Works 3" O2 housing rumor's?
This appears to be an interesting piece. I have just read through the entire thread and noticed a couple things
Pros:
1) It appears to be a high quality cast replacement of the stock piece.
2) It maintains all original mounting points and allows you to maintain the stock heat shields.
3) By maintaining stock mounts and supports is will take some of the load of the exhaust manifold -- especially important if you are using a tubular exhaust manifold.
4) It appears to be a true 3 inch design
Cons:
1) It appears that this will only work with the Works 76mm down pipe
2) It is no longer a divorced design
3) It is going to be twice as much as any other O2 housing on the market
4) Although they appear to have been testing a number of prototypes since July we have yet to see any dyno charts comparing it to the stock O2 housing?? -- this seems really odd
Opinion:
I am intrigued by the quality and the fact that it is cast and maintains the stock mounts.
I am concerned by the cost and the lack of any quantifiable gains from this piece.
Wouldn’t it have been wise to design a housing that would work with some other down pipes as this would have greatly broadened the market?
Pros:
1) It appears to be a high quality cast replacement of the stock piece.
2) It maintains all original mounting points and allows you to maintain the stock heat shields.
3) By maintaining stock mounts and supports is will take some of the load of the exhaust manifold -- especially important if you are using a tubular exhaust manifold.
4) It appears to be a true 3 inch design
Cons:
1) It appears that this will only work with the Works 76mm down pipe
2) It is no longer a divorced design
3) It is going to be twice as much as any other O2 housing on the market
4) Although they appear to have been testing a number of prototypes since July we have yet to see any dyno charts comparing it to the stock O2 housing?? -- this seems really odd
Opinion:
I am intrigued by the quality and the fact that it is cast and maintains the stock mounts.
I am concerned by the cost and the lack of any quantifiable gains from this piece.
Wouldn’t it have been wise to design a housing that would work with some other down pipes as this would have greatly broadened the market?
The main problem is that most 3" downpipes on the market are designed to work with the stock o2 outlet, so their inlets are actually smaller than 3". The WORKS downpipe utilizes an adapter to work w/ the stock o2 outlet.
Perhaps WORKS can include a "downpipe inlet retrofit kit" where they'll sell you a 3" inlet so you can hack up your existing downpipe and weld this on.
At that point, you might as well just buy their downpipe and sell yours.
Perhaps WORKS can include a "downpipe inlet retrofit kit" where they'll sell you a 3" inlet so you can hack up your existing downpipe and weld this on.
At that point, you might as well just buy their downpipe and sell yours.
I understand their goal of a true 3" O2 housing. I guess my thought is that if they could have made a slightly smaller housing that accommodated other down pipes they could have sold many more. Judging from the numbers they have posted it probably would have made no difference to power
I actually looked into this and came up with this decision when I recieve my works o2 housing Im gonna bore out the inside of my helix downpipe. If you look at the inside of a helix downpipe theres a stainless steel gasket that is inside so it close the 3inch gap to a 2.5inch gap for the stock gasket to fit. So once I bore it out I will know for sure if it will fit. I will be doing this as soon as it is released and since I'll do it at work it will be done the same day and I will post pics and my results. The only problem is they haven't released it yet so I'm still waiting.
Originally Posted by carbonevo8
I actually looked into this and came up with this decision when I recieve my works o2 housing Im gonna bore out the inside of my helix downpipe. If you look at the inside of a helix downpipe theres a stainless steel gasket that is inside so it close the 3inch gap to a 2.5inch gap for the stock gasket to fit. So once I bore it out I will know for sure if it will fit. I will be doing this as soon as it is released and since I'll do it at work it will be done the same day and I will post pics and my results. The only problem is they haven't released it yet so I'm still waiting.
well the bolt patern has to be the same since there dp will bolt to the stock o2 as well as there 3inch o2 housing so I know the bolt patern is the same. I will definitely let you guys know for sure.
Originally Posted by marksae
The main problem is that most 3" downpipes on the market are designed to work with the stock o2 outlet, so their inlets are actually smaller than 3". The WORKS downpipe utilizes an adapter to work w/ the stock o2 outlet.
Perhaps WORKS can include a "downpipe inlet retrofit kit" where they'll sell you a 3" inlet so you can hack up your existing downpipe and weld this on. At that point, you might as well just buy their downpipe and sell yours.
