Anyone Running This Combo From URD? Y-Pipe and Extractor Pipes

Considering the URD Y and Extractor pipes for my 2017 Tacoma. Cant really find any user reviews online on the two. For those of you that are running this combo, how do you like it? Is there a noticeable difference in power or low end torque?And how does it sound? My motor is basically stock aside from OV Tune and a custom intake. Exhaust is stock as well. TIA

 

Maybe @St.Germain could help?

 

i would not invest in that combo alone. that would only be a plan if i was also going to town on the back of the exhaust as well. those extractor pipes never took off, never proved themselves, and consistently threw codes in anyone i saw who reported using them. i don't know of anyone around here running them any longer although i'm sure someone is... maybe.

the URD Y is ok, but it will drone. it's got 3" midpiping which will do two things: deepen your sound to make the 3.5 sound like it wants to be a truck (haha), and soften your throttle and torque response under ~3k rpm. the URD Y is not complete to perform on its own. if you combine it with the extractors, it will be probably a hot mess with codes, drone, rasp, and not the expected performance. but... YMMV?

the best plan for performance is OV's dump tubes, either high-flow catted or catless, mated to an equal length tuned Y pipe. and then you'll be on the hook for high flow exhaust and a media-less muffler if you want to actually see gains. the biggest restriction on your whole exhaust system is the muffler currently, and a TRD CBE muffler is just as restrictive. if you want to open it all up you can do it, but this motor is sensitive and tricky. i have gone through 2 rounds of custom exhaust work. later this year, if my tuned Y pipe builder hooks it up, i'll be tearing out the whole bit and doing it all over from scratch from dump tubes all the way back.

 

Disclaimer- I could be wrong!

I thought I remembered reading that there was some fit issues with the Gen3. Not that it won’t fit, just have to do some mods to some stuff under the truck. If I do remember correctly, I think it was an ah ha moment as to why URD hasn’t been as popular for Gen3’s as they were for Gen2. More asking out of curiosity at this point. Very possible it was just a weird dream.

 

Man.. thanks for the response. You seem to be well educated and experienced in this area and that's exactly what I was looking for. I guess i'll just hold off till there's more R&D to open this thing up. Eager to see what OV has planned as well.

 

don't think there's more R&D coming, but i could be wrong. URD is now selling mk2 of that Y pipe after fixing what i think ^Shane is referring to (i'm not sure either).

my exhaust performs very well for the tune although the sound is not for everyone (race muffler etc). i run a 93oct catless dump tube 2.0 beta file for months that's so good i am not even sure i'll upgrade to the formal 2.0 release. but true it's a light year from perfect or even really good IMO, but the performance, from what i'm seeing, appears to be better than anyone else running OV naturally aspirated around here. at least i do not have the performance complaints others are making on TW. but my truck is different, too. you can open this motor up and change it dramatically. it appears to me that most everyone does it wrong and doesn't get the performance they seek from this motor... and keep on talking like it's just not capable.

 

Can you share your exhaust setup?

 

by the way, one more small thing. not sure what to say here, but i honestly do not think you'll ever get the motor performance you seek, at least not enough to justify the work & expense, if you are in a naturally aspirated AT truck. actually i'd go so far to say " no way ". maybe i'm wrong about that, but if i was in a AT Tacoma i'd be in line for OV's turbos or supercharger.

everyone who repeats ad nauseam that this motor is not capable in a truck is just not adapting. it's a strong motor, but you can't see any significant power under 2k or higher unless you spin up the motor, or go forced induction. if you are not going forced induction, then how can you spin up the motor into the powerband in a AT truck? you can't. i manually spin the motor into the powerband and that's how to make it happen (but it's like driving a sports car or something, nobody is natural at spining up the motor like this to drive a truck nowadays).

so i guess if you are serious about getting more usable performance, i'd say go FI and don't look back. for me, all the work i've done is based completely on being able to manually control the motor's rpm and clutch release. i wouldn't know how to tap into it in a AT, because it just lugs the motor from idle and you can't get around this. i guess it all depends on what you are looking to accomplish.

 

I’m just looking for the best bolt on solution that replaces the stock y pipe with the Drop down under the transfer case. Any solutions worth. Dime?

 

i have the high flow OV catted dump tubes, but i haven't installed them. originally i had the catless dump tubes, but had a major leak and had to fix it right away so i put the stock cats back on. strangely, i am running amazing on the stock front cats. but the dump tubes are ready for install as soon as my Y pipe builder is ready. he has the specs and has spec'd the tuned Y pipe off of these dump tubes, so that's part of what's happening later this year.

currently:
stock front cats
mk2 URD Y pipe and a re-route
two Vibrant Ultra Quiet 3" resonators in series
Spintech 3000XL muffler with a J pipe (turned upright to preserve the channel for traction bar fitment, which is currently off the truck)

 

go to an exhaust shop and do a re-route for clearance. that's what you're looking for, clearance?

 

^^this.

I have the URD Y pipe mated with a SS MRBP 3" cat-back system. I had a local exhaust shop extend a custom pipe to the rear bumper to help reduce the drone noise on the highway (which helped). MAYBE the exhaust has provided an extra couple HP but in reality, its just more responsive BUT at the expense of increased noise and drone. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the exhaust "burps" and "gurgles" when downshifting (I have a MT) or off throttle sounds of the engine at cruising speeds from this set up BUT HATE the raspy drone at highway speed. It really sucks on long trips. Luckily my daily commute consists of 10 minutes on secondary roads so I am holding out on changing the set up until I install the OVT turbo kit since the drone may significantly decrease with the dramatic increase in HP/torque (less throttle) during highway speeds.

IMO, CHANGE the exhaust set up for sound quality NOT performance. Things may be different with FI with the turbo or SC kits though.

 

yep, in a AT i agree with this.

in a MT you can do it NA or FI. still depending on what kind of performance you're looking to achieve.

 

Definitely not looking for any MAJOR power increases with the setup in question. Was just hoping for some better throttle response and maybe a bit more bottom end. And a meaner exhaust note would be nice too. Im actually quite content with the power of the truck as is. It pulls hard, even being long travel, 4WD and running 35's but could definitely use a lil more grunt on the bottom.

FI would be nice for more power in the future but would need to see the reliability of the kit once installed and the longevity of the motor on a truck that's continuously pushing the limits. For the price of the kit + labor for install Id probably lean more towards an LS swap.

 

@St.Germain Have you heard of these: http://dirtydeedsindustries.com/product-category/2016-tacoma/

just curious...don’t mean to hijack the thread.

 

yes. he's around here sometimes.