saw this on ebay looks just like the COBB DP but im always sketchy about buying these kind of parts off ebay. anyone tried this out? http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=ms3+downpipe&_sacat=See-All-Categories
ebay downpipe
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john blutarski
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Reminds me of my Suby days where there began the debate of the Chinese rip off downpipes and up-pipes on Ebay. The flex sections were garbage, the stainless steel is cheap, fitment is a crapshoot. I'm definitely curious though...too bad it is not catted.
mazdaspeed32007
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the o2 bungs are right next to each other????? i bought 1 like that when i had my prelude and it was a pos. it worked but so does a pvc intake pipe.
i bought the cs dp and it works sweet. not much more $ and its great quality.
i bought the cs dp and it works sweet. not much more $ and its great quality.
I bought one of those Ebay uppipe's for my bugeye and it worked out luckily but there sure was a lot of products that looked like crap for the Subies. I imagine it will be like that with the MS3's in a couple years, too.
If I decide to do the downpipe down the road, I am leaning towards the CS one.
mazdaspeed32007
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some things its not a big deal to go cheapo. others your better off goin w a well rated product
SuperStretch18
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+1 Especially with a downpipe. If god forbid it doesn't work out, you'd not only have to spring for a better one anyway (more $), you'd also have to do the install twice (more PITA!).
mazdaspeed32007
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idk. check. lol. i gots mah csdp for like 3-4 hunnid. i think.
Ive bought a lot of stuff on ebay over the years, most of it is pretty good quality. But with a dp I dunno...
Ive bought ebay springs, catbacks, testpipes, downpipes before for my other cars on ebay and had no problems.
I also bought my lambo door kit on ebay back in the day (doh)
Ive bought ebay springs, catbacks, testpipes, downpipes before for my other cars on ebay and had no problems.
I also bought my lambo door kit on ebay back in the day (doh)
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this is a full length downpipe like the cobb or cpe. the corksport and turboXS are half length pipes that leave one cat in place. lets compare apples to apples here 
it looks more like a copy of the cpe model, only without the cast bellmouth at the top. i was thinking about buying a bunch, catting them and reselling them as the cheapest catted full dp you could get for the car, lol.
it looks more like a copy of the cpe model, only without the cast bellmouth at the top. i was thinking about buying a bunch, catting them and reselling them as the cheapest catted full dp you could get for the car, lol.
Speed3Rookie
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lol...you can get one for your speed too...it's listed now.
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lambo kits on cars with more than two doors make no sense, IMO
mazdaspeed32007
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suicide doors are where its at
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There is a terrific "motivational pic" that I can't find right now of a ricer with Lambo doors at a gas station. In front of it is a real Lambo with its door open the normal way. The caption reads, "Lambo doors - so played out even Lambos don't have them anymore."
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so i have a request in with the supplier of these pipes to get pricing for ten of them, we'll see what he comes back with. any takers if i can get cats welded in?
lol...you can get one for your speed too...it's listed now.
hehe I was just popping that out there. Thats from back in my ricer days when I bought lambo door kit for my cavalier(chair)
Otherwise, yes, ebay does have some nice things, and relatively cheap prices for the most part. As mentioned I have bougth exhaust parts for other cars I had: eclipse, mr2, cavalier, 350z, and never had any fitment, cracking, weld issues at all with any of them
AutoEuphoria
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Spend more and get a quality piece...you won't regret it.
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i am willing to buy one of these and see how well or unwell it is made. i spoke with the manufacturer and he's willing to supply me. i can get these in catted form for $575
if there is interest, i'll pursue it.
if there is interest, i'll pursue it.
Looks like they also sell a test pipe: http://speedaction.net/tema3tu.html
