Hahaha...I wouldnt bet on that man. You'll need some1 to help you out. It is a pain in the rear end to get that bumper off. Alot of screws (20 screws). It's not impossible, but if you have the right tool, you can do it. You need to jack up the car and remove the front tires to get access to the screws and bolts.

In my opinion, that pipe doesnt like promising, considering it takes the same rounte and almost the same length as the stock pipe. Plus, it the same size as stock. Same length, same size, just in different material with a shiny coat of paint? What's the point? I'm going for the greddy IC and pipes. Well, at least it looks good in your car. Nice car man. I like the head lights mod, I'm in the process to do that myself.

 

Theoretically, hardpipe kits that remove bends and such should allow the turbo to spool faster. I haven't seen any dyno plots from any gains, though.

 

masterevo i disagree with you on the removal! Takes a total of 20min to remove at most. All u need is a jack and a screw driver. You dont need two ppl. You dont have to remove the wheels, how about just turning them to get acess to the screws! THe pipes are alot shorter in lenght then the stock and have far less bends overall!

 

Hahhaha ... Damn, I never thought of that!!! Well, when I was doing it, it was mid night and cold. I guess that can add on tot he difficulty. Well, I was talking from a first time point of view. There are just a crap load of crews to be cracked open. So that is going take more than 20 mins. Anyways, sorry for ditching on your IC man, I think it's nice, but I would rather go for Greddy, which is cheaper. You guys ever heard of XS power? They have IC kits for under 1200. Here is a pic of their IC pipes. These are under 400.

 

Kit looks nice but when I was in the market for ic pipes most kits that are jdm were version 7 and need some modification to the pipes. Even some of the new jdm pipes u need to modify. Now going with a bigger pipe is not always better cause you might have some pressure drop. So i liked this kit cause it came with t-bolt clamps and high-end silicone couplers! Plus i saw the fit and finish in person on Zach's car and i was impressed. The power coat on these is sweet. The picture really doesn’t really show how much shorter the over all length is on the top pipes compared to the stock. But u can see the difference on the lower one that connects to the stock turbo. Maybe if i had a upgraded turbo and a larger ic then yea 3in pipes would be better. But with my set up of reaching 350whp, and keeping the stock turbo im sure I would see a pressure drop with large diameter pipes ya know.

 

xs engineering is a decent company... as other's, you'll hear good and bad stories... they use some decent products in their kits usually... like the good IHI turbos and usually stuff like Apex'i Power FC's and the such... and a lot of ppl like their intercooler kits... that piping is prolly top notch i'd imagine...

and those unorthodox pipes look sweet too man... such a nice color to them even in the pics!!! nice...

 

Am I correct to assume they are the same color as the valve cover?

 

Which vendor has these for sale?

 

Still wondering about this anyone?

 

Here is a link. Bought from Zack. Yes they match the valve cover perfect.

 

What about the stock BOV? Do those pipes have provisions for the stock BOV, or do you need to fabricate a new connection.

 

They can add any flange you want for what ever blow off, which is very cool. Im using a stock BOV so have a fitting for that as well.