Do X-Pipes Kill Sound??
Team Owner
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From: Danville Virginia
Originally Posted by sxe60
I've got Borla Stingers, but haven't installed a X pipe as yet. From what I understand about the only thing the X pipe does is reduces the interior drone at certain rpms and the popping back when decelerating. I don't have any drone and like the snapping. It reminds me of the old days of steel pack Hollywood mufflers. 
Le Mans Master
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From: Maryville TN
St. Jude Donor '06-13,'16-'17, '19
My experience with a Corsa x-pipe on a Corsa cat-back system is that it mostly eliminated the annoying poping and cracking of the exhaust on deceleration.
Tom
Tom
Le Mans Master
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by dezcapt51
I have borla stinger quads which produce annoying interior resonance at certain rpm's. I am going to try the x-pipe and see if it helps reduce the drone enough to make a noticeable difference 
Drifting
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From: Havin' fun in Frederick, MD!!!
St. Jude Donor '05 '09
Sound is pretty relative. If you want to hear your Vette sound Throaty and deep, go excite some ricers (or worse - a Japanese bike) and you will here the high-pitched comparison. With any exhaust the Vette is going to sound deep and throaty compared to those!
Instructor
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From: Westchester IL
I have the Borla Stinger quad tips on mine. At first I just had them put on - no X pipe. Like some of the previous posts have mentioned, the result was some poping on deceleration and when I'd take my foot off the gas to shift gears. Had a Corsa X pipe put on and it made a huge difference. I don't think it makes a heck of a lot of difference whose X pipe you use. Just about all the poping was eliminated. And it smoothed out the sound. Sounds really nice now. If you have a deal lined up now for the X pipe and plan to slap Borlas on later, I'd say, do it now - get the X pipe.
