JoeZ Headers?
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JoeZ Headers?
we all know JoeZ has made some high quality performance parts wit his intake & true dual exhaust, just making a pitch to JoeZ to do something that no other company has really did well at making...how bout it JoeZ design us some headers 
. Just curious what improvements do you think would be made over mazzuri's?
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Thanks for the kind words Jon!!
Honestly, the possibility was explored very briefly..
But due to environmental ramifications and severe penalties if caught, we decided it wasn't a good idea.
Sorry to disappoint guys/gals.... but there will be no headers produced from our end.
- Joe Z
Honestly, the possibility was explored very briefly..
But due to environmental ramifications and severe penalties if caught, we decided it wasn't a good idea.
Sorry to disappoint guys/gals.... but there will be no headers produced from our end.
- Joe Z
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Thanks for the kind words Jon!!
Honestly, the possibility was explored very briefly..
But due to environmental ramifications and severe penalties if caught, we decided it wasn't a good idea.
Sorry to disappoint guys/gals.... but there will be no headers produced from our end.
- Joe Z
Honestly, the possibility was explored very briefly..
But due to environmental ramifications and severe penalties if caught, we decided it wasn't a good idea.
Sorry to disappoint guys/gals.... but there will be no headers produced from our end.
- Joe Z
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^^ Sorry Again.... 
^^ Not happening Doc.... Get some
Whats a "test pipe"?? 
^^ Not happening Doc.... Get some
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Seriously? I didnt know shops would face penalties for building headers, how come all the other companies managed to do it ? or is it cause ur based in california?
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Just keep it on a DL
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Test Pipes: A short piece of exhaust pipe that's designed to replace a catalytic converter in an exhaust system - supposedly while you test the results of the switch. Test pipes are illegal and you can be fined if you're caught with them on your vehicle.
So. Test pipes are basically straight pipes that replace your Catalytic Converters. They come in two versions - non-resonated and resonated. The non-resonated test pipe is the straight pipe. The resonated version is .. well .. resonated. Resonators are basically reflection type mufflers. They reduce harshness and volume of the exhaust sound prior to the conventional muffler. Peering into my set of Resonated Test Pipes I'm of the mind that I am looking at what I would once have called a 'glass-pack'
These pipes completely remove your factory catalytic converters and replace them with a straight through design. This provides the absolute most flow possible which has shown gains on NA 350zs between 4-10HP making it one of the best "bang for the buck" mods. These pipes are an absolute must on FI cars which need all the flow possible. Several variations are available for a wide price range.
http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Part:Test_Pipes
So. Test pipes are basically straight pipes that replace your Catalytic Converters. They come in two versions - non-resonated and resonated. The non-resonated test pipe is the straight pipe. The resonated version is .. well .. resonated. Resonators are basically reflection type mufflers. They reduce harshness and volume of the exhaust sound prior to the conventional muffler. Peering into my set of Resonated Test Pipes I'm of the mind that I am looking at what I would once have called a 'glass-pack'
These pipes completely remove your factory catalytic converters and replace them with a straight through design. This provides the absolute most flow possible which has shown gains on NA 350zs between 4-10HP making it one of the best "bang for the buck" mods. These pipes are an absolute must on FI cars which need all the flow possible. Several variations are available for a wide price range.
http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Part:Test_Pipes
http://www.fastintentions.com/exhaus...ti_default.htm
FOR OFF ROAD USE ONLY
i had these resonated test pipes on my g35 with a hks cat-back and it sounded wicked!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfbya24T_jU <--- not my car but you get the picture
Last edited by suicidesam; Nov 27, 2008 at 10:14 AM.
I don't know how it is on the Z's and G's, but with the location of our cats, getting the JoeZ/PTS exhaust will delete the secondary cats and with how the first set of cats are part of the same piece as the stock headers(at least on the 250, not sure about the 350), you might as well get a whole set of headers.