to say they will fit, but I'm going to reserve judgment until we attempt to match them up to the car. Why would you try sell them as opposed to sending them back? At that point you're just kicking the can down the road to someone else. If mine don't fit, Che will be the first to know and his handling of the situation will be detailed here. Similarly, if they do fit, I will also detail the particulars here.

Shadrach74,
looking at your very first photo, it looks like you have two left sides. I arranged the pipes just like it is in your photo and I can only get this. see how the top pipe's flange is resting on the side, but the other pipe is resting on a tip of the flange.


when I arrange my set with the tubes flat and with the end pointing away from each other, a side of the triangular manifold flange is almost flat to the surface. I believe once installed, a flat feature of the flange is the bottom most part of the connection.



I've been doing some additional look-see. (measured, but very subjective.)
1) since the pipes are "symmetrical about the engine, you can check for symmetry.
2) resting the bottom side of the flange on the table, and with carpenter's level on the surface of the flange, proping up the pipe end till the flange was vertical, the bottom of the pipe end was 3-3/4 and 4.0 inches above the bench
3) with the pipe resting in what will be it's installed orientation, see photo above, the measurement from the top tip of the flange to the top the middle of the pipe end was 20 inches for both.

I need to stop playing with them and start the installation

[Jittsl]

Be careful. If you start to install them they become used (acording to honest John). Used product does not get full refund.

[sb01box]

Originally Posted by Jittsl

Be careful. If you start to install them they become used (acording to honest John). Used product does not get full refund.

I understand.
that's the main reason for doing "incoming inspection"
I'm going to take one of the secondary pipe off the car and do the same measurements (if I can) and as a minimum, will do side by side comparison before getting the pipes anywhere near the car.
thanks for the warning
Tad