Thread: 20V header front pipe

Hi all,

Just had the 20V headers fitted and a custom front pipe to the cat made up. Problem is the ground clearance is pretty bad with the 3" pipe off the collector. Anyone have a picture of their setup? Were you able to keep the crossmember the lowest point ?

My friend had the same problem with ground clearance for the 20V 3" downpipe. In fact, he now has a nice dent on it. It's just something you have to live with. Search for Protech 20V header.

Yeh i'm thinking a nice big dent is the order of the day in the not too distant future. Thanks.

you put a 3'' downpipe on your 20v header, I tested a similar header as the 20v and when I switched from a 2'' collector to a 2 1/2 I lost some midrange. again just input from my testing.

I see the same thing when playing with the collector size. The 20V 3" is great for the topend but it will lose out on the low to mid range. It's a compromise. No free lunch.

I would test with a bit smaller diameter at the collector and increase it after the collector, 3'' to me is a bit on the big side including that the runners are so short.

Well the outlet from the collector is 3" so i don't see any other option there really... it tapers back to 2.5" at the cat, after the cat at the moment i have the stock system on there.

Compared to what i had on the car before, i gained a STACK of torque below 3Krpm, i don't have VVL hooked up at the moment, but the car feels better for normal driveability in general.

post pic of the setup....

OK here it is:




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there all going to have that nasty angle on them. Only way to protect it would be a skid plate.