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X Pipe
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X Pipe
Can I just install an X pipe on my stock exhaust and have any gains? I can see that the Flowmaster looks like a true X pipe. Any better that the one I see at Mid America?
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Your not really going to gain any hp from a x-pipe. You might gain 1 or 2 but nothing major. A muffler swap is just for sound also. You need LT headers to see a real hp change, and of course a good tune helps. 
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If you leave your car stock then you can get a good tune and you will gain some hp but if you do plan on modifying it then personally I wouldnt waste the money on a tune right now. 
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You won't get any gains from the X-pipe, other than a smoother exhaust flow. But at least on mine it did make the exhaust note a bit deeper and cured the popping/resonance that I was having.
I would recommend a Bassani x-pipe - it's a high quality product.
I would recommend a Bassani x-pipe - it's a high quality product.
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Not necessarily so!! Granted,you are not going to get a real seat of the pants kick,,but you will gain more than sound. Patches (I think it was him) posted a pic of opened up stock mufflers,,and they are really congested!!! A good free flowing system with an X-pipe will actually give you a few ponies!!A good tune with that would give you enough to possibly even feel a little. Granted Sound is the major selling point,,but losing those factory a$$ plugs do help a bit!!
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Not necessarily so!! Granted,you are not going to get a real seat of the pants kick,,but you will gain more than sound. Patches (I think it was him) posted a pic of opened up stock mufflers,,and they are really congested!!! A good free flowing system with an X-pipe will actually give you a few ponies!!A good tune with that would give you enough to possibly even feel a little. Granted Sound is the major selling point,,but losing those factory a$$ plugs do help a bit!!
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. I ended up selling the X-pipe.
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I really love the sound that the Bassani x-pipe gives me....a sweet gurgling kind of music, especially noticeable on deceleration when off throttle!
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? It's just that I decided to get the whole package from LG, headers, cats, x-pipe, and hook it up to my TI's.
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Sorry you really are incorrect. You will for sure hear a huge difference. It will be quieter. You probably wont feel a bit of difference but it did improve my track times.
