80overShee Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I have T5's on the Shee right now but I have a set of Trinitys Stage IV's on the way. Pipes only. I got them at an absolutely awesome deal and bought them just to pretty much resell them. Heres my question....how do they compare to T5's? I just got my quad to the power mode where I feel comfortable (FAST) and I want to get more bottom end and keep the top end. There must be a reason that Trinity pipes are $700 a set and T5's are like $450.....is it just cuz Trinity is overly proud of their product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTOYS Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I have T5's on the Shee right now but I have a set of Trinitys Stage IV's on the way. Pipes only. I got them at an absolutely awesome deal and bought them just to pretty much resell them. Heres my question....how do they compare to T5's? I just got my quad to the power mode where I feel comfortable (FAST) and I want to get more bottom end and keep the top end. There must be a reason that Trinity pipes are $700 a set and T5's are like $450.....is it just cuz Trinity is overly proud of their product? 396843[/snapback] I have ran both and prefer the T5s for sure! Trinity is awful $$ proud $$ of thier stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odaen Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 The Trinity pipes are stainless I believe, which is one reason they are pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchblade Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 trinity and t5's are all most the same pipe I don't know that you could tell a diferance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketpig Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 The Trinity pipes are stainless I believe, which is one reason they are pricey. 396859[/snapback] Yep, that's the reason. When we made chrome pipes, they were quite a bit less than the stainless (which retail for $699). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odaen Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 i thought that the Trinity's were a good pipe for ported motors? similar to an LRD in terms of performance. rocketpig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 I have T5's on the Shee right now but I have a set of Trinitys Stage IV's on the way. Pipes only. I got them at an absolutely awesome deal and bought them just to pretty much resell them. Heres my question....how do they compare to T5's? I just got my quad to the power mode where I feel comfortable (FAST) and I want to get more bottom end and keep the top end. There must be a reason that Trinity pipes are $700 a set and T5's are like $450.....is it just cuz Trinity is overly proud of their product? 396843[/snapback] It's not cause they are overly proud. The system is built with the best materials- stainless Steel and billet aluminum, very expensive materials. Plus you don't have to purchase any clamps with the Trinity system, that's saving there. You don't ever have to worry about the finish degrading, chipping, rusting, etc. Isn't that worth something? When you lay it out it's really not that much. I think you may still be able to get a full set from rocket pig for around 580.00 a set. You have the best opportunity to see why they cost more. I would run both sets and see what fits you better. From my experience the Trinity's have more top end power. Another thing is the quality is better than the T5's, especially the silencers. The detail and finish is second to none I guarantee you that. Give us a review when you get the pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketpig Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 (edited) i thought that the Trinity's were a good pipe for ported motors? Edited July 26, 2005 by rocketpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super88_banshee Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Doesn't trinity have a titanium banshee exhaust now?? I could have sworn i have seen that somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketpig Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Doesn't trinity have a titanium banshee exhaust now?? I could have sworn i have seen that somewhere 397400[/snapback] We made a couple prototypes but the cost was going to be incredibly high so we never went into production with them. There's not much of a market for $1000 Banshee pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 There's not much of a market for $1000 Banshee pipes. 397432[/snapback] i fail to see much market for 699$ pipes either,... not when you can have a custom personalized set made for your exact porting specs of your motors timing for even less$$$$, ill agree stainless would be sweet though. what is so significant about trinity porting that makes your stage 17 pipes superior i n comparison to other pipes? most builders use similar port timing numbers and motor specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super88_banshee Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 what is so significant about trinity porting that makes your stage 17 pipes superior i n comparison to other pipes? 397439[/snapback] Cuz at current rate, stage 17 pipes are like 100 years ahead of their time Now i would be curious as to this question but with the current stave IV pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketpig Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 i fail to see much market for 699$ pipes either,... not when you can have a custom personalized set made for your exact porting specs of your motors timing for even less$$$$, ill agree stainless would be sweet though. what is so significant about trinity porting that makes your stage 17 pipes superior i n comparison to other pipes? most builders use similar port timing numbers and motor specs. 397439[/snapback] Harry worked on Banshees for 15 years and came up with very specific porting that we still use today. There are other shops out there that do very similar porting and I'm sure that the Stage IV pipes would perform just as well with their port jobs. But it's a risk, because there are also shops out there that use different porting specs and the pipes won't put out the same power with those port jobs. In short, we know the Stage IV pipes work very well with our porting. You may not see the same gains if a different shop ports your bike. Or you might see the same gains. It's hard to tell. I know a few of the guys on HQ run our pipes and you should probably ask them where they got their port job and what kind of power they're getting out of the bike. It's really a case-by-case thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01CandyBlue Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 I have run both on my motor and the trinitys definitely pulled harder, but they did not fit, i have trinitys head and it has a nice abrasion on the left side where the pipe constantly would hit up against it even after we used a "precision" hammer to massage the pipe around the head (an indentation about 2x4 and a 1/2 inch deep), i called trinity and they said my frame was bent so i sold the pipes for 200 bucks and put on cpi's, they fit great and the bike runs better, which is really too bad because i liked how the trinitys looked and how they nice they sealed (am having seal issues with my cpi's) and i also really liked their silencers, my buddy that has the trinitys pipes now had t5's before and he claims they pull harder also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (am having seal issues with my cpi's) You may have been able to tweak the cpi's enough to get a good fit to the frame but not at the exhaust port. Your frame may just be bent. Get some measurement off another frame and make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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