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Old 07-27-2002, 07:45 PM
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Nope, compression bend
Old 07-27-2002, 07:50 PM
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did you go to the meet up today?
Old 07-27-2002, 08:59 PM
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Default it's not but since it's 3"EVERYTHING it very likely flows as well as 2.5-2.75"+ or better

Build a turbo-back one-piece 3" SS downpipe with flex-joint for me like this and I'll buy it tomorrow even with compression bends instead of mandrel bends if done in 3". I'll do everything from the cat back here as I have a used MTM slip-joint back exhaust just sitting around

And I hear he didn't throw any codes yet with only one 02 sensor... AMAZING!!
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Default im pretty sure it'll come on.... thr CEL, takes a few cycles

well the peice im making soon will do just that... 3 pc system cat bypass/downpipe/cat
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Default Re: not mandrel bent?

It looks like it could be a bunch of mandrel bent U-pipes and elbows cut up and welded together as I've seen done for makeshift mandrel bent exhaust systems.

The bend after the flex pipe doesn't look like a normal press-bent pipe though it could be the light and that there are two pipes welded together at that point. However, if it were press bent, why would there be two pipes welded together there int eh first place?
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