BHR Midpipe
02-07-2011, 11:12 AM
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well honeslty it takes me just about 5min to 10 min total to do a midpipe by jacking up the car removal an put back. i just was smart by getting replacment bolts and what not becuse for some resaon they strip very easy
02-07-2011, 12:05 PM
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I had this problem and a friend told me it is called "galling". It even happened to me on 1 week-old bolts/nuts. All you can do is put on antisieze on non-stainless bolts and not use power tools to install. The next time I change mine will be the first time with antisieze - I used the copper stick. We'll see.
http://www.jamesglen.com.au/galling/
http://www.jamesglen.com.au/galling/
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02-08-2011, 08:23 AM
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02-21-2011, 02:31 PM
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I just received my midpipe last week from the backorder and had a chance to get it installed this weekend. The pipe appears to be of great quality and finish. The welds were spot on and fitment was great. I ran into an issue with the pipe touching my Autoexe Member brace kit but I resolved that with a few washers to lower the brace about an 1/8 of an inch. The other issue I had was the springs for the rear connection not being long enough to apply enough pressure to seal the midpipe to the backpipe. I resolved that by using my old, longer springs from the RP supercat. Overall the sound is great and more importantly, I have noticed an increase in power. The car appears to pull harder especially in the upper RPMS. I hope to verify this with another dyno day soon. To put things in perspective, I previously had the Rotary Performance Supercat installed on my car paired with the Racing Beat REV8 exhaust system. The sound was wonderful but I realized at Jeff's Dyno day that the cat was holding me back. So i ordered one of these pipes in hopes of picking up some more power and putting me over the 200 HP mark. I also was concerned about the longevity of the supercat. I track the car about 6-8 days out of the year so the heat was a concern for me. Overall, I'm very pleased with the purchase. The unit is fit well and came with all necessary hardware.
02-22-2011, 10:55 AM
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Thanks for the input Charles. I realized the there would be no issues with the factory bracing. I resolved the issue and am still reaping the benefits of the AutoEXE brace system. The flange for the RB exhaust was quite thin I noticed. I figured that is why the springs were too short. No worries I got it installed and I'm loving the sound. The RB exhaust matches nicely with this pipe and the sound is amazing.
02-23-2011, 02:47 AM
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2) Racing Beat is one of the few manufacturers who use factory-style, stamped-steel, flanges on their midpipes and cat-backs. All others use thicker flanges and we had to accomodate the majority. Everyone using a cat-back with OEM-type flanges have realized that using the factory springs will suffice.
Oh I run a Borla.
02-23-2011, 01:34 PM
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I actually just switched out to a factory exhaust off of a 2010 (had tips adjusted) and found that autozone sells factory style studs with springs but were a bit shorter for $5.00 that worked perfect with the BHR pipe. Mine was leaking using the factory ones.
I cant wait
