Pipe connecting to exhaust (URGENT)
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Pipe connecting to exhaust (URGENT)
So here's the situation, I come off the freeway, and I notice my car sounds different. A tad lower pitched, but i thought I was going crazy. I go and pull up to a red light, and turn my music down to see if I am. Sure enough, I hear a scraping sound, and know I'm not going nuts. I get to work, and look under my car, and see this pipe had disconnected from the exhaust.
What the is it? What does it do? And is it safe to drive to to the mechanic if I take the back roads after work?
What the is it? What does it do? And is it safe to drive to to the mechanic if I take the back roads after work?
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As well, it's not going back on. Not on that anyways. It's rotted off.
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Since you are in California then that pipe is needed for an emissions inspection.
The pipe is called a Split air pipe.It goes to the AUX PORTS (5th/6th Ports) on the engine and is essential on an S4 series FC to give it power above 3800 rpm.You can still drive it but with the exhaust leaking on the main pipe it will be noisy,so I'd just buy an aftermarket Cat.
*someone has really bubble-gummed that exhaust together so any improvement is better than what you have.
IDULEY!....if you are gonna Be UP before me the Least you could do is Shovel the SNOW....lol!..(went to bed at 3..nothing..up at 7:30..one foot..WTF?..)
The pipe is called a Split air pipe.It goes to the AUX PORTS (5th/6th Ports) on the engine and is essential on an S4 series FC to give it power above 3800 rpm.You can still drive it but with the exhaust leaking on the main pipe it will be noisy,so I'd just buy an aftermarket Cat.
*someone has really bubble-gummed that exhaust together so any improvement is better than what you have.
IDULEY!....if you are gonna Be UP before me the Least you could do is Shovel the SNOW....lol!..(went to bed at 3..nothing..up at 7:30..one foot..WTF?..)
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Since you are in California then that pipe is needed for an emissions inspection.
The pipe is called a Split air pipe.It goes to the AUX PORTS (5th/6th Ports) on the engine and is essential on an S4 series FC to give it power above 3800 rpm.You can still drive it but with the exhaust leaking on the main pipe it will be noisy,so I'd just buy an aftermarket Cat.
*someone has really bubble-gummed that exhaust together so any improvement is better than what you have.
The pipe is called a Split air pipe.It goes to the AUX PORTS (5th/6th Ports) on the engine and is essential on an S4 series FC to give it power above 3800 rpm.You can still drive it but with the exhaust leaking on the main pipe it will be noisy,so I'd just buy an aftermarket Cat.
*someone has really bubble-gummed that exhaust together so any improvement is better than what you have.
As I'm rather... incredibly short on money, and will be for a while, would a straight pipe without this split air pipe be fine? Or am I going to see a severe performance issue? I managed to drive it all the way home, revving it up like I normally do, and I just tied the pipe up with a wire hanger I found at work.
Note: I often go above 6k RPM, and generally don't like to be below 4k, so me going under 3.8k is almost never.
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It opens up the 5th and 6th ports for more POWAH.
Reconnect it. It's easy. If it's broken, hit up one of the many sellers here for one that still works. Its worth plugging back in. Not only will the car sound and smell better, but you'll have more top-end power.
Reconnect it. It's easy. If it's broken, hit up one of the many sellers here for one that still works. Its worth plugging back in. Not only will the car sound and smell better, but you'll have more top-end power.
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Well you asked and got answers.
What you want to do with your advice is up to you.
The car doesn't care about your wallet..so you can fix it properly or let it stay broken.
What you want to do with your advice is up to you.
The car doesn't care about your wallet..so you can fix it properly or let it stay broken.