Exhaust question
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Racer
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Exhaust question
I have the Borla cat back and love the sound I was wondering if there would be a benefit to going with a aftermarket cross pipe?I apoligize ahead if this is a stupid question
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Depends on what you mean by benefit.
It will smooth out the sound a little. Some will reduce the "popping" a little.
However there would be very little if any power gain, until you have a H/C and LT's, High Flow Cats, ect...
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It will smooth out the sound a little. Some will reduce the "popping" a little.
However there would be very little if any power gain, until you have a H/C and LT's, High Flow Cats, ect...
Peace
Chip
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Racer
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Thanks when you say smooth do you mean quiet because I like the sound but I wouldn,t mind reducing the popping but will I lose any h.p?
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Now as stated above your greatest benefit will be if you go with LG Tubes Hiflow Cats and the X-Pipe
It will change the sound slightly!
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If you are experiencing any popping or resonance, the x-pipe could help with that.
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I started with a stock exhaust and added the twin pipe Borla Stingers. A few months later I added a Bassanni X-pipe. To be honest it didn't make much difference at all. The sound was somewhat smoother at higher RPMs, but that's about it. If you want to make a significant change in sound, add a beefier cam and LT headers. 