Subject	Hardpipes are nice BUT THEY ARE NOT A PERFORMANCE UPGRADE
Posted by	Russell@Z1 on February 02, 2004 at 11:53 PM
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In Reply To	Question. posted by Stealth021 on February 02, 2004 at 07:40 PM
Message	Someone can argue it with me all they want, but they just aren't going to make any measurable differences over the stock hoses on a dyno (unless they are leaking or something). Forget boost flex, heat dissapation, etc, its just neglible stuff. Russell Floyd Z1 Motorsports www.z1motorsports.com 1990+ Nissan Z specialists Used Parts, New parts, Service/Repair and Performance 1200 Carrollton Hwy Temple, Ga 30179 770-562-8668 770-562-8664 (fax)
Follow Ups	Twinturbo intake kits completed - check out installed pics - Scotts94z32 18:40:22 02/02/04 wait....i dont see the intake? you mean hardpipes? - genic 18:41:43 02/02/04 "hardpipe intake kit" of course... :) (n/m) - Scotts94z32 18:45:59 02/02/04 hehe...you said hardpipe (n/m) - genic 18:49:05 02/02/04 hehe....hard. (n/m) - T0M 19:21:15 02/02/04 what are the silicon hoses reinforced with? (n/m) - BooZted (soon supercharged) 18:51:57 02/02/04 spaghetti - Spee 19:33:39 02/02/04 rigattoni, vermacilli, or angel hair? - BooZTT (Hawaii) 22:28:59 02/02/04 thank you (n/m) - Scotts94z32 10:28:37 02/03/04 how long did it take to swap them out? - dpjax 18:54:27 02/02/04 install them? not more than 10min. imo (n/m) - zboost 19:15:41 02/02/04 well, they look rather flimsy..... (n/m) - BooZted (soon supercharged) 19:55:01 02/02/04 Sorry, but you don't know what you are talking about. - Scotts94z32 13:07:00 02/03/04 quickie job, once you get everything together (n/m) - Scotts94z32 10:38:08 02/03/04 looking very nice, well done! (n/m) - Wagz 19:09:31 02/02/04 Dyno? j/k...looks awesome...gimme! (n/m) - shirow 19:11:29 02/02/04 actually, my car IS getting dyno'd with the new pipes>>> - Scotts94z32 14:24:21 02/03/04 VERY nice! (n/m) - Spee 19:32:17 02/02/04 Awesome! Count me in!! You got an E-mail coming! (n/m) - Red300ztt96 19:34:53 02/02/04 Question. - Stealth021 19:40:00 02/02/04 Stock isnt silicone, silicone is also an upgraded hose (n/m) - SaVageZ 20:05:22 02/02/04 the air doesn't spend enough time in the pipe for it to - Spee 20:56:18 02/02/04 Hardpipes are nice BUT THEY ARE NOT A PERFORMANCE UPGRADE - Russell@Z1 23:53:05 02/02/04 Like Spencer and Russ have said, the residence time of the - Scotts94z32 10:31:59 02/03/04 Why the butt ugly weld on the one? - TARGETZ 20:00:29 02/02/04 why does that make a difference? (n/m) - Spee 20:46:34 02/02/04 Because Cybercraft is the same price with no welds :). (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 23:39:41 02/02/04 Can you link me to Cybercraft's product? I'd like to compare - Scotts94z32 13:07:50 02/03/04 hehe, but my point was that the weld makes no difference - Spee 13:37:49 02/03/04 That is a challenging pipe to make w/o being two pieces... - Scotts94z32 10:33:07 02/03/04 did Hoover make those?? - Kyle (StrictlyZ.com) 20:04:17 02/02/04 Turbohoses (a la Hoover) and I engineered these together - Scotts94z32 10:34:36 02/03/04 Now all you need is some T-bolt clamps! It would >> - I am Z-ing Double 21:14:50 02/02/04 check the classifieds post, 40 extra for T-Bolts :) (n/m) - Grendelrt(VA) 01:50:06 02/03/04 the t-bolts ARE a nice option, but the clamps that are - Scotts94z32 10:36:54 02/03/04 I didn't mean that they were mechanically inferior, >> - I am Z-ing Double 00:19:06 02/04/04 Gotcha - I was not only pointing out that these clamps - Scotts94z32 13:06:12 02/04/04 nice!.... but get some real clamps on there =) (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 08:27:30 02/03/04
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