Fabspeed Cat Bypass pipes
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Fabspeed Cat Bypass pipes
Installed the fabspeed cat bypass pipes recently. Thought I'd share a sound clip!
Crazy loud with the exhaust flaps open, but fairly quiet with them closed. Best exhaust option in my opinion.
Click the link for the video (best way I knew how to link it)
Crazy loud with the exhaust flaps open, but fairly quiet with them closed. Best exhaust option in my opinion.
Click the link for the video (best way I knew how to link it)
Last edited by marknagy13; Dec 1, 2020 at 10:29 PM.
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Is that one of 12" long pipe? Or two? No flanges?
People often forget development and testing time, spread over a relatively few buyers.
If it is such a high margin market, I presume you will be coming out with your own competing product. When will it be in production for sale at $50 plus shipping? Or will you throw in free shipping like Amazon?
People often forget development and testing time, spread over a relatively few buyers.
If it is such a high margin market, I presume you will be coming out with your own competing product. When will it be in production for sale at $50 plus shipping? Or will you throw in free shipping like Amazon?
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Ya that kind of sucks, but it's cheaper and better sounding than a full exhaust system. Also comes with little fake mini cats so there isn't any CEL. Much easier and better than cat backs for this car, IMO.
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Is that one of 12" long pipe? Or two? No flanges?
People often forget development and testing time, spread over a relatively few buyers.
If it is such a high margin market, I presume you will be coming out with your own competing product. When will it be in production for sale at $50 plus shipping? Or will you throw in free shipping like Amazon?
People often forget development and testing time, spread over a relatively few buyers.
If it is such a high margin market, I presume you will be coming out with your own competing product. When will it be in production for sale at $50 plus shipping? Or will you throw in free shipping like Amazon?
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I apologize to the OP....I misunderstood and thought those were the $3k sport cats. I really would want to buy those when the time comes just hard to see myself spending that much money.
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Installed the fabspeed cat bypass pipes recently. Thought I'd share a sound clip!
Crazy loud with the exhaust flaps open, but fairly quiet with them closed. Best exhaust option in my opinion.
Click the link for the video (best way I knew how to link it)
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Crazy loud with the exhaust flaps open, but fairly quiet with them closed. Best exhaust option in my opinion.
Click the link for the video (best way I knew how to link it)
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Sound good... I have always been a fan of off-road pipes/catless setup. But as I am maturing 
I find the smell to not be as appealing. Have you driven with the top off?
I find the smell to not be as appealing. Have you driven with the top off?
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Cat bypass is considerably more affordable, the slightest bit more raw and raspy, and we do encounter the occasional complaint of exhaust fumes depending on driving conditions, and the occasional CEL - which can be cleared with a cheapy OBDII scanner as noted.
Regarding the pricing complaints, it's not too different than the C8 itself. Many are outraged about this or that dealer mark-up of $10k or even $25k, others see value in the car at that price and stroke the check. For more budget oriented clients, there are often price considerations and promotions to make things more affordable. Example: Black Friday was 15% off and Free Shipping. Something is likely in the pipeline for Christmas as well. And I'm always willing to make an incentivized offer for members here.
It's almost never an apples-to-apples comparison. As an example, I haven't seen any heat insulation on Long Tube products - a BIG factor we considered during engineering, research, and development.
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And it smells really bad like emissions. After that I put a set of high flow converters. Now no po420. And no emission smell.
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Whenever cats are removed, a proper tune is the only guaranteed fix - and this solution is not yet available.
O2 Spacers help, but they're not a guarantee to keeping the CEL out. They tend to do well with smaller displacement, naturally aspirated engines. At 6.2L, the Corvette is probably just about at the limit of their effectiveness - especially under high load and rpm. The Sport Cats achieve 85% of the results with none of the hassle and aggravation.