CorkSport Mid Pipe

Cool!! thanks!! then that will be the setup im going to be aiming for!! if it weren't for you just telling me that, i prolly wouldv'e done a TON of research before getting it... saved me the trouble... lol
 
Hey Demi, im guessing you did the install yourself, how long did it take you to do the install on the downpipe ??? if so what did you use to raise the car?
 
rjs_speed3 said:
Cool!! thanks!! then that will be the setup im going to be aiming for!! if it weren't for you just telling me that, i prolly wouldv'e done a TON of research before getting it... saved me the trouble... lol
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Hey glad i could help let me know when you get your stuff and if you run into any problems with the installs let me know! I cant wait to hear your reaction!

jam_asian85 said:
Hey Demi, im guessing you did the install yourself, how long did it take you to do the install on the downpipe ??? if so what did you use to raise the car?
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Yeah i did the install myself, with two buddies it took me 5 hours to do the downpipe, exhaust, and rotate the tires. However i suppose it should be mentioned that everyone of these guys, myself included, are aircraft mechanics. Figure on 8 hours. I have access to a lift. You will want it in the air a bit. I would think its possible with jack stands albeit not much fun. Also i found that it was unnecessary to drop the alternator or loosen the belts like the instructions tell you. I just removed the heat shield/ tubing from the alt and pushed it aside. Also it was easiest to pull my mid pipe and drop the crosssection to get the DP out. I cant remember if thats what the directions said, i stopped following them half way through and just kinda figured it out as i went. The actual removal of the DP is the biggest PITA. You have to flip and turn it all kinds of crazy ways to get it out, but because the new downpipe is missing the cat its super easy to get in. Be advised that the bottom forward nut on the DP must be installed first. You will understand when you see it. The washer hits the DP so you have to get the pipe at an angle to get the nut started.
 
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Demi said:
Yeah i did the install myself, with two buddies it took me 5 hours to do the downpipe, exhaust, and rotate the tires. However i suppose it should be mentioned that everyone of these guys, myself included, are aircraft mechanics. Figure on 8 hours. I have access to a lift. You will want it in the air a bit. I would think its possible with jack stands albeit not much fun. Also i found that it was unnecessary to drop the alternator or loosen the belts like the instructions tell you. I just removed the heat shield/ tubing from the alt and pushed it aside. Also it was easiest to pull my mid pipe and drop the crosssection to get the DP out. I cant remember if thats what the directions said, i stopped following them half way through and just kinda figured it out as i went. The actual removal of the DP is the biggest PITA. You have to flip and turn it all kinds of crazy ways to get it out, but because the new downpipe is missing the cat its super easy to get in. Be advised that the bottom forward nut on the DP must be installed first. You will understand when you see it. The washer hits the DP so you have to get the pipe at an angle to get the nut started.
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Damn dude, great info! Nice vids too ;)

Hm, someone help fill me in here please... how many DP and mid pipe options are there out there for us?? Corksport's DP is the nice one with the divorced wastegate and high-flow cat, right? And are any mid pipes available with a high-flow cat?
 
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lol thats funny i did a full exhaust on jackstand solo in 7 hours. Taking food breaks, and random cursing breaks lol. I never removed the alternator either, just the shield. As for removing the stocker....its alot easier if u remove the crossmember, 4 extra bolts and the stock dp basically falls on ure face.
 
I just heard a friends corksport exhaust on his 1.8L GTR engined Protege/323/escort gt (long story), it's a 2.5" system but sounded damn good. He has their dp, a high flow cat, and their cat back. It has sold me on getting the corksport exhaust for my ms3 when the fundulation allows it. I want a cat in there so the dp might have to be cp-e, but the sound out the back won't change much.
 
bacarl said:
Damn dude, great info! Nice vids too ;)

Hm, someone help fill me in here please... how many DP and mid pipe options are there out there for us?? Corksport's DP is the nice one with the divorced wastegate and high-flow cat, right? And are any mid pipes available with a high-flow cat?
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Yeah the Corksport has the divorced piping, and calling this a highflow cat is a bit of an understatement. Its more of a straight pipe. Its a 3" hole with a cat around it lol. I know that the Corksport mid pipe is due out this month (28th i think) but it doesnt have a cat, it deletes. But you would still have that one "highflow cat". I have no idea what would show up on a emissions test, but it looks legit if you poke your head under there.
 
i heard that it doesnt make you any faster?? is this true?? my friend has this set up on his speed3 and he told me that it just sounds nicer....
 
rjs_speed3 said:
i heard that it doesnt make you any faster?? is this true?? my friend has this set up on his speed3 and he told me that it just sounds nicer....
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Well i dont have a calibrated ass or anything so this is just speculation, but i dont remember being able to break the tires loose in second just by squeezing the throttle. I remember being able to break em doing hard shifts, but now i can just be rolling along and punch it in second and they start hopping away. So much so that i made my CD player skip. Seems to be a little meaner these days, but my memory isnt great. I think there is a difference.
 
my gf's ass is calibrated...she says it can tell even before I want to rev and dump. After I found that out, I put a lojack in there just in case it ever gets stolen. (burnout)
 
Hmmmmmmmmm just snooping around your website and noticed that the release date for the mip-pipe has been set back to November 29th, just wondering why or what might have caused this set back?

Thanks
 
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