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Oct 3, 2005 | 10:40 PM

harleyrules

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Which X Pipe to Buy

Which is the best X Pipe to purchase for my 2004 C 5? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Oct 3, 2005 | 11:06 PM

PUREFUN

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Magnaflow was recommended to me..

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:07 AM

Silver98

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Borla and Corsa are fine, but if you are going to do a headers package later, hold off on the X-pipe, the long tubes come with it.

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:15 AM

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I'm not sure the make of the X pipe makes much difference. I have Borla quad tip stingers and a Corsa X pipe. If it was switched to a Borla X pipe I probably couldn't tell the difference.

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:32 AM

Scott007

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Bassani..all the way

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:36 AM

JTS97Z28

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I have the magnaflow. Very well made piece everything fit great. It is one of the few that are "true" x-pipes. The corsa for example is just two pipes welded together with holes in them. Not a true X.

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:56 AM

Z28STYLE23

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i have the magnaflow with my stingers. Love the way it sounds, sounds much i guess the word is cleaner. and got rid of that annoying jingle. drove me nuts. i highly recommended it.

Oct 4, 2005 | 06:55 AM

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I have a Bassani x-pipe on mine - nice quality and it does the job.

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Oct 4, 2005 | 07:10 AM

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I went with Corsa since I have Corsa exhaust.

Oct 4, 2005 | 07:12 AM

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Generic. You're going to cut the "H" out anyway, reweld.

Oct 4, 2005 | 09:05 AM

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What ever brand your cat back system is would be the X-Pipe I would get!

Oct 4, 2005 | 11:02 AM

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Quote:

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What ever brand your cat back system is would be the X-Pipe I would get!

Why?

How far does the "branding" go?

All the way down to the exhaust manifolds?

Oct 4, 2005 | 11:39 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EHS

Why?

How far does the "branding" go?

All the way down to the exhaust manifolds?

I think that the manufacturers know what their system needs and it would be better with it!

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:38 PM

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Like asking "what's the best oil to use?" They all do the same things - merge the exhaust gases. Go with whatever you can get the best deal on at the time. I've had Corsa and Magnaflow - same results.v Just my $.02.

Oct 4, 2005 | 12:38 PM

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Oct 4, 2005 | 12:43 PM

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jay'szo6

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I went with West Coast Corvettes Tru X Pipe, which is basically a knock off of the Magnaflow X Pipe. Same design, less price.

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Oct 4, 2005 | 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PUREFUN

Magnaflow was recommended to me..

fits well and does the job with my ZO6Ti cat back. Also have the Magnaflow hi-flo cats.

Oct 4, 2005 | 11:04 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jrose7004

I think that the manufacturers know what their system needs and it would be better with it!

Not really. Check the post immediately below yours.

It's just a pipe.

Oct 5, 2005 | 01:29 AM

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UR LZN

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Bassani and Magnaflow are very similar designs and appear (IMHO) to be the best when combining the exhaust (compared to other designs - H-pipes, welded pipes with an hole between them, etc).

SOoo...I went with Bassani...