Downpipe Decision

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

So I am about to order my downpipe in the next week or so along with my turbo manifold. I am now torn as to how I want to run my downpipe. I am going to run open downpipe, with that said I don't know if I want to run it out the front bumper (on passenger side) or if I want to run it up and out of the hood lol.

Heres pics of ones coming out of the hood:

On the bumper exit, just imagine a downpipe sitting out the side of the bumper.

 

[blaketeg]

i actually have a friend doing a boosted k-swap in his civic and he's going to be running his downpipe out the hood, i think it looks sick.

 

[mjones73]

Aren't you daily driving this car?

 

[Prozon]

The DP won't cause any heat/melting issues with the bumper would it?

 

[jcrabb13]

simply epic.

 

[goofygamer]

I think running it through the side of the front bumper looks much cleaner:

 

[jcrabb13]

I think running it through the side of the front bumper looks much cleaner:

i know very little about turbos, but would rain cause a problem with it coming through the hood?

 

[goofygamer]

Yes, water can get in it and that wouldn't be a good thing. Maybe he'll have a cap for it and run another downpipe, regularly for DD. If not, maybe it'll just be his track car. lol

 

[jcrabb13]

Yes, water can get in it and that wouldn't be a good thing. Maybe he'll have a cap for it and run another downpipe, regularly for DD. If not, maybe it'll just be his track car. lol

or he could put a lid with a hinge on it, think stacks on a big rig, bahaha.

 

[goofygamer]

hahah that would work too.

 

[mirrorimg]

I prefer the bumper exit, but if it means less piping and thus less weight (although you may want more weight over the front tires in a drag situation) I would do the hood exit.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

I don't daily the car, hell it rarely gets driven lol. The new setup has less then 900 miles of drivetime on it. goofygamer, was your car in honda-tuning? I like it coming out the bumper, but I want it out the passenger side if I decide to run it that way. Its an exhaust, does water get sucked up your tailpipe lol. I think the fact of shooting flames up out of the hood would be badass especially at track nights. Hmm...decisions decisions

 

[ogxandrew]

downpipes in "odd" places is replacing the tow hook fad.

 

[goofygamer]

I don't daily the car, hell it rarely gets driven lol. The new setup has less then 900 miles of drivetime on it. goofygamer, was your car in honda-tuning? I like it coming out the bumper, but I want it out the passenger side if I decide to run it that way. Its an exhaust, does water get sucked up your tailpipe lol. I think the fact of shooting flames up out of the hood would be badass especially at track nights. Hmm...decisions decisions

Well, I would still prefer bumper. Only because of it's subtle nature. haha but then again, you didn't build the car to be subtle, so go hood!

The picture of the car I showed you is a guy that lives around my town. Yea, he was featured on Honda-Tuning.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

Ah ok, I was gonna say I have the issue with that car in it lol. I have always liked the bumper dumper, just recently I started liking the hood exit, but you are right, it is quickly becoming a new fad and I really hate trends