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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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My '92 has 2.5" dual exhaust with no converters or resonator. I am looking for an x-pipe to cut down on some resonance/drone. I am trying to decide which x-pipe is the best bang for the buck.

Flowmonster:
http://flowmonster.com/i-6479949-fmx...-pipe-2-5.html

Magnaflow:
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...=main&id=10841

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...=main&id=10843

Dr Gas:
Couldn't find a product link

eBay Special:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/T304-STAINLE...7cfbb8&vxp=mtr

This is real sweet, but too costly:
http://www.amazon.com/Random-Technol.../dp/B005C4E6FY

There is also the possibility of having a muffler shop fab one up, but not sure if cost and/or performance would be as good as an off the shelf unit.

Any other suggestions would be helpful too.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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I have that $25 Ebay version on my car in 3". No trouble with it! I painted it black to prevent rust on the welds.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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Unfortunately I hear Dr Gas went under too bad...swallowed by the giants and the chinese crap from ebay.

Doubt youd see a difference between most they do about the same thing. Pick one, shoot.
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Originally Posted by Aardwolf
I have that $25 Ebay version on my car in 3". No trouble with it! I painted it black to prevent rust on the welds.
What differences did you notice in sound, droning....?
Thanks!
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My local shop fabricated one for me and they did a fantastic job. I watched him cut and bend everything freehand, and it looks great (too bad it's way up under the car).

I have no resonator, and no cats. The x-pipe did not really help with the drone. Changing mufflers made the biggest difference in drone. Maybe, MAYBE, moving the x-pipe an inch or two in either direction might have made some difference, but I didn't want to waste time or money on that little science experiment.
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