J2 Engineering front pipe - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-04-2013, 08:44 PM

Well i was bored this week with some free time on my hand, and felt like i wanted to install something new. My car is hopefully going FI soon so i didn't want to invest in something too expensive or permeant, and to my luck i noticed that the J2 front pipe was sold by a ware house that was only 30 minutes away so it was the easiest thing to try out; in addition i wanted to see how loud can my Buddy Club Spec II get

i tend to bash and hate eBay parts but thought i could give it a try considering it won't last that long on my car before i take it off.

Drove up to DNA motorsports and picked it up, asked them if i could inspect the piece before leaving and they were happy to let me do it.

at the first glance you are going to fall in love with this piece thinking you bought the best looking front pipe for a 100$~, but as you inspect it you tend to notice the lack of quality.

Install was ok, did run into a few minor issues like not being able to reuse the stock bolts which i hated because the bolts provided were BAD. Also the grade of steel used on the flange was different from the pipe it self which was very very thin. Im no metal expert but i doubt its even proper stainless steel or even steel

Impression

its LOUD now, too loud

i though it would be ok but after driving the car for 3 hours straight yesterday i had a really bad headache from the drone, i can live with it but my passenger was really pissed & annoyed and i don't blame him.

Also on my cold start today i heard a weird rattle that lasted 3 seconds or so anybody has similar issues with after market front pipes? i might lift the car again tomorrow and re check the bolts.

Conclusion
i bet if somebody is on budget or wants this as a track piece and so on it would be a great investment with a well resonated catback, but if not you could pay an extra 150$~ and be better off with a proper company with proper build quality. regardless of the pipe my car rumbles now even more ... and sets off most car alarms

. I guess I'm going to keep it for a week or two and let it go for super cheap or give it away to somebody who wants to enjoy it.

[ame]http://youtu.be/bMkJ1TcuSCI[/ame]

Regardless of how loud it is, do think it sounds good and should i keep it on ?

buckets · 05-04-2013, 08:49 PM

talk about rasp. also your camera man has a G just like me cept a 2010+ one. in conclusion, no dont keep it, it sounds like a bad honda civic.

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-04-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by buckets

talk about rasp. also your camera man has a G just like me cept a 2010+ one. in conclusion, no dont keep it, it sounds like a bad honda civic.

Yeah i left the massive rasp part out, Good eye

Yeah it won't last long

mashal · 05-04-2013, 11:41 PM

Dump it

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-05-2013, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mashal

Dump it

Its not that bad its cause I'm running a semi straight cat back

Estey · 05-05-2013, 02:39 AM

hahahaha, i like how you set off a car alarm. reminds me of my friends rx7
but if its temporary and you like it then just keep it on.

ramiram1984 · 05-05-2013, 03:04 AM

Keep it for now and annoy as many people as you can

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-05-2013, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramiram1984

Keep it for now and annoy as many people as you can

Already got flipped twice hahah! I really want to add a borla UEL just to hear that epic loud rumble

ramiram1984 · 05-05-2013, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

Already got flipped twice hahah! I really want to add a borla UEL just to hear that epic loud rumble

Go to jegs.com and look up the borla uel there. $588 shipped.

EAGLE5 · 05-05-2013, 12:22 PM

Is it loud through the back only or does it also emanate noise directly?

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-06-2013, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Is it loud through the back only or does it also emanate noise directly?

Hmm a bit of both, with a proper street friendly catback I'm sure it would sound good

TyperRspec789 · 05-06-2013, 01:16 AM

I love mine... don't know how long it'll actually last, but it is like 1/2-1/3 the cost of all the other frontpipes on the market. It mates really well to the Greddy Evo3 catback since it's 2.75" piping.

SmsAlSuwaidi · 05-06-2013, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyperRspec789

I love mine... don't know how long it'll actually last, but it is like 1/2-1/3 the cost of all the other frontpipes on the market. It mates really well to the Greddy Evo3 catback since it's 2.75" piping.

wow you are running it on a Turbo'd car ? if so how is it ?

its not half bad i don't know i don't love it maybe because it doesn't have a fancy name on it

TyperRspec789 · 05-06-2013, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

wow you are running it on a Turbo'd car ? if so how is it ?

its not half bad i don't know i don't love it maybe because it doesn't have a fancy name on it

Honestly... it's friggin piping.. it works just fine and it probably outperforms the 2.5" Motiv frontpipe w/ HFC I was running before it. I bought it because it was 2.75" piping and catless (and dirt cheap).

I coated it with exhaust paint to make it hopefully last a bit longer.

I used the J2 frontpipe and the Greddy Evo3 for my 460whp e85 setup.

05-04-2013, 08:44 PM	#1
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