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Old 09-09-2007, 11:10 AM   #101
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

hmmm, i have the stock y-pipe on the sonoma, and I lay frame flat, wonder if this wil tuck up outta the way on my 01 sonoma auto. I just did headers a few months back
Old 09-09-2007, 11:24 AM   #102
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by droppedss
hmmm, i have the stock y-pipe on the sonoma, and I lay frame flat, wonder if this wil tuck up outta the way on my 01 sonoma auto. I just did headers a few months back
Judging by the distance on the prototype pics, and based on on the fact that pretty much the only direction to go with a larger Y pipe is lower or risk placing it so close to the front of the trans pan that the bolts would be inaccessable, I would think that these pipes would be just like the SLPs in that they will actually sit lower than a stock Y.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by 97NAS10SS
Judging by the distance on the prototype pics, and based on on the fact that pretty much the only direction to go with a larger Y pipe is lower or risk placing it so close to the front of the trans pan that the bolts would be inaccessable, I would think that these pipes would be just like the SLPs in that they will actually sit lower than a stock Y.
Actually, the SLP Y-Pipe tucks more than the 2000-Up Y-Pipe. The 1999-Past is right against the tranny, BUT, the 2000-Up has quite a large gap between the tranny and stock Y-Pipe.

This new Y-Pipe should clear the frame or be within' tolerance.
Old 09-10-2007, 08:07 PM   #104
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

1991-1995 Trucks, can purchase their y-pipe here: http://store.racing-solutions.org/s10blazer.html

1996-1999 Trucks, it looks like after testing our pipe on a 97 vehicle, that the routing on the later model needs to be different then the 91-95 pipe routing. We are working on a revised pipe set for this model.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!




Does it come with an O2 sensor bung?
Is shipping included in the sale price?
The piping is 2.25 but the oulet is 2.5, correct?
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

O2 sensor bung is installed, just not in that picture. Shipping is not included in price (the shopping cart can give you a quote if you select the pipe and enter your zip code). Piping is 2.25" with 2.5" outlet.

Quote: Originally Posted by CandiMan
Does it come with an O2 sensor bung?
Is shipping included in the sale price?
The piping is 2.25 but the oulet is 2.5, correct?
Old 09-11-2007, 02:52 PM   #107
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

keep us updated on the status of the pipes for the 2000+ trucks. looks great
Old 09-11-2007, 04:14 PM   #108
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Looks great, i cant wait until the 2000-up ones are complete!
Old 09-11-2007, 04:32 PM   #109
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

i spoke to this guy also about tucking under the frame on my 97. Someone will pretty much have to try it out and see.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTuckin'
i spoke to this guy also about tucking under the frame on my 97. Someone will pretty much have to try it out and see.
it'd be nice if the pipe could be routed so its not lower than the frame.
i'd hate to buy a 200 doller pipe just to crush it goin over a speed bump.

GM didnt really give us much room to route the pipe any other way unfortunatly but mabe this guy could figure it out without having to many bends init.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

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i am game i have a 02 with a auto
Old 09-11-2007, 06:07 PM   #112
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

i would love to buy one....but i still see no clarity for the 1st gen owners...i have a 93 2.8 5 speed....and i drag my y-pipe...i would def need something that would tuck better...is this the solution??...or am i just outta luck?
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by layinlow88
i would love to buy one....but i still see no clarity for the 1st gen owners...i have a 93 2.8 5 speed....and i drag my y-pipe...i would def need something that would tuck better...is this the solution??...or am i just outta luck?
If you have a 2.8 then this is not for you
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

i figured so...o well....back to draggin the pipe till i find another solution
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

guess we just stuck with true duals lol
Old 09-11-2007, 11:25 PM   #116
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

we are still waiting on one for a 99' auto, correct?
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Currently 30 91-95 pipes have been completed. We've installed a pipe locally and they seem to fit very well. Customer was very happy with it.

From our limited test fitting on the 97, monday, it's evident that more then likely each generations pipe will have to be developed and manufactured individually. Our routing for the 91-95 worked (fit just fine) in a end to end location jig for the 96-99 vehicles, but on the truck, it wouldn't fit over the oil pan. This is a huge set back.

So conceptually, instead of just one pipe, we are now talking about 3 different pipes --- which isn't good, as we are looking at 3 times the initial cost layout in terms of time & materials. I can't allocate that many resources to one genre of product development without having hard sales numbers in front of me, which we obviously don't have, so I'm not sure what to do right now for you guys.

