which test pipe?

[intak3_bLkMs3]

planning on picking up a test pipe fairly soon but i read some reviews on protegegarage about the corksport tp and there seems to be alot of fitment issues... everyone seems to love the su test pipe anyone willing to share there opinion?

[Nutari]

planning on picking up a test pipe fairly soon but i read some reviews on protegegarage about the corksport tp and there seems to be alot of fitment issues... everyone seems to love the su test pipe anyone willing to share there opinion?

Its a sign. Get the CS downpipe with this. :)

[PCspeed3]

well........I would get the SU testpipe if I was in you boat. But I have a Cobb DP which includes testpipe (highly reccommended)

[AutoEuphoria]

I have the CS one. I'm pretty sure they're all almost exactly the same. There's only so much you can do with that short piece of pipe.

[MTuning]

i like the Turbo XS because it has a flex pipe but only a handful of vendors sell it separately.

[Bonafide_Spd3]

I'm with you bro, seems that the su tp is the way to go. I did look at the turbo xs but I also heard fitment issues with their product as well

[MM BOOST]

i just installed my turbo xs one this week that I bought used and i LOVE it. No fitment issues and the sound is amazing along with 2nd resonator and muffler delete. car sounds mean as hell now. No leaking or fitment issues. Just required to get 4 new bolts with locking washers and nuts.

[mazdaspeed32007]

i have the cs dp and it was in as easy as it could have been. no fitment issues at all. no leaks. nothing. just POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! crazy power gains

[AutoEuphoria]

uh...not really. Sound goes up a bit, but I think you may be imagining huge power gains. I'll tell you this - the CS piece is MUCH lighter than the stock piece, so at least it has that going for it too. I wouldn't say it gave the car more than 5whp extra, though.

[paylew]

uh...not really. Sound goes up a bit, but I think you may be imagining huge power gains. I'll tell you this - the CS piece is MUCH lighter than the stock piece, so at least it has that going for it too. I wouldn't say it gave the car more than 5whp extra, though.

I'm with you there, but I didn't even notice more sound when I installed the CS. You're not going to get 50 hp from a TP or anything though.

[AutoEuphoria]

Sound went up a little for me. It went up a lot more with the DP.

[Bonafide_Spd3]

sweet, maybe I'll look into that pipe as well, can't wait to get a test pipe

[aaronc7]

with stock CBE and DP, the SU test pipe will fit the best

[08cosmic3]

with stock CBE and DP, the SU test pipe will fit the best

I agree.

[intak3_bLkMs3]

actually thinkin about dp and keeping the 2nd cat for emissions

[Trader]

with stock CBE and DP, the SU test pipe will fit the best

Thats what I keep hearing but why do you think that SU made their test pipe without the exhaust hangers?

I really dont like dangling exhausts and extra stress on the pipes due to the lack of hangers.

[AutoEuphoria]

the CS test pipe fits just fine with the stock DP and CBE. That's how I had it for a few weeks before I bought the DP

[coyfish]

Thats what I keep hearing but why do you think that SU made their test pipe without the exhaust hangers?

I really dont like dangling exhausts and extra stress on the pipes due to the lack of hangers.

Not sure what your talking about. The stock cat that you replace with the test pipe is a lot heavier and it has no hangers.

I cant speak for the CS test pipe because ive never seen it but the SU one fits great. I had to buy a 10 dollar replacement gasket from them because my stock gasket was all rusted and not sealing. Just pick one and get it over with because either will work fine. Worse thing that can happen is what happened to me and you have to get a replacement gasket. No big deal.

[Trader]

Not sure what your talking about. The stock cat that you replace with the test pipe is a lot heavier and it has no hangers.

I cant speak for the CS test pipe because ive never seen it but the SU one fits great. I had to buy a 10 dollar replacement gasket from them because my stock gasket was all rusted and not sealing. Just pick one and get it over with because either will work fine. Worse thing that can happen is what happened to me and you have to get a replacement gasket. No big deal.

Are you saying there is not hangers for stock?? I have to admit I have not been under my car b/c it is stock.

But the CS test pipe shows hangers:??

http://corksport.com/store/large/1zlvo/MS3_Engine/CorkSport_Power_Series_Mazdaspeed_3_Race_Pipe.html

And this exhaust diagram shows hangers as well:

https://www.street unit.com/Articles.asp?ID=129

^^^
Take the space out between street and unit

[coyfish]

Well ive never been under a speed 3. When I ordered my speed 6 test pipe then sent me the speed 3 one by accident so I saw it. On the speed 6 at least im pretty sure mine had no hangers.

Its really not an issue though so I wouldnt stress about it. The pipe squeezes in there so tight. Its so much lighter than the stock cat and its not very long. Its only like 1.5 feet long and it bolts on with spring loaded bolts . . . trust me it wont hang or go anywhere. The catback has hangers anyways.

[08cosmic3]

the CS test pipe fits just fine with the stock DP and CBE. That's how I had it for a few weeks before I bought the DP

This was not my experience. The pipes must be hit or miss.

[AutoEuphoria]

The stock pipe DOES have hangars. The CS unit re-uses the stock rubber mounts.

[mazdaspeed32007]

Sound went up a little for me. It went up a lot more with the DP.

thats what i posted.

[mazdaspeed32007]

actually thinkin about dp and keeping the 2nd cat for emissions

dump the stock dp and get the cs. dump the second cat and get a pypes mini cat. awesome setup....(thats what i have...lol)

[MSMS3]

actually thinkin about dp and keeping the 2nd cat for emissions

Keeping the second cat is defeating the purpose. Your DP will be 3 inches and apparantly catless. You will then be necking it down to a pretty restrictive second cat in a smaller diameter pipe, and I'm not at all sure that it will keep your CEL's in check or pass emission testing.

You'd do better to either go catless with 3 inch piping all the way back to the cat back, or go with a catted DP, if you need emission control.

I don't know the basis of the earlier post suggesting that there are fitment issues with the TurboXS DP/RP. None of us on this thread with that set up have had any problems with fit. I'm not saying one manufacturer is better than another. I'm just saying don't make your choice on the assumption that there's a fitment issue with the TurboXS -- there is not.

[dandydaniel]

anyone running HKS cbe with CS testpipe?