Test pipe

SharkyZ · 03-09-2015, 12:26 PM

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if there's any test pipe that won't turn the check engine light on?

brancky3 · 03-09-2015, 12:42 PM

It's not a guaranteed thing with any test pipes, although some come with extended O2 bungs which definitely help / delay the light coming on. Also, packing said bung with steel wool has been known to help as well.

FPenvy · 03-09-2015, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SharkyZ

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if there's any test pipe that won't turn the check engine light on?

Fast Intentions guarantees no CEL with their products.

"•(Standard) J-Bend style O2 sensor anti fouler to ensure the CEL light STAYS OFF."

if you do throw a CEL with their products they are great with working with customers to resolve the issue. typically it's due to improper handling of the O2 sensors during installation of the test pipes.

L33T Z34 · 03-13-2015, 06:31 AM

W/out a REFLASH....
N ur dreams there mite be one!

FPenvy · 03-13-2015, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by L33T Z34

W/out a REFLASH....
N ur dreams there mite be one!

incorrect.

I ran my FI test pipes for a year prior to my tune and never had a CEL.

I have almost 35k miles running FI test pipes and CBE now and never had a CEL.

when you go for quality parts (fast intentions) then you can expect it to work as described.

Joker_J · 03-13-2015, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

incorrect.

I ran my FI test pipes for a year prior to my tune and never had a CEL.

I have almost 35k miles running FI test pipes and CBE now and never had a CEL.

when you go for quality parts (fast intentions) then you can expect it to work as described.

When you first put the TP on, did the smell bother you?
And does it eventually go away after you break it in?

FPenvy · 03-13-2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Joker_J

When you first put the TP on, did the smell bother you?
And does it eventually go away after you break it in?

no love the smell. I smell it even more now with straight pipes. I grew up at the drag strip with my father so that raw exhaust smell, burning rubber, and race gas all seem like home to me lol

no it does not go away. the cats filter ll the poison out of the exhaust (well as best it can) for emission and safety reasons. without the cats all that comes through unfiltered. hence the smell but more so the powahhhhhh

L33T Z34 · 03-26-2015, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

incorrect.

I ran my FI test pipes for a year prior to my tune and never had a CEL.

I have almost 35k miles running FI test pipes and CBE now and never had a CEL.

when you go for quality parts (fast intentions) then you can expect it to work as described.

L0L! I'm just say'n that eventually the CEL will come on no matter woot test pipe w/rear 02s installed w/no reflash IF driven for over 500 miles consecutively! That's my guesstimate....Any1 have any real world xperience w/this?

FPenvy · 03-26-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by L33T Z34

L0L! I'm just say'n that eventually the CEL will come on no matter woot test pipe w/rear 02s installed w/no reflash IF driven for over 500 miles consecutively! That's my guesstimate....Any1 have any real world xperience w/this?

I have never had a CEL. and my only "reflash" was when I got tuned. after my installation of mine I drove it for a year or more. added my intakes and got tuned. have been driving it since then no issues even with straight pipes now I have no CEL.

i'm telling you FI test pipes are the best for sound, power, and no CEL. if it throws a CEL they work with you to fix it.

most CEL's come from people mishandling the o2 sensors and breaking them.

JARblue · 03-26-2015, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by L33T Z34

L0L! I'm just say'n that eventually the CEL will come on no matter woot test pipe w/rear 02s installed w/no reflash IF driven for over 500 miles consecutively! That's my guesstimate....Any1 have any real world xperience w/this?

So what you're really saying is you have no fuckin clue what you are talking about. Got it

VABAM · 03-26-2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by L33T Z34

L0L! I'm just say'n that eventually the CEL will come on no matter woot test pipe w/rear 02s installed w/no reflash IF driven for over 500 miles consecutively! That's my guesstimate....Any1 have any real world xperience w/this?

Um nope.
I have thousands of miles on my test pipes with multiple trips over 500 miles.
Stock tune no CELs.
Also have track time on my test pipes too.

2011 Nismo#91 · 03-13-2015, 08:24 AM

Me too, ran well over 50 miles (time for the ecu to ready) and couldn't get a cel with berk test pipes. A good test pipe will have a very very hard time to throw a cel. But just reset it and it will be a long time if even ever you see it again.

brancky3 · 03-13-2015, 08:54 AM

I had a CEL with my Top Speed test pipes at first (after 150 miles) but I reset it, hasn't come back since. Love the sound, hiss, smell, and power

JC-Nismo · 03-13-2015, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

I had a CEL with my Top Speed test pipes at first (after 150 miles) but I reset it, hasn't come back since. Love the sound, hiss, smell, and power

Did you install the test pipes yourself or pay a shop to install? Z1 just quoted a friend $216 for labor.................. Maybe just me, but it just seems a bit much to put on test pipes.

gomer_110 · 03-13-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JC-Nismo

Did you install the test pipes yourself or pay a shop to install? Z1 just quoted a friend $216 for labor.................. Maybe just me, but it just seems a bit much to put on test pipes.

Demon Bolts. Search it and you'll understand.

03-09-2015, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
SharkyZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Mesquite tx Posts: 5 Drives: 10 370z blackcherry Rep Power: 11	Test pipe Hi everyone, I wanted to know if there's any test pipe that won't turn the check engine light on?

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brancky3 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Greer, SC Age: 37 Posts: 754 Drives: 14 370Z Gun Metallic Rep Power: 16	It's not a guaranteed thing with any test pipes, although some come with extended O2 bungs which definitely help / delay the light coming on. Also, packing said bung with steel wool has been known to help as well. __________________ 2014 Nissan 370z Gun Metallic 6-spd Test Pipes \| Nismo CBE \| Stillen Gen3 \| Swift springs \| Advanation Sway Bars \| RJM Clutch \| GTR DBA Premium Wheels

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2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,408 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40570	Me too, ran well over 50 miles (time for the ecu to ready) and couldn't get a cel with berk test pipes. A good test pipe will have a very very hard time to throw a cel. But just reset it and it will be a long time if even ever you see it again. Initial Z and FPenvy like this.

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brancky3 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Greer, SC Age: 37 Posts: 754 Drives: 14 370Z Gun Metallic Rep Power: 16	I had a CEL with my Top Speed test pipes at first (after 150 miles) but I reset it, hasn't come back since. Love the sound, hiss, smell, and power VABAM and FPenvy like this. __________________ 2014 Nissan 370z Gun Metallic 6-spd Test Pipes \| Nismo CBE \| Stillen Gen3 \| Swift springs \| Advanation Sway Bars \| RJM Clutch \| GTR DBA Premium Wheels

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