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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by qwank
are you trolling us?
I am to tall to be a troll.

I leave in New Hampshire as well, so maybe when I can get the car finished we can hit a car show.

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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by augiedoggy
That was one of the "other" brands that the obx pipes were also sold as.... and looks they went up about $200 from obx's price but now include the $30 mounting kit I had to buy on summit. There was another distributor that claimed they were made of a different grade of stainless too... It might have been XS-power... those were how they were sold before obx name..

BTW that seller is "taking preorders" for the pipes he does not yet have....

http://www.xs-power.com/corvette-headers-2.htm - I like their new price.

I sent a email to the seller of the exhaust on eBay, inquiring to whether or not he will be getting the non-resonated set in anytime soon.

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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by GroundedCLK
http://www.xs-power.com/corvette-headers-2.htm - I like their new price.

I sent a email to the seller of the exhaust on eBay, inquiring to whether or not he will be getting the non-resonated set in anytime soon.
In what world is xs-powers 1,250 plus shipping price better than the $650 or the $800 the same pipes are sold for from different distributors? They have gotten smart though now by taking off any close ups of the header flanges or other easily comparable areas that would give a way the origin of the pipes. Still a google image search reveals the exact same flanges and weld areas.

Sometimes I wonder if the cream of the crop gets sold as the more expensive brands and the ones with blems or slight fitment issues end up as obx and the like?

I had no issues with mine but the normal fitment issues shared with the hooker brand pipes I researched... and the barkeepers friend seemed to completely stop any discoloring/rust from forming anywhere. I did have some light brown tarnished spots prior to that though.

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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 07:03 PM
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Exact same thought I had... nearly double the price for the same thing?

Does anyone have a video/sound clip of the resonated exhaust?
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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GroundedCLK
Exact same thought I had... nearly double the price for the same thing?

Does anyone have a video/sound clip of the resonated exhaust?
I have a video clip in this thread, post 10

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ide-pipes.html
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