TurboTony is The Man!
07-27-2006, 11:16 AM
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TurboTony is The Man!
My Tony downpipe and Cat arrived yesterday. All’s I gotta say is “Wow.”
I ordered the catalytic converter sight unseen, and let me tell you, it’s a beautiful piece. Magnaflow stainless, gorgeous welds… I also measured the actual catalyst bed and compared it to a stock replacement purchased a while back from Rozenthal- not only is the frontal area of the catalyst bed larger, the “core” is actually a full inch deeper as well. This ought to work well for those of us in the land of the smog polizei.
As to the downpipe, I had an idea of what to expect here, but it’s still pretty impressive to see it first-hand. Compared to the stock Greddy piece, well, it’s just not fair to compare the two. Calling this a “very nice downpipe” is a bit like calling the Taj Mahal a “very nice building.” Honestly, I wish I could weld even one-fifth as well as this guy. The seams are perfect, the bends are perfect... I ran my dial calipers up and down the twisty portion of the upper section and I can’t find a spot where it deviates more than a tenth of an inch from nominal.
It’s really strange what a difference a half inch makes, but looking at these pieces, I just can’t get over how very large they are. I must have spent five minutes last night staring into the mouth of the pipe going “ooooh.” Ok, I’d had a few margaritas by that point as well…
I ordered the catalytic converter sight unseen, and let me tell you, it’s a beautiful piece. Magnaflow stainless, gorgeous welds… I also measured the actual catalyst bed and compared it to a stock replacement purchased a while back from Rozenthal- not only is the frontal area of the catalyst bed larger, the “core” is actually a full inch deeper as well. This ought to work well for those of us in the land of the smog polizei.
As to the downpipe, I had an idea of what to expect here, but it’s still pretty impressive to see it first-hand. Compared to the stock Greddy piece, well, it’s just not fair to compare the two. Calling this a “very nice downpipe” is a bit like calling the Taj Mahal a “very nice building.” Honestly, I wish I could weld even one-fifth as well as this guy. The seams are perfect, the bends are perfect... I ran my dial calipers up and down the twisty portion of the upper section and I can’t find a spot where it deviates more than a tenth of an inch from nominal.
It’s really strange what a difference a half inch makes, but looking at these pieces, I just can’t get over how very large they are. I must have spent five minutes last night staring into the mouth of the pipe going “ooooh.” Ok, I’d had a few margaritas by that point as well…
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07-27-2006, 01:11 PM
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Joe, looks as if you got it coated? I see you ordered the flex pipe too? How come, you plan on doin' some big clutch dumps?
Anyways, Im sure your gonna be pleased with the performance, don't forget to let us know how the install goes and the seat of the pants feel?!
Mike
Anyways, Im sure your gonna be pleased with the performance, don't forget to let us know how the install goes and the seat of the pants feel?!
Mike
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07-27-2006, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mracer
Joe, looks as if you got it coated? I see you ordered the flex pipe too? How come, you plan on doin' some big clutch dumps?
Anyways, Im sure your gonna be pleased with the performance, don't forget to let us know how the install goes and the seat of the pants feel?!
Anyways, Im sure your gonna be pleased with the performance, don't forget to let us know how the install goes and the seat of the pants feel?!
As to the flex section, it was only a few dollars more and I figure better safe than sorry. As much trouble as folks seem to have with manifold cracking, anything I can do to relieve stress is a plus in my book.
It'll be a while before this all gets installed. I'm waiting on my RX-7 injectors, which should be here next week. The turbo won't be going in until those are installed and calibrated. Believe me, looking at that thing just sitting there and knowing I have to wait is killing me.
Originally Posted by penpen989
where can i order that down pipe? does he have a website?
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10-16-2006, 01:27 AM
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Just got my Downpipe and testpipe from Tony this week. Very nice looking and his turn around was less than 2 days once I decided on what I wanted.
Just got my Downpipe and testpipe from Tony this week. Very nice looking and his turn around was less than 2 days once I decided on what I wanted.
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