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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Fighter's garage lower I/C pipe review

Well I installed the pipe two months after I had received it and it didn't fit correctly so I called them and Jimmy took care of me. All I had to do was return the pipe for another one. He paid me double the shipping and even did express shipping when I said ground would be just fine. After installing the new pipe, spool was noticeably faster and throttle response is truly instant now. As for the 7 hp claim by other manufactures...I don't know about that one but i'm pretty sure I got atleast a weak 3hp out of it. The actual benefit of this product is for better response from any size turbo rather than the power gain. They get A+ for excellent customer service and A for the pipe itself.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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Can you honestly feel a 3HP difference? I plan on getting this pipe aswell, they said you get about 300RPM sooner spool with it.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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I have this pipe as well, very good product and bang for the buck.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 01:14 AM
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you have any pics?
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 01:20 AM
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im interested in this piece too, pix would be sweet.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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I can't link it for some reason

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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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It can't be linked because jimmy is not a vendor here. Its a very nice powder coated silver color. I noticed an immediate difference in throttle response and the turbo seems to spool a good bit easiar/earliar. I have seen full boost in 5th before 3k on the tach, before it was around 3200 in 5th.

If anyone has any questions on the pipe or anything else jimmy (Fighters Garage) you can send me a pm or just give him a call.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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I had the very first one on my car and it provided nice gains in spoolup for the money. It worked fine on my car before I sold it.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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i have the same pipe as well. great service from jimmy. when i called to get one on a monday, the said that they didnt have any in stock, but i wanted the piece by the friday of that week. he said no problem, and it arrived on friday morning.

like most have said, no real noticeable hp improvement, but the decrease in rpm/spool level was noticed. i also noticed a fitment issue with the plastic undertray. seemed to push it down in one spot. but it isnt a problem.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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I also bought and installed one. Noticed earlier spool up.
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Old Dec 31, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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lets just say you pay for what you get, I bought the fighters garage pipe and it didnt fit and the welds look horrible. Trust me save your money and get AMS or Buschur. So my vote is on fighters garage LICP
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gsxfury
lets just say you pay for what you get, I bought the fighters garage pipe and it didnt fit and the welds look horrible. Trust me save your money and get AMS or Buschur. So my vote is on fighters garage LICP
$200 bucks for somthing that costs $50 bucks? You have fun
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