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Old 03-22-2014 | 11:39 AM
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Exclamation My down pipe is 6 inches too short?!

I took part of the black friday special and ordered a down pipe. It is 6 inches too short? Whaaat????

It took me about 2 hours to get my stock pipe off because the hardware was seized pretty bad, then I find out that my ZZP catted downpipe is about 6 inches too short? Ugh, I don't want to have to put my stock pipe back on and then off again. Any input?

Old 03-22-2014 | 11:52 AM
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Have you tried putting it on yet?
Old 03-22-2014 | 12:18 PM
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Just did mine 2 weeks ago. It fits
Old 03-22-2014 | 12:19 PM
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thats an alternative version of the Jastrow Illusion bro. you set any two bent objects of the same size together like this, lined up at one end, the bottom will appear smaller than the other.

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But check this out. set it on top of your old down pipe and watch what happens to your DP that's "6 inches too short." it'll "grow" 6 inches. lol they are the same size brother. you're good. slap that girl in there and drive her like you stole it!
Old 03-22-2014 | 12:21 PM
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Looks like optical illusion to me. Set the new one on top of the stock one.

Like this. Looks like the right mag is the shortest but they are actually the same size.

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Old 03-22-2014 | 12:35 PM
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what they said. bolt her up!
Old 03-22-2014 | 12:37 PM
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Everyone is probably right but I'm pretty sure the auto and manual downpipes are different sizes
Old 03-22-2014 | 01:06 PM
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Auto n manual pipes r infact diff, but he'd have to order a auto hhr pipe to get an auto one.

But I remember correctly auto down pipes are longer then manual pipes

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Old 03-22-2014 | 01:28 PM
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Look the same size to me
Old 03-22-2014 | 02:50 PM
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I bolted it up to the turbo, it is actually about 1.5 inches short. It fits, but the exhaust tip is behind the rear bumper now. Oh well.
Old 03-22-2014 | 02:57 PM
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Add some 2.5" piping to where the exhaust tip is then weld the tip back on
Old 03-22-2014 | 07:05 PM
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optical illusion bro
Old 03-22-2014 | 07:57 PM
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Hahahahahahaha
Old 03-22-2014 | 09:14 PM
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Mind blown.
Old 03-22-2014 | 09:19 PM
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Plot twist: ZZP practices witchcraft.
Old 03-22-2014 | 11:24 PM
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Whaaaaaattt?!
Old 03-23-2014 | 11:26 AM
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Lmao, felt like we got trolled
Old 03-23-2014 | 02:00 PM
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Op, sell me your stock dp
Old 03-23-2014 | 02:14 PM
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dafuq lolol
Old 03-23-2014 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Axelthered05
optical illusion bro
Yeah it is longer than I thought but it is still about 1.5 inches short. Im content
Old 03-23-2014 | 05:18 PM
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How's it running with it on?
Old 03-24-2014 | 02:56 PM
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It runs good but my exhaust tip is hidden now. People on my HHR site believe they sent me the downpipe for an AUTOMATIC
Old 03-24-2014 | 03:00 PM
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Dead.
Old 03-24-2014 | 03:04 PM
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pic of it being short on the rear bumper?
Old 03-24-2014 | 03:26 PM
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oh so it really was shorter atleast lolol



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