Is the "X-Pipe" worth it?
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Is the "X-Pipe" worth it?
What practical difference does an X pipe make? About to pull the trigger on a Corsa Indy exhaust catback and need to know if it makes a real, practical difference in performance.
Especially would like to hear from anyone who has had them installed after installing the Corsas. A before and after account so to speak.
TIA.
Especially would like to hear from anyone who has had them installed after installing the Corsas. A before and after account so to speak.
TIA.
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it evens out the exhuast .. i would highly suggest getting one.
for instance my car doesnt shake anymore when i turn it off .. it just shuts off. I realize that's not really perform but it just shows how much it evens it out.
for instance my car doesnt shake anymore when i turn it off .. it just shuts off. I realize that's not really perform but it just shows how much it evens it out.
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It changes the sound as well....It makes for a more even sounding exhaust, but I think it sounds less powerful. (but thats just me...probably because I dont have one). Until I switch to new headers, im keeping my H pipe. 
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It's night and day. I have the Corsa Indy's. Hated the exhaust without the X-Pipe. Sounded like a motor boat. Now the sound is crisp and clean. Also eliminated a lot of the popping. I would never own a Corsa exhaust without the X pipe.
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Complete waste of money as a separate install, IMHO.
Get it as part of a header/cats/x-pipe system, but buying a x-pipe for $300+ is an absolute waste of money and time.
Again, in my humble opinion.
EG
Get it as part of a header/cats/x-pipe system, but buying a x-pipe for $300+ is an absolute waste of money and time.
Again, in my humble opinion.
EG
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Originally Posted by LiquidDI
It's night and day. I have the Corsa Indy's. Hated the exhaust without the X-Pipe. Sounded like a motor boat. Now the sound is crisp and clean. Also eliminated a lot of the popping. I would never own a Corsa exhaust without the X pipe.
I didn't much care for the boat motor gurgle at idle, helps with the decelration burping, but you can still make it burp if you want to. I got my Corsa X Pipe for $200 from a forum member.
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My friend and I both have the corsa indy's on our cars. He has the x pipe and I don't. We both agree that the purchase of the x pipe was a waste of money. There is a bit of gurgle in the exhaust but there is still some with the x pipe on his. We thought the sound was better without the x pipe and he is going to take his off this winter. For what its worth.
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Originally Posted by JD's C5
My friend and I both have the corsa indy's on our cars. He has the x pipe and I don't. We both agree that the purchase of the x pipe was a waste of money. There is a bit of gurgle in the exhaust but there is still some with the x pipe on his. We thought the sound was better without the x pipe and he is going to take his off this winter. For what its worth.
You have to be kidding me. That is just flat out not true. The differance is like night and day. Bottom line is the car sounds like a baja boat without the x pipe. Witht he x-pipe it sounds like stock but with more sound. Those are the cold hard facts.
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Originally Posted by LiquidDI
It's night and day. I have the Corsa Indy's. Hated the exhaust without the X-Pipe. Sounded like a motor boat. Now the sound is crisp and clean. Also eliminated a lot of the popping. I would never own a Corsa exhaust without the X pipe.
Originally Posted by JD's C5
My friend and I both have the corsa indy's on our cars. He has the x pipe and I don't. We both agree that the purchase of the x pipe was a waste of money. There is a bit of gurgle in the exhaust but there is still some with the x pipe on his. We thought the sound was better without the x pipe and he is going to take his off this winter. For what its worth.
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Originally Posted by LiquidDI
You have to be kidding me. That is just flat out not true. The differance is like night and day. Bottom line is the car sounds like a baja boat without the x pipe. Witht he x-pipe it sounds like stock but with more sound. Those are the cold hard facts.
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Originally Posted by 3RD-INF
Maybe I don't understand. You said the car sound like a baja boat without the x-pipe. Then you said with the x-pipe, makes it sounds like stock but with more sound. If the car has a a stock h-pipe, then it sounds stock. So if the x-pipe is installed, we still have the baja boat, but with more sound. Please explain because I'm looking to get to up grade my exhaust system.
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From: Branson MO
Originally Posted by Red Racer
What practical difference does an X pipe make? About to pull the trigger on a Corsa Indy exhaust catback and need to know if it makes a real, practical difference in performance.
Especially would like to hear from anyone who has had them installed after installing the Corsas. A before and after account so to speak.
TIA.
Especially would like to hear from anyone who has had them installed after installing the Corsas. A before and after account so to speak.
TIA.
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From: Tampa FL
Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
Get a complete header system, IMHO.
their pricing is just way out of the ball park .. full of corvette tax.
a header setup for a regular car $900 a header setup for a c5 $1700? yeh, ok as if it's made of something special that requires to cost almost twice as much.
i have two videos .. one with the x and one without .. i have the borla straights so you'll really heard the difference (once i find the vids)
edit:
ok found them
stock + borla straight pipes
[1.77MB] Play me - Borla-Revup-9steps away.wmv
stock + x + borla straight pipes
[13.4MB] Play me - corvette-straights and x.wmv
[4.13MB] Play me - corvette-straights and x-small.wmv
and btw .. both videos were taken from the same camera from similar distances. (~ 9 paces)
Last edited by Neablas; Sep 28, 2005 at 02:30 PM.
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Originally Posted by Neablas
too expensive.
their pricing is just way out of the ball park .. full of corvette tax.
a header setup for a regular car $900 a header setup for a c5 $1700? yeh, ok as if it's made of something special that requires to cost almost twice as much.
their pricing is just way out of the ball park .. full of corvette tax.
a header setup for a regular car $900 a header setup for a c5 $1700? yeh, ok as if it's made of something special that requires to cost almost twice as much.
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
Complete waste of money as a separate install, IMHO.
Get it as part of a header/cats/x-pipe system, but buying a x-pipe for $300+ is an absolute waste of money and time.
Again, in my humble opinion.
EG
Get it as part of a header/cats/x-pipe system, but buying a x-pipe for $300+ is an absolute waste of money and time.
Again, in my humble opinion.
EG