Comments and suggestions are are welcome.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

just a idea my buddy had his done some time back
and they ran the pipes back to behind the trans the came over to the pass side
it was a 99 5 speed
he sold it or i would get pics
something like that i think would work for the auto and the 5 speeds
and there is no problem with hitting it if you air out
i think he sad he did something to his trans x member but i have never looked at it that close
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by CRMB
From our limited test fitting on the 97, monday, it's evident that more then likely each generations pipe will have to be developed and manufactured individually. Our routing for the 91-95 worked (fit just fine) in a end to end location jig for the 96-99 vehicles, but on the truck, it wouldn't fit over the oil pan. This is a huge set back.
Comments and suggestions are are welcome.
Even though I have no suggestion, I am curious when you say it wouldn't fit over the oil pan. Are 96-99 oil pan is too wide and the y-pipe does not fit over it?
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Im curious about the oil pan thing to..the y-pipe on my 03 sits behind my oil pan...I really hope we can get these pipes..i ahve a 5spd and my y-pipe is so tiny where it goes under the tranny! Maybe you could take pre-orders and we put down a certain percentage of the cost. This would then help you see how many of us want them and you know were serious about it! I know a lot of us have been waiting for y-pipes for awhile since slp stopped there production..i would hate to see this come to an end!
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by perfect 10
Maybe you could take pre-orders and we put down a certain percentage of the cost. This would then help you see how many of us want them and you know were serious about it! I know a lot of us have been waiting for y-pipes for awhile since slp stopped there production..i would hate to see this come to an end!

Exactly what I was going to recommend.


OK GUYS, I just got off the phone with CRMB (Adam) and he said that if he could get anywhere between 5-10 people to put a down payment, then he would gladly start up production on 96-Up Pipes.

I think he said ether a $25 or $50 down payment. I'm pretty sure he mentioned something about posting a link that would allow this. He just needs something to allow him to start up production on the later years because the 91-95 isn't anywhere near as popular as the 96-Up S10's, which is what most people on these forums have.

If you guys are serious, SPEAK UP and let him know right away that you will put a small deposit. The small deposite from a small group of guy's GUARANTEE'S that the 96-Up WILL go into production. So go for it! I know I will!
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

Im game as long as its going to work for me since i have a 5spd, I think this is the best solution to ensure they will go into production. Im pretty sure we can get 5-10 guys in on this if not more.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

I've been game all along. I'll put in a deposit for a pipe for an '03 auto as long as the price is still the same as they suggested. 2.25 or 2.5" would be fine with me and I'm not worried about clearance for dragging, I'm worried about flow
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

+1 for a 03 auto. I can pay completely in advance if guaranteed one.

The only requirement I have is I need an additional bung installed for my WB 02.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

so what would be the end price now??? the same as the first gen???
and i need mine to clear the frame so when i lay out it will not hit the ground
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

I actually meant tranny, not oil pan. I must have been awfully tired when I wrote that.

These are all good suggestions, and I'm not going to just drop this project - I just need to determine a way to safety net us a bit on this.

Just an idea of where I'm sitting: to hit a $200 price point on the 91-95 pipes, we had to manufacture 27 pipes. Anything less and the price would have been higher. So as you can imagine, the idea of 30 pipes is a lot easier for us to take a calculated risk on vs 90 total pipes. If we could get 20-30% of that initial run requirement pre-sold (say $50 token deposits) then I wouldn't even blink an eye at dropping the resources into this.

-Adam
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Im game for a $50 deposit, will the 96-up be for manual transmissions as well? Let us know when/where to make our deposits if you would like to go that route.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

He focused on the Auto trannys for 96-Up currently. However, for the SLP Y-Pipe to fit the manuals on 96-Up, they had to be crushed a half inch and needed a half inch grinded off of the tranny's fins. This has been proven several times so CRMB doesn't really need a test vehicle for the 5spd's. They just need to make it hang 1 inch lower across the tranny.

And one more thing Adam, the 96-99 trannies are exactly the same as the 2000-Up. This has also been proven, I think I even provided a link in this thread on the first page to show that. So your good to go for 96-03! So you won't be needing a 2000-Up truck.

All you will really need is to bring in that 97 model and make the pipe. And for the 2000-Up, the flange can be eliminated for a slip fit with an extra piece of tubing once the owner removes the pre-cat on his or her's exhaust.
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

I'm in for an 02 Auto, just post pre-payment details.
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I'll put in a deposit for an '03 manual...
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i would paypal a deposit for a garanteed pipe (99 auto)
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Re: Y-Pipe Group Buy, most likely to happen!

i guess its too much to ask for a stainless steel version of this right?