X-Pipe

[DFlaJax]

Prior owner had bad air ride for a long time, cause the exhaust was beat to crap. So I had it redone from cats back, with 3rd cat deleted and new mufflers. Sounds like crap, and I'm reading that adding an x-pipe will fix that, plus help performance. Aftermarket x-pipes look more restrictive than OEM Cobra units, but does it matter with stock motor? With my straight pipes so close together, an H-pipe would be easier to install. Comments?

 

[Coherent]

From what I've heard
H-pipe=Better low end power and it will give your car a lower rumbling sound.
X=Better high end power and gives your car that higher pitched exotic euro sound.

 

[UltimateSVT]

From what I've heard
H-pipe=Better low end power and it will give your car a lower rumbling sound.
X=Better high end power and gives your car that higher pitched exotic euro sound.

I may have made a mistake then... I prefer the lower rumble! I purchased an X-pipe a few months back. I have yet to install it but now that I am reading this, I wonder if it will sound better with the H-pipe connection. It would certainly be easier/cheaper.

Does anyone know if the flapping sound will go away with the H-pipe set up?

 

[1994MarkVIII]

I have to say, I went with an X pipe and I dont have a high pitch euro sound. My car is actually real aggressive and deep sounding. If your going to get an x pipe, in my opinion the magnaflow universal one is the easiest to work with. I went with a gt500 aftermarket one and had to do a lot of fabrication to it.

This is the magnaflow one.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-10791/

 

[Coherent]

A lot probably depends on the other parts of the system. Also some people get double X pipes for whatever reason. Here's an old post where X and H pipes are mentioned near the end.

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=67446&highlight=turbulent

 

[lsc 98 f100]

Anyone dun stock mufflers and a x or H pipe?

 

[Sapperfire]

YouTube - Sapperfires Exhaust


Dual LSC pipes with X and Flowmaster D40 style mufflers, LSC tips

sound euro to you?

 

[LaserSVT]

Single x-pipe and Borla Pro XS mufflers all with 2.5" pipes.

Not raspy. Dont mind the chirp, needed a new belt at the time. :lol:

YouTube - Mark VIII with Borla exhaust

 

[Sapperfire]

The above moron also has a Blower, it'll sound alot different

 

[LaserSVT]

No it wont. Blower haz almost zero effect of exhaust sound. Thats turbos...... douche.

 

[1994MarkVIII]

haha I dont hear any euro. I got to post a video of mine. My stupid blackberry wont let me send the video to my email.

 

[BlackLS06]

I have a full custom magnaflow exhuast with resonator delete and xpipe on my LS and dont have that euro sound....but i have the rumble.

 

[Coherent]

Hmmm I wonder where the whole X-pipe=euro sound idea came from. When I was deciding which to buy I looked it up on google and that's what the consensus seemed to be. Hopefully I didn't make a mistake getting an H for my setup.

 

[1994MarkVIII]

Here is mine. Some people don't like it but its my car and I like it

YouTube - Mark VIII Exhaust

 

[1sik32v]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=6IWSM9D5cj0

Here's mine straight pipe with a magnaflow universal x pipe stock lsc piping

 

[Sapperfire]

Here is mine. Some people don't like it but its my car and I like it

YouTube - Mark VIII Exhaust

it sounds like its drowning

 

[1994MarkVIII]

haha it has like a bubbling sound at idle. WOT it sounds great.

 

[Sapperfire]

bubbly bubbly, groooowl, bubbly bubbly

 

[LaserSVT]

Hmmm I wonder where the whole X-pipe=euro sound idea came from. When I was deciding which to buy I looked it up on google and that's what the consensus seemed to be. Hopefully I didn't make a mistake getting an H for my setup.

They are raspy and euroish on Mustangs because of muffler location. On a Mark the X or H sounds near identical.