Perhaps WORKS can include a "downpipe inlet retrofit kit" where they'll sell you a 3" inlet so you can hack up your existing downpipe and weld this on.
At that point, you might as well just buy their downpipe and sell yours.
Hmm... now that I think about it, the amount of material you would need to remove should be equivalent to the size of the adapter WORKS includes in their downpipes. That's a lotta material! Don't forget that that 3" outlet of their o2 housing has a donut gasket on it, so that makes it even bigger!
http://www.worksevo.com/store/produc...products_id=93
http://www.worksevo.com/store/produc...products_id=93
well I cant tell forsure yet untill I get the works o2 housing in my hand but untill then we'll have to wait and see. When I get the piece and if I don't think it will be possible I will let you guys know right away
Originally Posted by JTB
This appears to be an interesting piece. I have just read through the entire thread and noticed a couple things
Pros:
1) It appears to be a high quality cast replacement of the stock piece.
2) It maintains all original mounting points and allows you to maintain the stock heat shields.
3) By maintaining stock mounts and supports is will take some of the load of the exhaust manifold -- especially important if you are using a tubular exhaust manifold.
4) It appears to be a true 3 inch design
Cons:
1) It appears that this will only work with the Works 76mm down pipe
2) It is no longer a divorced design
3) It is going to be twice as much as any other O2 housing on the market
4) Although they appear to have been testing a number of prototypes since July we have yet to see any dyno charts comparing it to the stock O2 housing?? -- this seems really odd
Opinion:
I am intrigued by the quality and the fact that it is cast and maintains the stock mounts.
I am concerned by the cost and the lack of any quantifiable gains from this piece.
Wouldn’t it have been wise to design a housing that would work with some other down pipes as this would have greatly broadened the market?
Pros:
1) It appears to be a high quality cast replacement of the stock piece.
2) It maintains all original mounting points and allows you to maintain the stock heat shields.
3) By maintaining stock mounts and supports is will take some of the load of the exhaust manifold -- especially important if you are using a tubular exhaust manifold.
4) It appears to be a true 3 inch design
Cons:
1) It appears that this will only work with the Works 76mm down pipe
2) It is no longer a divorced design
3) It is going to be twice as much as any other O2 housing on the market
4) Although they appear to have been testing a number of prototypes since July we have yet to see any dyno charts comparing it to the stock O2 housing?? -- this seems really odd
Opinion:
I am intrigued by the quality and the fact that it is cast and maintains the stock mounts.
I am concerned by the cost and the lack of any quantifiable gains from this piece.
Wouldn’t it have been wise to design a housing that would work with some other down pipes as this would have greatly broadened the market?
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To address the Cons:
1. There may be other DPs on the market that will work as well. It really depends on if they are able to accept the larger donut gasket. Most are designed to only accept the stock gasket (or even get rid of it entirely). We've only seen a handful of non-WORKS DPs in the shop for comparison and a few are definitely "no" and there's been one "maybe." Bolt pattern is the same as stock and it sits in exactly the same position.
2. The lack of separation was discussed and because of the extended divorced design of the exhaust housing on the turbo, it shouldn't be an issue. None of our guinea pig set ups have reported any side effects because of this.
3. The tubular designs range from about $150-$650 and our pricing lies towards the middle of that range. However, because there is no other aftermarket cast housing, it's almost comparing apples to oranges.
4. We've done the dyno comparison (same day, same dyno) and noted an improvement with the prototype design. Street driving also showed significant gains in the upper RPMs and no loss down low, spool, etc... Official numbers won't be released until we've done multiple vehicle tests with the actual production unit. One car with a one-off piece doesn't make for a good sample.
Having had one of the prototypes on my own car for a bit, I can honestly say you won't be disappointed
can this be replaced when doing a downpipe upgrade from underneath or will this require the removal of the turbo.
Also, is the works downpipe compatble with other exhaust. Maybe an option for noobs like me is to buy the works dp and 02 housing and buy a different brand of exhuast and cat if they will all work together.
Also, is the works downpipe compatble with other exhaust. Maybe an option for noobs like me is to buy the works dp and 02 housing and buy a different brand of exhuast and cat if they will all work together.
