40$ E-bay test pipes... Who has them?

Jordo!

They are two pipes with flanges on either end. Not much can go wrong. Either they bolt up or they don't. If they don't, send them back.

Those look exactly like the ones I got off of ebay which were ~$150 shipped and they work just fine.

Seriously now...

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jhp3

Your point is well taken and I appreciate your making it without an unproductive attack. However, take your example. I try not to install most mods myself as My experience has taught me that I'll f*** something up...so I leave it to professionals to install my mods. So, for the sake of friendly argument, let's say I buy my $40 pipe off eBay, schedule an appt w/ my exhaust guy, drive 20 miles there, he uninstalls my stock cats, attempts to install my straight pipe , but, as in your scenario, ...it doesn't fit. My installer then has to reinstall my stock cats. I have to pay him his full charge--it wasn't his fault; and i now have to fool with the hassle of returning the $40 pipe back to the ebay seller (probably at my expense if he's like most ebay sellers), and then hope he sends me one that will fit. After probably some delay, i finally get the pipe and its back to the installer again, hoping this will fit. And I've got to pay him again to install. To me, it's too much risk of a continuous hassle and could cost me more $ than if I had bought the high end pipe in the fist place. So, to me, I've been better off buying the best quality aftermarket mods I can afford.