Beluga Racing test pipes. Thoughts?
 

Anyone have experience with their quality and sound?
Looking to replace my Motordyne ART pipes.

Beluga Racing 370Z G37 VQ37VHR 3 7L Performance Exhaust Resonated Test Pipes | eBay

:shakes head:

I'm currently under the belief that even cheapo brands are better than the art pipes i have. the welds are absolute sh1t. the beluga's welds look solid.

here's my other thread on the matter:
http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...-products.html

I saw the thread and will reserve judgement until I have a similar failure with the Motordyne XYZ pipe that I installed last week. There are no bungs, but I can see some points of potential failure. I should take a look under the car to see how it stood up to my recent road trip. I know it got beat up a little bit because of the crap roads and low suspension.

Personally, I would want to replace my failed part with one of higher quality, rather than go with another cheap brand. There are several known good companies who sell TPs for just a little more money.

Test pipes are test pipes. They are just that, pipes. But I don't like the flex pipe that are on those. Garageline has some and they are nice. And not very expensive either. Like 170 I think. He is a forum sponsor.

Actually the welds on your pipes were perfectly fine, the wall thickness on the other hand...

Pushing 30k miles on my beluga CBE and y-pipe...there is a few videos and DIY on here.., but for now it been good.

Beluga and Top Speed = the same manufacturer and looking at my axleback (Top Speed).. they are top notch!

Why do I see some test pipes with flex pipe and some without? What is the purpose and pros and cons of each?

flex pipes are used because of the crappy fitment of crappy pipes. if the test pipes need flexes, they're crap.

Or they are there to help with NVH and reduce stress on the exhaust system if the motor rocks back and forth...

The stock cats dont have them. all of the high quality test pipes dont have them (ie FI, ARK, Motordyne). And if anything they would increase resonance and nvh.

Flexible hoses used in industry are implemented to reduce and isolate vibration and harmonics. I wouldnt just assume the product is crap because it has flexible braided hoses.

as nice as the garageline test pipes look, i'm opting out of non-resonated test pipes because i don't want any rasp. it just doesn't sound pleasant to me on anything than less than a supercar. thanks for the suggestion, though

beluga racing test pipes
 

Talking about beluga resonated test pipes , I installed a set this past weekend and let me tell you I was surprised with the great quality of this pipes .fitment was perfect.