kilo16 Report post Posted October 28, 2009 I'm thinking about just doing test pipes for the time being on my 06 G w/ the stock exhaust. Is there any performance gain noticed? I know the stock cats are 600-cell I think, so going to test pipes should allow significantly more flow. Also, will test pipes throw a CEL? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
57udl3y Report post Posted October 28, 2009 you will get performance gains and it will throw a CEL, or has in most peoples cases Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_chorizo Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Depends on when your 06 was made. Mine throws no engine codes. I can't imagine test pipes NOT giving you a pretty decent gain. Cats are teh suck as far as flow goes. Plus your less likely to get an engine fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo16 Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Depends on when your 06 was made. Mine throws no engine codes. I can't imagine test pipes NOT giving you a pretty decent gain. Cats are teh suck as far as flow goes. Plus your less likely to get an engine fire Looking at the thing on my car, I think it said either 11/05 or 12/05, I can't remember because I didn't really take note of it. El_Chorizo, I'm thinking about doing a simliar set up as yours (LOC Exhaust + Fabspeed Test Pipes), how big of a performance gain are you seeing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_chorizo Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Looking at the thing on my car, I think it said either 11/05 or 12/05, I can't remember because I didn't really take note of it. El_Chorizo, I'm thinking about doing a simliar set up as yours (LOC Exhaust + Fabspeed Test Pipes), how big of a performance gain are you seeing? Since the car has never been on the dyno I can't really quantify it. I didn't do the mods to gain power, I did it for the sound. And in that regard, I've not been disappointed. Best mods I've done. After I sold my 04 (with tubi exhaust) and picked up the 06 with stock exhaust I didn't enjoy driving the car as much. At the time, I couldn't put my finger on it or figure out why. Then, I realized... the sound. That's one of my favorite things about these cars is the sound of the engine... once I got the exhaust on my 06 I was back in heaven. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Report post Posted October 28, 2009 I had an 04 Gallardo. First I replaced the stock muffler with a Tubi muffler and sounded better and will give you hp gain but will NOT be noticeable. Then I did the primary cat delete and LOST low end torgue but shot flames and sounded awesome! NOTE - when replacing the primary cats on a 2006 I think you will have lights come on from what I have heard. I would personally just do straight pipes like an x-pipe for a muffler delete and it will sound plenty loud and will gain some hp but will not have any lights go on (keep your cats on). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPA-G Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Hi there. I've got an August 06 build car. I've done a before and after dyno here in Australia. After I did a service, fabspeed bypass pipes and BMC filter I gained around 6%. So I dont know how much each mod helped. I do not have CEL issue and I have opened the valves and did the switch inside the car. No gains were seen with valves open or closed. Low end with valves open and even more so with test pipes low end is loud/harsh and drop in power. My 2cents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo16 Report post Posted October 30, 2009 Hi there. I've got an August 06 build car. I've done a before and after dyno here in Australia. After I did a service, fabspeed bypass pipes and BMC filter I gained around 6%. So I dont know how much each mod helped. I do not have CEL issue and I have opened the valves and did the switch inside the car. No gains were seen with valves open or closed. Low end with valves open and even more so with test pipes low end is loud/harsh and drop in power. My 2cents. Interesting. What were your dyno numbers with the car? How much power did you lose down low? Most of my spirited driving puts my revs up in the range, so high end output (4000 rpm and up) is more important. A dyno chart would help me decipher the results better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregR-Tuned Report post Posted October 31, 2009 i recommend you go with a hi flo cat, you get both benefits from a test pipe and a cat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.